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General Collections:
FirstGov: Your first click
to the U.S. Government (an official United States Government
website)
http://www.firstgov.gov/
Almost everything from the U. S. Government seems to be available easily
through this clearly designed, well organized, web page. FirstGov
is a Project of the President's Management Council.
University
of Michigan Documents Center
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/index.html
This is the most easy to use source of Public Documents from the National,
State, International, and Governmental levels.
U.
S. Government Information on the Web: Subject Index
http://library.stmarytx.edu/acadlib/doc/us/subjects/submain.htm
Browse or search a keyword index of government information subject
pages. Links under subject headings are identified by the institutions
that have indexed the Gov't Documents by subject. There is duplication
between them but this is an excellent way of finding government materials
on almost any topic.
GPO Access (United States
Government Publications Office)
http://www.access.gpo.gov/
This site will provide access to the Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional
Record, Administrative Decisions, etc. Scroll down for a list of
available materials.
Thomas
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Legislative Information on the Internet
Columbia
University Libraries Documents Service Center
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/usgd/dsc.html
From Cradle
to Grave: Government Records and Your Privacy
http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs11-pub.htm
Although this was written for California residents, the federal portions
will apply anywhere.
WWW
Resources-by Subject: Political Science-Government Agencies
http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/polisci.htm#Government_agencies
Government Documents (General)
http://www.lib.jmu.edu/govdocs/
Congressional:
Congressional Budget Office
http://www.cbo.gov/
Created in 1974 with the mission to provide Congress with nonpartisan
analyses on economic and budget information. A wide range of sources, documents,
and data are available here.
Congressional Research
Service (CRS) Reports
http://www.NCSEonline.org/NLE/CRS/
Congress has released for the public "some" of the CRS reports. These
reports are compiled by experts at the Library of Congress on topics of
national interest. They are written in a nonpartisan and scholarly manner.
Arranged in broad subject categories.
The United States House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov/
The United States Senate
http://www.senate.gov/
General Accounting Office
http://www.gao.gov/index.html
GAO's mission is to help the Congress oversee federal programs and
operations to assure accountability to the American people. This
Web page includes GAO Reports, updated daily, and FraudNet, a service anyone
may use to "report allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement
of federal funds," as well as other links having to do with "accountability,
integrity, and reliability" in the U.S. government.
Executive:
The Whitehouse
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
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Voting:
2006 U.S. Elections & VotingMassachusetts:
http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/FedElections06.htmMassachusetts Elections 2006
http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/elect2006.htm
State
Documents (Springfield City Library)
http://www.springfieldlibrary.org/liblinks/govern.html#State
Statistics:
Statistical
Resources on the Web (University of Michigan Documents Center)
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
Find statistics on Business & Industry, Consumers, Foreign Trade,
Health, Government Finances, and more!
Fedstats: One Stop Shopping for
Federal Statistics
http://www.fedstats.gov/
Statistical Abstract
of the United States (United States Census Bureau)
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
This site links to PDF files of the complete text and graphs of Statistical
Abstracts. Use the tabs in the left-hand frame to navigate once you
load the PDF file. It can be somewhat easier than paging through
the complete file.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
(U.S. Department of Justice)
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/
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Business Related:
Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov/
"The U.S. Small Business Administration, established in 1953, provides
financial, technical and management assistance to help Americans start,
run, and grow their businesses."
U. S. State Department: Bureau
of Economic and Business Affairs
http://www.state.gov/e/eb/
"The Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB) formulates and carries
out U.S.
foreign economic policy, integrating U.S. economic interests with our
foreign policy goals so that U.S. firms and investors can compete on an
equal basis with their counterparts overseas."
Public Documents:
Anti-Trust Division
http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/pubdocs.html
This site, from the Department of Justice, provides access to guidelines
and policy statements as well as to statutes and related testimony.
Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/
Library of Congress:
Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
A continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division
of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program
sponsored by the Department of the Army. This online series presently contains
studies of 100 countries. Most books in the series describe and analyze
a country's political, economic, social, and national security systems
and institutions, and examine the interrelationships of those systems and
the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. While some are very
current, others are somewhat dated.
Mid-Term Elections 2006
2006 U.S. Elections & VotingSeptember 11th and the "War on Terrorism": Reports from around the World
http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/FedElections06.htm
Foundations of Inquiry: Terrorism (Illinois State University, Milner Library)Non-Governmental Pages with news about the US:
http://www.mlb.ilstu.edu/crsres/terrorism/home.htm
Whitehouse Response: America Responds
http://www.whitehouse.gov/response/index.html
FindLaw: Special Coverage: War on TerrorismCampaign Finance Reform:
http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/us/terrorism/
Arab-American Institute: Issues
http://www.aaiusa.org/issues/
Dawn: English Language Pakistani Newspaper
http://www.dawn.com/2006/11/03/int.htm
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
http://www.irna.ir/en/
The Indian Express (A National Newspaper of India)
http://www.indian-express.com/
Snopes.com
http://www.snopes2.com/rumors/rumors.htm
Rumors relating to 9/11: True or False?
Brookings Institution: Campaign FinanceEnvironmental Policy:
http://www.brook.edu/GS/CF/CF_HP.HTM
Project Vote Smart: Campaign Finance
http://www.vote-smart.org/issues/CAMPAIGN_FINANCE/
Public Campaign
http://www.publicampaign.org/
Public Citizen Congress Watch
http://www.citizen.org/congress/index.cfm
Arctic National Wildlife RefugeBack to top
http://arctic.fws.gov/curtopics.htm
Sierra Club: Press Releases (Many addressing Congressional actions)
http://www.sierraclub.org/pressroom/
Natural Resources Defense Council
http://www.nrdc.org/land/wilderness/arctic.asp