Government, Issues, Politics, Campaigns & Elections

Updated November 29, 1996

Government

Politics, Issues/Activism

Campaigns & Elections



Government Agencies and Resources
 General  Georgia  Political Sites
 Specific Agencies Military  Laws & Documents

General Access to the Federal Government

The Federal Web Locator

One stop federal web shopping courtesy of The Villanova Center for Information Law and Policy.

GIX

Government Information eXchange. A guide to government info and resources run by the General Services Administration.

FedWorld

Another guide to U.S. government Internet sites. Try their subject list.

Georgia

Georgia Online

The Ga. Dept. of Administrative Services' guide to state of Georgia websites, including the House, Senate, and Governor's pages.

GeorgiaNet

The full text of Ga. General Assembly legislation and the Georgia Code Annotated, free. News Research has access to other GeorgiaNet services. Call us if you need other services.

Atlanta

The City of Atlanta's web presence.

Fulton County

Ditto for Fulton.

Political Sites

THOMAS

Congressional information, including texts of legislation, searchable by bill number or topic words.

Library of Congress

Read and see collections of written material and art, and search thousands of documents through the on-line gopher service.

Congressional Directories

Get phone, fax and e-mail numbers for senators and representatives. Also has committee assignments and contact numbers for major committees

The White House

A bit PR-ish, but does have quick access to press releases, briefings on important issues, speeches, etc.

Specific Agencies

Department of Agriculture

Press releases, information about programs, agency contacts, etc.

Agriculture Statistics

Searchable database of worldwide agricultural reports and statistics, from Cornell University.

Census Bureau

News, agency information, and tools for accessing all kinds of population, geographic and economic data.

1990 Census Lookup

An alternative site for accessing Census data, just in case.

Central Intelligence Agency

Agency news, World Factbook, satellite photos, etc.

Department of Commerce

Main entry point for access to the various agencies within Commerce, plus some on-line databases

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Other military sites can be found below.

Department of Energy

Agency information, people, searchable database of all declassified DOE documents
 Environmental Protection Agency  
Press releases, EPA standards, rules and regulations, consumer information, newsletters, agency people and contacts
 FBI  
J. Edgar's descendants. Plus, most wanted posters, ongoing investigations, historic cases and more
 FEMA  
News about disasters and preparedness, plus fact sheets on all kinds of catastrophes.
 Fish and Wildlife Service  
Hard to make contact; be patient, or try in off-hours.
 Health and Human Services  
Main entry point for all HHS agencies, plus lists of information by topic.
 Department of Interior  
Main access to national parks, mining, Indian affairs, and all other Interior business.
 Internal Revenue Service  
Tax forms, frequently asked questions, and how to get help with your taxes.
  Justice Department   Home to many famous acronyms.
 Bureau of Labor Statistics  
Loads of detailed, sometimes esoteric data on everything economic.
 NASA Information Sources  
Main entry point for space information, educational programs, and NASA research centers.
 National Archives  
Millions of documents, accessible to one degree or another. Can be complicated, but there's a lot here.
 NHTSA  
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Status of recalls, defect investigations and other cheery information.
  National Institutes of Health  
News and events, scientific resources, and links to institutes and organizations.

  National Park Service

 
Hard to make contact; be patient, or try in off-hours.

  Nuclear Regulatory Commission

 
News and material on nuclear reactors, nuclear wastes, etc.

  OSHA

 
Safety and health information, assistance in complying with regulations, links to various other sites.

 Presidents

 
Links you to Presidential Libraries, Presidents and First Ladies.

 Social Security Administration

  Information on benefits, legislation, forms for downloading, statistics, etc.

 Department of Transportation

  News, press releases, agency phone directories, other information regarding transportation.

 USIA

  United States Information Agency. This agency responsible for promoting our good name and reputation worldwide has a lot of great info.

 Veterans Administration

  Services for veterans, benefits manual on-line, facilities, legislation and testimony, etc.

 The White House

  As we mentioned above, there's a political slant, but lots of statistics, quick access to press releases, briefings on important issues, speeches, etc. make it worthwhile

 Military Sites

 Department of Defense

  News, publications and searchable information database from the DOD. Also contains quick links to the Joint Chiefs, other defense sites, and the individual services.

 U.S. Army

   

 U.S. Navy

   

 U.S. Air Force

   

 U.S. Marines

   

 U.S. Coast Guard

   

 Laws and Documents

 Political Documents from the U.S. and Elsewhere   Constitutions of various nations, treaties, trade agreements, budgets, lots more.
 Government Documents, Searchable   From Purdue University, the Congressional Record, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Etc.
 Roll Call   "The newspaper of capitol hill."
  Consumer Information   Official government brochures and documents about everything from tire-buying tips to building birdhouses that attract the right birds.
 Federal Budget for FY 1997   The numbers, plus analysis of each section, historical tables, president's economic plan, various texts.
 Decisions of the Supreme Court   Decisions back to 1990, searchable by topic, key word, date, or first and second parties.


Politics, Issues/Activism

 Issues/Activism  Political Organizations  Statistics & Resources  Newt

Issues and Interest Groups

Nonprofit Organizations on the Net

Information about and links to various nonprofit, politically oriented groups, most but not all "progressive

Women's Legal and Public Policy Information

Comprehensive coverage of issues ranging from health care and reproduction to women with disabilities.

Nonprofits on the Net

Pretty good list of descriptions of, but not necessarily links to, a large number of nonprofits, political and not.

League of Conservation Voters

What the greens think about members of Congress and what they're doing regarding the environment.

Progressive Issues Sources

Categorized listing of progressive and environmental information sources.

Greenpeace

Latest news, campaigns and battlefield reports from the environment's front-line troops.

National Coalition for the Homeless

An advocacy group, but seems pretty fair and objective in its information.

Charities

Addresses, financial data and detailed information about all kinds of charitable organizations.

Sierra Club

Organizational information, news, events and environmental alerts.

National Rifle Association

News, contacts, mailing lists, firearms laws and a searchable database about Second Amendment issues.

Friends of the Earth

Information about FOE, environmental campaigns and other related resources.

Lesbian, Bisexual and Gay Resources

Links to various sites, including activist groups and directories of resources.

National Organization for Women

Info on national, state and local chapters, positions, links to other sites

ACLU

Activities, programs and publications of the civil liberties organization

Human Rights Watch

News, events, alerts and documents about human rights problems around the world.

Political Organizations

The Democratic Party

Links to DNC offices, plus various government sites. Slick!

The Libertarian Party

Philosophy, documents, activities and membership information.

The Natural Law Party

The party of less stress.

The Reform Party

Liberty, equality, fiscal responsibility...

The Republican Party

Main Street U.S.A. according to the GOP.

U.S. Taxpayers Party

They're mad as hell...

 The Right Side of the Web

 
Conservative thought and thinkers.
 Town Hall  
A new site for news and information from the conservative movement.
 Progress and Freedom Foundation  
Another conservative think tank.
 Turn Left  
A page for liberal thought and action. Includes links to Senate and House Democratic organizations

 Political Data and Resources

 The Almanac of American Politics  
It's all here, that wonderful book published in even-numbered years by the National Journal, pictures and all.
 US House and Senate Directories  
Courtesy of Staff Directories Inc.
  Congressional Quarterly  
Lots of info on Congress from Congressional Quarterly's American Voter site.
  National Political Index  
Comprehensive collection of political sites.
 Political Links  
Courtesy of C-Span.
 Political Science Sites  
A long list of links to university PoliSci departments, research institutions, news groups and list servers
 Political Science Resources  
Good roundup of sources on politics and political science, including parties and interest groups, plus information about elections and electoral systems around the world.

 Newt Gingrich Links

 Newt's Home Page

 
At long last, a page of his own.

 Articles

 
About Newt written in 1984 and '89 by Mother Jones magazine. There's a lot more Newt coverage at the main Mother Jones address.

  Contract With America

 
Courtesy of a company called Berkeley Internet Connections, which also offers a summary of his PhD dissertation and his recommended reading list.
 Newt's Other Home Page   Actually his listing on the U.S. House of Representatives webserver.
  The Speaker's Corner   Some people love him. Here's a page for them.
  Speeches   The Speaker's words, courtesy of Washington Weekly, whose All Things Political is not bad.
 What's Newt   An anti-Newt page.


Campaigns & Elections


Your starting point for any campaign or election question should be News Research Services (526) 5420. If you are looking for current or historical statistics, news, polling, and more, here are some of the resources available to you:

 General  Parties  Campaign Finance Historical Info & Statistics 
General
Documaster Recent news from the AJC.
All Politics (CNN / TIME) Candidate info and caucus / primary news.

American Voter '96:

Promises background information on all candidates for President, House, Senate and gubernatorial seats.

 Debates

   The Commission on Presidential Debates' 1996 homepage.

POLITICSnow

A joint effort between ABC News, National Journal, Washington Post & Newsweek. Includes current news, issues comparison, candidate schedules, speeches, and more.

Power the Vote

"The only election web site especially for women." A joint effort of Ladies Home Journal and the League of Women Voters.
Roll Call "The newspaper of capitol hill."
The White House Lots of partisan and non-partisan info.
The Parties
Democrat

Libertarian

Natural Law

Reform

Republican

U.S. Taxpayers

Campaign Finance

Federal Election Commission Database

FEC filings for candidates in the 1995-96 election cycle. Searchable by candidate, PAC, or individual. If you can't find what you need here or need earlier information call News Research (526) 5420 to request a search on their commercial database or call Kathleen Flynn (526) 5424 to arrange for training on the database.

 Center for Responsive Politics / National Library on Money and Politics

 

Extensive information on campaign spending. Can do comparisons too sophisticated for FEC database. (see also Open Secrets)

Phone number: 202-857-0318

Almanac of Federal PACs

Covers financial information on PACs from 1986 - 1995. Shelved at: 324.78 / A4

Handbook of Campaign Spending: Money in the 1992 Congressional Races

Detailed information and analysis of congressional races in 1992. Includes myths and realities about campaign spending. Shelved at: 324.7 / MORRIS / 1994

Hardin Political InfoSystems

Site includes campaign contributions to Georgia state representatives and senators. Some parts require a userid and password.

Open Secrets / The Encyclopedia of Congressional Money & Politics

Put out by the Center for Responsive Politics. Extensive analysis of campaign spending in the 1992 congressional election. Shelved at: 324.7 / OPEN / 1994

Historical Information and Statistics

The Almanac of American Politics 1996

Covers election results, records, etc., for Senators, Representatives, and Governors.
Shelved at: 328 / A4 / 1996

 America at the Polls: 1920 - 1956 (vol. 1) and 1960 - 1992 (vol. 2): A Handbook of American Presidential Election Statistics

 
 Shelved at: 324.973 / AMERICA

 America Votes

 
 Detailed election statistics covering 1976 - 1994 elections. Shelved at: 324.6 / AMER

 Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the Presidency

 
 
Comprehensive coverage of the presidency including history, powers of the Presidency, biographies, etc.
Shelved at: 973.0992 / CQ / 1996 (vols. 1 and 2)

 Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections

 
 Covers presidential, congressional and gubernatorial election through 1993. Shelved at: 324.973 / GUIDE / 1994

 The Georgia Political Almanac: The General Assembly 1995-96

 

 

Election statistics and campaign finance.
Shelved at: 975.8 / BULL / 1995-96

 Presidential Elections, 1789-1992

 
 
Comprehensive coverage of Presidential elections including information on primaries and conventions.
Shelved at: 324.973 / PRES 1995

 Vital Statistics on American Politics

 
 
Covers all types of statistics on politics including exit polls and data on issues.
Shelved at: 320.973 / VITAL / 1995


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