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A sevice of GPO Access this directory arranges U.S.
Government sites by topic. The main list of topics is based upon the
current Guide to U.S. Government Information, also known as The Subject
Bibliography Index.
- Docs in the
News
Alphabetical list of topics for current events research from
the University of Michigan Documents Center.
- Hot Docs:
Government Documents in the News
Columbia University Libraries
provides “links to full text documents or reports about major
governmental activities--New York City, New York State, U.S. Federal, or
international--which have been featured in the news.”
- Documents in
the News
Northeastern University School of Law library links to selected
newsworthy national and international documents. The site is helpful
when school is in session but appears to go on hiatus for the summer and
winter breaks.
- beSpacific
Sabrina I.
Pacifici's blog provides daily law and technology news with links to
reliable primary and secondary sources on e-government, copyright,
privacy, government documents, cybercrime and ID theft, the Patriot Act,
and freedom of information, etc.
Topics:
- Elections
- Federal Election
Commission
As an an independent regulatory agency, the FEC
provides explanations on the federal election system and a wealth of
data on how U.S. national elections are financed.
- Vote411.org - League of Women
Voters
An interactive platform for voter information, provides
unedited candidate issue statements.
- Elections
2008 - UMich Documents Center
Links to candidates, policy
issues, campaign information, and more.
- Project VoteSmart
Provides a
comprehensive database about thousands of candidates and elected
officials for President, Congress, Governors and State
Legislators.
- Elections
Subject
page compiled by the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) of the
American LIbrary Association.
- USAGov:
Voting and Elections
Official information and services from the
U.S. government.
- U. S. Census Bureau: Voting
and Registration
Information on reported voting and registration by various
demographic and socioeconomic characteristics is collected for the
nation in November of congressional and presidential election years in
the Current Population Survey (CPS). Detailed information from recent
surveys and historical trends in selected areas is listed below.
Estimates and projections of voting-age population derived from
administrative records and Census 2000 are also provided.
- NYS Board of
Elections
- Political
News
- CQPolitics
Provided by
Congressional Quarterly and contains political news, blogs,
and articles.
- Campus
Politico
- Politico.com
The Politico launched in January, 2007 with the
mission of covering the politics of Capitol Hill and of the
presidential campaign, and the business of Washington lobbying and
advocacy with enterprise, style, and impact. The Politico is a
publication of Capitol News Company, LLC.
- FactCheck
A nonpartisan,
nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that monitors the factual
accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form
of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.
- Politifact.com
Uses scorecards,
factsheets, and articles to review claims made by candidates
(Truth-O-Meter) and attacks from opponents (Attack File). Includes
rulings on some claims using a six-point scale ranging from "True"
to "Pants on Fire."
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- Homeland
Security
- Department of Homeland
Security
Offical web site of the department created by
President Bush when he signed the "Homeland Security Act of 2002" into
law on November 25, 2002.
- Homeland Security Information
Center
National Technical Information Service (NTIS) has
compiled a central site on Homeland Security offering important
documents and multimedia resources under 5 headings: health and
medicine, emergency prepardness and response, biological and chemical
warfare, food and agricultural safety, and safety training
packages.
- LexisNexis
Congressional Hot Topics: Homeland Security
Links to current
news relevant to Homeland Security from LexisNexis sources.
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- Hurricanes: 2005
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- Identity
Theft
- Identity
Theft
Oklahoma Department of Libraries pdf on this topic
includes numerous links to goverment web sites on the topic.
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- Influenza
- PandemicFlu.gov
The
official U.S. government Web site for information on pandemic flu and
avian influenza.
- National
Strategy for Pandemic Influenza
The George Bush White House
strategy for pandemic influenza outlines how to prepare, detect, and
respond to a pandemic.
- Avian Influenza
(CDC)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
webpage provides background information about avian influenza,
including recent outbreaks, the viruses, and the risk to human health.
- BirdFlu
Links
to medical and health information on the avian flu from MedlinePlus, a
service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National
Institutes of Health.
- Avian
Influenza in Wild Birds—Sources of Information
(FWS)
From Fish and Wildlife Service's Division of
Migratory Bird Management, John Trapp's compilation of links to some
of the best information currently available on the topic of avian
influenza in wild birds.
- Avian
Flu Fact Sheet (Dept. of
State)
For travelers going abroad, the Dept. of
State provides alerts as to the current outbreaks of H5N1 in fowl and
humans in Asia, and advice regarding safe handling of fowl.
- Protecting
Worker's against Avian Flu
(OSHA)
U.S. Department of Labor,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provides gudiance
on protecting workers from the birdflu, with information particularly
for food & animal handlers; farm, medical, & laboratory
workers; and airline flight crews.
- Avian
Influenza (WHO)
World Health Organization's Epidemic and
Pandemic Alert and Response website includes the most up to date
information on the countries affected and the number of deaths as well
as a timeline on the disease.
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