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Politics As Usual

Politics | Elections | Polls | Candidates | Miscellaneous

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POLITICS

Almanac of American Politics
Accessible through the National Journal website (passworded).

CNN Inside Politics
"This is CNN"'s daily updates on all the events in American politics.

Contacting the Congress
Names, e-mail addresses, committee assignments and biographies of the 110th Congress

Intellectual Capital
A political look on international affairs, finance and the U.S. Congress.

National Journal - Cloak Room
Includes daily Beltway buzz along with valuable information on what Congress is up to.

National Political Index
A fabulous index of politics of all types categorized with numerous links for each category

Politics 1 - Net Guide to American Politics
Information and links to political parties, political issues, and political candidates

RollCall - Congressional News
Daily updates on issues & congressman information. Candidate information past, present, & future

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ELECTIONS
National Commission on Federal Election Reform
Final report of the Commission issued August, 2001.

C-SPAN
Guides to election results, candidate debates, and campaign ads for the elections.

Campaigns & Elections from Congressional Quarterly
Political articles, Congressional member profiles, issue discussions with many political links.

Electoral College Homepage from the National Archives
Includes a history of the Electoral College along with statistics from all presidential elections.

Evote
"Keeping score in the great game of politics"
Polls, votes, articles, discussion groups and more.

Federal Election Commission
Rules and regulations for elections

League of Women Voters
The organization dedicated to an informed voter

National Conference of State Legislatures - STATE VOTE
Lots of information on state and local elections.

Opensecrets.org
A guide to the sources and people who contribute to U.S. election campaigns.

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PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS - 2008
Presidential candidates for the 2008 election are already gearing up. These sites will keep abreast of the latest events on the Presidential political battles.

Yahoo's Directory on Election 2004 includes major press releases and full text newspaper articles.

C-SPAN - Elections 2008

Common Cause - Campaign Expenditures & more

Democracy Network - A voter education site from the League of Women Voters

Issues - All candidates on all issues

Politics 1 - Presidency 2008 Guide to Candidates

PROJECT VOTE-SMART

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POLLS
Polls offer a snapshot of public opinion on a number of issues, elections, and candidates. Listed below are some of the more enduring political and social pollsters that are online.

Gallup Organization

Harris Poll Online

National Election Studies - University of Michigan

National Opinion Research Center - University of Chicago

Polling Report - Politics & Policy

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research

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2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
Democrats
Joe Biden
Hillary Clinton
Chris Dodd
John Edwards
Mike Gravel
Dennis Kucinich
Barak Obama
Bill Richardson
Republicans
Rudy Giuliani
Mike Huckabee
Duncan Hunter
John McCain
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney
Thomas Tancredo
Fred Thompson


MISCELLANEOUS
Top 50 Organizations -527 Committee Activity
527 groups are tax-exempt organizations that engage in political activities, often through unlimited soft money contributions. Most 527s on this list are advocacy groups trying to influence federal elections through voter mobilization efforts and so-called issue ads.
Congressional Elections
Tennessee Division of Elections
Shelby County, Tennessee Election Commission

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11/19/07


 
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