General Resources

• About.com: U.S. Government Information and Resources
• Directory of Political Advocacy Groups
• Frequently Used Sites - US Federal Government Information
• LookSmart: Social Issues and Public Policy
• Open Directory Project: Issues
• Town Hall: Conservative News and Information
• Yahoo: Issues and Causes

Search Engines

• Google
• Political Information.com

Media: News

• AP: Politics
• CNN Inside Politics
• The Hill
• MSNBC: Politics
• New York Times: Politics (registration required)
• Reuters: Politics
• Roll Call
• Slate
• Washington Post: Politics

Media: Free Searchable News Archives

• San Francisco Chronicle/Examiner
• Seattle Times
• Washington Post (last two weeks)

Media: Political and Public Policy Magazines

• Atlantic Monthly
• American Prospect
• Campaigns and Elections
• Mother Jones
• The Nation
• National Review
• New Republic
• Newsweek
• Time Magazine
• U.S. News
• Washington Monthly

U.S. Law and Regulations

• U.S. Legal Code
• Code of Federal Regulations
• Federal Register

Other Legal Resources

• FindLaw
• Legal Information Institute
• 'Lectric Law Library
• LookSmart: Law
• Yahoo: Government: Law

• C-SPAN
• FedNet: Broadcast Coverage of Congress
• General Accounting Office
• Thomas: U.S. Congress on the Internet
• U.S. House of Representatives
• U.S. Senate

Federal Government: Executive Branch

• White House
• US Government Manual
• Yahoo: Federal Departments and Agencies

Federal Government Resources: General

• FedWorld Information Network
• Government Information Locator Service
• Government Printing Office
• Government Printing Office: GPO Access
• Government Printing Office: Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications

Federal Statistics

• FedStats: U.S. Statistical Agencies on the Web
• U.S. Statistical Abstract

State and Local Government

• National Association of Counties
• National Conference of State Legislatures
• National Governor's Association
• National League of Cities
• U.S. Conference of Mayors

Major Multi-Issue Policy Organizations

• American Enterprise Institute (conservative)
• Americans for Democratic Action (liberal)
• Brookings Institution (moderate)
• Brookings Policy Brief Archive (moderate)
• Center for American Progress (liberal)
• New Democrats Online (moderately liberal)
• Heritage Foundation (conservative)
• Hudson Institute (conservative)
• RAND (moderate)

Other General Reference

• Almanac: Information Please Almanac
• Encyclopedia: Encarta
• Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia.com
• Libraryspot.com
• Dictionary: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
• Thesaurus: Thesaurus.com

Misc

• Return Links: A compendium of organizations that have linked to the Almanac.