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Center for Responsive Politics
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The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that specializes in the study of Congress and particularly the role that money plays in its elections and actions. Their Web site is now called opensecrets.org.
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Contacting the Congress
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An up-to-date database of congressional contact information. Includes biographical information, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses for members of the United States Congress and Senate. In some instances there are also links to the members' home pages.
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CQ Politics
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A free-content Website, published by Congressional Quarterly, with news, analysis and interactive tools.
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C-SPAN Networks
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C-SPAN is a public service created by the American cable television industry which
provides access to the live gavel-to-gavel proceedings of the U.S. House of
Representatives and the U.S. Senate, and to other forums where public policy is discussed,
debated and decided--all without editing, commentary or analysis and with a balanced
presentation of points of view. NOTE: Audio and video offerings might not be accessible on
all computers.
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Directory of Government Officials
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Do you need to contact a government official? This Web page lists selected government officials that serve Milwaukee County residents. Federal, State of Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, City of Milwaukee and court officials are listed and maintained on this page by the staff of Milwaukee Public Library.
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Election Commission - City of Milwaukee
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Find out about voting for city offices and political representation. City of Milwaukee residents may click on Where Do I Vote to find out where to vote and who represents them at the city, school board, county, state, and federal levels.
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ElectionArchive.org
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The Nation Election Data Archive is a scientific research project whose mission is to objectively investigate the accuracy of elections in America through the creation and analysis of a single database containing precinct-level election results for the entire United States.
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Federal Election Commission
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The Federal Election Commission (FEC) administers and enforces the Federal
Election Campaign Act (FECA) - the statute that governs the financing of federal
elections.
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Government Redistricting Web Sites
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Purdue University offers a guide to congressional and state redistricting, with links to individual state redistricting sites.
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Green Papers
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Comprehensive electoral Web site with election calendar and news, Democratic and Republican delegate allocation, glossary of presidential primary types, 2004 Electoral College allocation, and other facts, figures, and analysis at state and federal level.
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League of Women Voters
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Includes voter information, especially on local (state) candidates. Enter a zip code in the proper box to find your candidates.
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Milwaukee Voting Locations and Representatives
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City of Milwaukee residents can enter their address to find out where to vote (polling location) and a list of their current City, County, State, and Federal elected representatives.
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NES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior
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The Guide provides political observers, policy makers, journalists, teachers, students, and social scientists with immediate access to tables and graphs that display the ebb and flow of public opinion and electoral behavior and choice in American politics since 1948. The Guide presents responses to a small portion of the questions that have been asked in the 1948-2002 National Election Studies.
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Official Documents of the United Nations
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A search of this site covers all types of official United Nations documentation beginning in 1993 (older documents are being added to the system). It also provides access to the resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council from 1946 onwards.
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Politico.com
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Launched in January, 2007, Politico.com covers the politics of Capitol Hill, the 2008 Presidential campaign, and the business of Washington lobbying and advocacy. The Politico is a publication of Capitol News Company, LLC.
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Politics1
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Politics1 is a non-partisan public service to promote fully informed decision-making by the American electorate. It is a giant database of links to thousands of candidates, groups, political parties and news sites.
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Project Vote Smart
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Provides information on candidates and elected Representatives such as: Biographical Information, Campaign Finances, Issue Positions, Interest Group Ratings, Voting Records, Public Statements.
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Public Policy Forum
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The Public Policy Forum is a Milwaukee nonpartisan public policy research organization and good government watchdog.
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RealClearPolitics
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This independent political website is updated every morning and throughout the day with the latest polling data, plus commentary and election analysis.
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UBISNET
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Catalog of United Nations publications indexed by the United Nations Dag Hammarskjold Library and the Library of the UN office at Geneva. Site provides bibliographic information on publications primarily from 1979, some of which are full text. Site also has full text resolutions from 1946, voting records, and speeches from various periods.
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UN-I-QUE: United Nations Info Quest
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Provides quick access to document symbols or sales numbers for United Nations
documents from 1946. This file focuses on reports of a recurring nature such as annual/sessional reports of committees. It does not give full bibliographic information.
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United Nations
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This is the official site of the United Nations (UN) providing information on the organization including: the UN Councils, General Assembly, Security Council, and International Court of Justice; staff , Secretary-General and organization members; the UN Charter; history and milestones.
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Voter Public Access
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Wisconsin voters can look up their polling places and elected officials searching by address on this site provided by the State of Wisconsin Accountability Board Elections Division.
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Voting and Registration, U.S. Census Bureau
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Information on reported voting and registration by various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Also includes estimates and projections of voting-age population.
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Wheeler Report
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An on-line supplement to The Wheeler Report, this site contains information on the latest legislation in Madison, and other developments in Wisconsin state government.
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Who Are My Legislators? Wisconsin Legislature
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Wisconsin residents can enter an address to find current State and Federal Representatives.
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Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
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A searchable database of campaign contributors, plus special reports and press releases from a nonpartisan political watchdog that tracks money in Wisconsin politics and advocates for campaign finance reform.
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Wisconsin Legislative Redistricting Information
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Wisconsin's New Congressional and Legislative Districts with links to the Federal Court Legislative Reapportionment Decision.
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Wisconsin State Elections Board
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A State of Wisconsin Web site with future election dates, filing information and forms for candidates, lists of offices and candidates who have filed, election results, and lots more.
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WisOpinion Political Blog Index
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Links to Wisconsin political blogs.
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WisPolitics.com
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WisPolitics.com is a subscription service, but it does provide some free information with links to political resources and public policy groups. The Milwaukee Public Library does not have a paid subscription to this service.
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