Links to other Political sites

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  Northern Virginia Community College Alexandria Political Science Click HERE  
  Northern Virginia Community College Library Click HERE  
       
  NOVA Library Resources    
  Political Science Resources Click HERE  
  Best of the Web: Government (US Government sites) Click HERE  
  Best of the Web: Political Science (Poli Sci & non-profit organizations) Click HERE  
  Library Catalog Click HERE  
       
  Political Science    
  American Political Science Association apsanet.org Major organization for political science.
  Southern Political Science Association spsa.net  
  Virginia Social Science Association vssa.net  
       
  News    
  Papers    
  New York Times

nytimes.com

National newspaper. Many believe it leans to the left.
  Washington Post washingtonpost.com National newspaper. Many believe it leans to the left.
  Washington Times washingtontimes.com Many believe it leans to the right.
  Wall Street Journal (paid subscription required) wsj.com National newspaper. Focuses on business world. Many believe it leans to the right.
Free opinion information is available at opinionjournal.com.
  Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com National newspaper.
  The Student Voice of Northern Virginia Community College thestudentvoice.org  
  Magazines    
  Time time.com  
  Newsweek newsweek.com  
  US News and World Report usnews.com  
  The New Yorker newyorker.com  
  New York Review of Books nybooks.com  
  Foreign Affairs foreignaffairs.org  
  Foreign Policy foreignpolicy.com  
  Television    
  CNN cnn.com Television news that many believe leans to the left.
  Fox News foxnews.com Television news that many believe leans to the right.
  ABC News abcnews.com  
  PBS's Newshour with Jim Lehrer pbs.org/newshour The most balanced television news.
  Radio    
  National Public Radio npr.org Most thorough news on radio. Does it lean to the left?
  WAMU (88.5 FM) wamu.org American University's NPR Local Station (88.5 FM).
  WTOP (103.5 FM) wtopnews.com Local news (103.5 FM).
  Rush Limbaugh rushlimbaugh.com Conservative Talk Radio.
  Ed Shulz bigeddieradio.com Liberal/progressive Talk Radio.
  International News    
  BBC News news.bbc.co.uk  
  Al Jazeera english.aljazeera.net  
  Reuters AlertNet alertnet.org Focus on the developing world.
  Internet-based news and Blogs    
  Politico politico.com Washington-based political coverage.
  Political Wire politicalwire.com Blurbs on the top stories in politics.
  Real Clear Politics realclearpolitics.com Links to major political news stories, poll numbers. Right-leaning.
  The Note by ABC News abcnews.go.com/politics/thenote Influential daily overview of the day in politics.
  The Page by Time Magazine and Mark Halperin thepage.time.com Up to the minute political news all in one page.
  Politics1 politics1.com Election coverage. Left-leaning.
  Drudge Report drudgereport.com Instantaneous news with a conservative focus.
  Drudge Retort drudgeretort.com Copy of Drudge Report for lefties.
  Daily Kos dailykos.com Blog for liberals.
  Instapundit instapundit.com Blog for libertarian righties.
  Talking Points Memo talkingpointsmemo.com Commentary/News/Blog for liberals.
  Hugh Hewitt hughhewitt.com Blog for the right.
  Huffington Post huffingtonpost.com Commentary/News/Blog for liberals.
  Townhall.com townhall.com Commentary/News/Blog for conservatives.
       
  Polling Information    
  Gallup gallup.com  
  Pew Research Center people-press.org  
  PollingReport.com pollingreport.com  
       
  Opinion Magazines    
  The Right    
  Weekly Standard weeklystandard.com  
  National Review nationalreview.com  
  The Left    
  The Nation thenation.com  
  Mother Jones motherjones.com  
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  The New Republic tnr.com  
       
  State and Local Politics    
  Stateline stateline.org  
  Governing governing.com  
       
  Government    
  Federal    
  The White House whitehouse.gov  
  Congress (Legislation via the Library of Congress) thomas.gov  
  Congress (Senate) senate.gov  
  Congress (House of Representatives) house.gov  
  Legistorm legistorm.com Independent company offering lots of information on Congress.
  Supreme Court of the United States supremecourtus.gov  
  US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ca4.uscourts.gov Includes Virginia, Courthosue located in Richmond, VA.
  US District Court, Eastern District of Virginia vaed.uscourts.gov Courthouse located in Alexandria, VA.
  Commonwealth    
  Governor of Virginia governor.virginia.gov  
  General Assembly of Virginia legis.state.va.us  
  Richmond Sunlight richmondsunlight.com Independent organization with information on the General Assembly.
  Supreme Court of Virginia courts.state.va.us  
       
  Political Parties    
  Republican National Committee gop.com  
  Democratic National Committee dnc.org  
  Green Party of the US gp.org  
  Libertarian Party lp.org  
  Democratic Party of Virginia vademocrats.org  
  Republican Party of Virginia rpv.org  
       
  College Activism    
  Virginia 21 virginia21.org "An action-tank involving young people across the Commonwealth in the political process."
       
  Money in Politics    
  Open Secrets opensecrets.org Money in presidential and congressional politics and campaigns.
  Virginia Public Access Project vpap.org Money in Virginia's politics and campaigns.
       
  Historical Documents    
  Avalon Project at Yale Law School    
  The US Constitution Click HERE  
  Notes on the Debates of the Constitutional Convention Click HERE  
  The Federalist Papers Click HERE  
  The Declaration of Independence Click HERE  
  Articles of Confederation Click HERE  
  All Documents in the Avalon Project Click HERE  
       
  Political Humor    
  The Daily Show Click HERE  
  The Colbert Report Click HERE  
  Colbert Nation colbertnation.com  
  Comedy Central's Indecision 2008 Indecision 2008  
  Political Cartoons politicalcartoons.com