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Politics,Government & Law

e-sources and Research Databases

LegalTrac(iCONN) articles from legal, business and general interest publications

iconn NewStand. NYTimes & other newspaper articles (iCONN)
Access World News: International, American and Connecticut Newspapers (NewsBank)
Discovering Collection (iCONN)
New York Times Historical Archive
UN Connections (NewsBank)

Websites

Politics

Voting in New Canaan
Can I vote

Political Database of the Americas from Georgetown University
VOTE411.org
Vote Smart
Politics 1
Politicalbase.com
Allpolitics

Opensecrets: Center for Responsive Politics, track the money
Polling Report: Congressional approval ratings
Gallup Polls
GovTrack: tracks legislation, congress persons & committees
Congressmerge: information members of Congres, voting records
Campaign Finance Disclosure Database
Check the facts and accuracy of ads at Factcheck.org

OMB Watch
Taxpayers for Common Sense
Sunlight Foundation
Citizens Against Government Waste
Middle Class.org: your toolkit to hold Congress accountable

Democratic National Committee
Republican National Committee
Joseph Lieberman, U.S. Senator for CT

Christopher Dodd, U.S. Senator for CT
Jim Himes, U.S. House of Representatives
Christopher Shays, former Representative

Connecticut State General Assemby
Connecticut Democratic Part
Connecticut Republican Party
Quinnipiac Polls

Government

First Gov: U.S. government links
Fedworld Information Network to U.S. Government
CIA World Factbook
American Factfinder: U.S. Census Bureau
President of the United States
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
State of Connecticut Home Page
Connecticut Network: webstreams, legislative center, educational resources

Law

Connecticut Law Libraries: quick links, forms, research guides
Connecticut Super Lawyers
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator
FindLaw: Guide to Attorneys
Findlaw: Guide to Internet Legal Resources
West's Legal Dictionary
American Bar Association
Supreme Court of the United States
United Sates Code
Connecticut Courts
Connecticut Statutes

 


 

 

 


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