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Election 2000 - Intranet Sources
Presentation by Madeline Cohen, Director, Newsweek Research Center
SLA Conference, News Division, June 12, 2000
COMPREHENSIVE AND SPECIALIZED DATA SOURCES
Campaigns and Elections
-Monthly publication from Congressional Quarterly with articles about current topics, such as push polling, political consultants and rising political stars. http://www.campaignline.comP2000 Race for the White House-Comprehensive election site that functions as a primer on the election process, with information on all candidates and parties, primaries, debates, conventions, media and much more. Also includes articles on hot topics, detailed state election data, extensive sets of links to political and news sites, and a campaign finance section. http://gwu.edu/~action/P2000.html
Policy.Com-Pres. Election 2000-
Updated briefing on issues in the Pres. election campaign http://www.policy.com/issuewk/1999/0719_84/index.htmlPolitical Junkie
-Politics.com's site for candidate information, including campaign finance, polling numbers, positions on issues, advertising etc. Also features top news stories and links to other political sites. http://www.politicaljunkie.com/White House 2000
- Comprehensive election site with links to key web sites on Dem. and Rep. candidates, election news, issues. http://www.niu.edu/newsplace/whitehouse.htmlProject Vote Smart
-Great overall politics site. includes: bio's, issue positions, voting records, links to further info. http://www.vote-smart.org/Atlas of U.S. Pres. Elections
- Results of past Presidential Elections displayed graphically as well as in text format. Statistics are well-compiled and displayed. http://uselectionatlas.org/C-Spans Searchable Video Archive
-Search transcripts for keywords and receive corresponding video clips dating back to Spring 1997. http://www.c-span.org/campaign2000/searchNPR Coverage of Election 2000 Issues
- Index to NPR coverage by Issue. Audio recordings available. http://www.npr.org/news/national/election2000/coverage/index.htmlPolitics Online
- from Phil Noble Assocs. consultants. Site is focused on how the Internet can be used for all aspects of campaign management, from fundraising, to e-mail, volunteers, debates, etc. http://www.politicsonline.comSkeleton Closet- Scandals and muckracking on all Pres. candidates. Past elections also included. Plus interesting historical information. Sources are listed and should be used to verify accuracy of information. http://www.realchange.org/
Electoral College
- Official Source. Facts and figures on the Electoral College. Stats on past elections. http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/ec-hmpge.htmlCANDIDATES ADVISORS AND STAFF
The Public i: Under the Influence
- Profiles and data on candidates advisers. http://www.public-i.org/story_01_022800.htmISSUES
Issues 2000
- Includes summaries of candidates' positions on a wide range of issues, supported by quotes from speeches, campaign literature, news articles etc. Can be searched by issue or candidate name. Very comprehensive. http://www.issues2000.org/Electionsearch2000- Enables you to search all the presidential candidates' Web sites for their statements on issues. http://www.electionsearch2000.org/
VoxCap.com - Politics--Issues
-A web site for "the engaged citizen," with daily news and interactive links. http://www.voxcap.com/content/c2k/WOMEN AND POLITICS
Center for American Women and Politics
- The latest information about women in elected office from the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cawp/Emily's List
- Nationwide network of political donors helping to elect pro-choice Democrats http://www.emilyslist.org/Women and Politics: Bibliographic Database
- Fully searchable database of books and articles about all aspects of women and politics. http://www.ipu.org/bdf-e/BDfsearch.aspYOUTH VOTE
Rock the Vote
- Issues and news of interest to youth with an emphasis on voter participation. http://www.rockthevote.org/Third Millennium
- Third Millennium is a non-partisan organization launched by young adults to offer solutions to long-term problems facing the United States. Links to "Neglection 2000" about youth apathy to the political process. http://www.thirdmil.org/DAILY NEWS COVERAGE
Yahoo Full Coverage--Pres. Election 2000
-Continuously updated links to news coverage and related web sites. http://headlines.yahoo.com/Full_Coverage/US/Presidential_Elections_2000/Politics1.com
- Comprehensive political web site offers daily "Political Headlines" from newspapers and broadcast media nationwide. One of the most extensive news headline services available. Links to full text articles. Http://www.politics1.com