ASSOCIATES (vol. 2, no. 3, March 1996) - associates.ucr.edu

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                         INFO FROM THE SUPERHIGHWAY

                                    by

                               Linda Putnam
                    Senior Library Technical Assistant
                             Document Library
                         Florida State University
                           putnaml@mail.firn.edu


Voting in America is not just a right and a privilege but a
necessity  for all clear thinking Americans.  I do not believe we
should sit back and  complain about what goes on in Washington or
in our individual state  legislatures if we will not even vote.  It
is the  responsibility of all Americans to GET OUT AND VOTE.
 
This is not a column to tell you how to vote.  It is each person's
right and responsibility as a citizen to vote as his or her
conscience dictates.  This column is designed to give voters the
resources for voting responsibly;  knowing what the federal and
state issues are, how our representatives voted in the past, and
what some of the new candidates propose.  If you do not see
something from your favorite party it is not because I am against
that party; it is because I have found no information online
about them.  Not all political parties or organizations have the
resources to design and support a Web page, and some who have
designed them have not  publicized them so that I could find them.
Again I wish to stress that I am not advocating one party over
another or one site over another, I am just encouraging you to do
a little research to learn who and what you are voting
for before you GET OUT AND VOTE.
 
Many of these sites overlap information and links but each has some
significant unique qualities to it.  Please use them, enjoy them
and most of all GET OUT AND VOTE!!!!!!
 
 
 
Atlantic Monthly Magazine
         http://www.theatlantic.com
     A magazine devoted to politics, society, the arts, and
     culture since 1857.  It has a searchable political index
     from the Atlantic Monthly Magazine.
 
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Thomas Legislative Information
         http://thomas.loc.gov
 
     Includes the Library of Congress Web Page; LC Marvel; US and
     Senate Web Pages; C-Span Web Server; Legislative and
     Executive Branch Information; Current Bills and Bill
     information with a searchable index for the Bills.
 
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Federal Web Locator
         http://www.law.vill.edu
 
     Federal government information at your fingertips.  Includes
     one-stop shopping for federal government information.
     Senate and House e-mail addresses; opportunities to comment
     in the section "Empowering the Citizen"; recent House floor
     actions; recent Joint Committee actions; and a virtual
     tour of the Capital.
 
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StateSearch by NASIRE
        http://www.state.ky.us/nasire/NASIREhome.html
 
     Information and links to state information and state web
     pages.  A great resource for searching issues related to
     your area of the country.
 
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The Big Vote
         http://www.cvp.com/bigvote
 
     This fun and completely unscientific site is for those of
     you who want to express your opinion on current issues of
     the day.  It includes not only political issues but social
     and entertainment issues as well.  This fun site gives
     immediate results of the voting.  The fun part of this page
     is that you may vote as many times as you want for any issue
     (which also tells you why I call it unscientific).
 
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Political Activism Resource Server
        http://www.kimsoft.com/kimpol.htm
 
     Information on political campaigns, U.S. Congress, the U.S.
     executive branch, political opinion polls, United Nations
     information, foreign embassies in the United States, war and
     peace, foreign government information, environmental issues,
     human/cyber rights, political action organizations and a
     political action resources list.
 
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Countdown '96 Election Resources
        http://comeback.com/countdown/
 
     Internet's most comprehensive resource for information about
     the 1996 Presidential election, from parties and candidates
     to issues and special interest groups.
 
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Kennedy School News Office
        http://ksgwww.harvard.edu/~ksgpress/ksgnews.htm
 
     The John F. Kennedy School of Government is a graduate
     professional school at Harvard University that serves
     society's demand for excellence in public service through
     research, teaching, and executive training.  It was founded
     in 1936.
 
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US Government information Sharing Project
       http://govinfo.kerr.orst.edu/index.html
 
     Includes many government links including census data,
     demographic information, County and City Data Book, Bureau  of
     Labor Statistics information, Federal Reserve Board Data    Set,
     regional economic information systems, Stat USA, 1996  Budget, and
     the Economic Report of the President 1992-1994.
 
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The White House
       http://www.whitehouse.gov
 
     Information concerning the offices of the President, the
     Vice President, Mrs. Clinton, and Mrs. Gore., the Cabinet,
     independent federal agencies and commissions, the CIA,
     consumer products safety and much, much more.
 
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Cap Web-guide to the US Congress
       http://policy.net/capweb/congress.html
 
     Information on the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of
     Representatives, Library of Congress, e-mail, bills, votes,
     laws, etc., Congressional support activities, Capital Hill
     and Washington D.C. information, branches of the government,
     links to campaign '96 and the Political Page.
 
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 State and Local Government on the Web
       http://www.piperinfo.com/~piper/state/states.html
 
     State and local government on the Web FAQ, federal
     resources related to state and local government, national
     organizations, states, America's Job Bank, census
     information, Council of State Governments and innovations
     in American government.
 
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US Government Collection
       http://www.epix.net/~alf/usgov
 
     Includes the full text of the documents: U.S. Declaration
     of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Federalist Papers and
     historic speeches.
 
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New Hampshire Primary
 
       http://unhinfo.unh.edu:70/0/unh/acad/libarts/comm/
       nhprimary/nhprim.html
 
     Original Internet forum dedicated solely to the 1996 New
     Hampshire Presidential Primary.
 
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Taking Stock in Congress
        http://www.motherjones.com
 
     Taking stock in Congress, the race for the White House,
     news, coin-op Congress, mojo plugs and live wire are some of
     the links available in the Web Page.
 
 
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Jefferson Project
       http://www.stardot.com/jefferson/
 
     Information on political candidates, party campaign
     headquarters, magazines, state resources, political humor,
     issues and activists, the left, the right, the radical,
     political watchdogs, libertarians, etc.
 
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Natural Law Party of the U.S.A.
       http://www.natural-law.org/nlp
 
     Party which advocates an end to divisive party politics,
     which is paralyzing us on the local, state, and federal
     levels.  They say that a vote for them is a vote for
     conflict-free politics for a problem-free nation.
 
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John Hagelin for President in 1996
       http://www.hagelin.org/hagelin
 
     Candidate for the Natural Law Party.
 
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Vote Smart Web
       http://www.vote-smart.org
 
     One-stop shopping center for political information.  This
     service, which links Project Vote Smart's unique database
     with other sources found on the Internet, is research
     assisted.  If you have any trouble sorting through the maze
     of political information available, their researchers can
     direct you to what you are looking for.
 
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DEMOCRATS96 - Listserve
 
     listserv@vm.marist.edu
        in the body of the message type: SUB DEMOCRATS96
                         Your-full-name
 
     This list is intended for discussion of the candidates'
     positions on issues of interest, and they will attempt to
     keep the discussion closely focused on the candidates'
     positions.  Not for general discussion of controversial
     issues.
 
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REPUBLICAN96 - Listserve
 
      listserv@vm.marist.edu
         in the body of the message type: SUB REPUBLICANS96
                         YOUR_FULL_NAME
 
     This list is intended for discussion of the candidates'
     positions on issues of interest, and they will attempt to
     keep the discussion closely focused on the candidates'
     positions.  Not for general discussion of controversial
     issues.
 
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INDEPENDENT96 - Listserve
 
      listserv@vm.marist.edu
         in the body of the message type: SUB INDEPENDENTS96
                         YOUR_FULL_NAME
 
     This list is intended for discussion of the candidates'
     positions on issues of interest, and they will attempt to
     keep the discussion closely focused on the candidates'
     positions.  Not for general discussion of controversial
     issues.
 
 
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Item: Politics (Government) / A page of links to other sites, most
     of them American but there are also international listings.
 
         http://galaxy.einet.net/galaxy/Government/Politics.html
 
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Politics USA
         http://PoliticsUSA.com
 
     Facts, features, forums -- even fun.  Check it out.  Great
     for teachers, students and anyone else who needs to know or
     just wants to be an informed voter.