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Useful Links for Political and Public Outreach
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News Sources
MarsNews.com
NASA
Legislative News
NASA
Watch
Roll
Call Online
space.com
Space
Today
SpaceViews |
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| Project Vote Smart |
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| http://www.Vote-Smart.org/ |
This national nonpartisan effort researches, tracks, provides independent
factual information on and forces the accountability of more than 13,000
candidates and elected officials, providing voting records, campaign issue
positions, performance evaluations by special interests and lists of campaign
contributions. Also has links to find out where to register to vote |
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| Find Your Politicians |
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| US Representatives |
Links to their web sites. If you don't know your representative, enter
your zip code, and it will tell you |
| US Senators by State |
To find out about state governors, issues, and get links to state reps
and senators: |
| Governors and State Reps: |
To find out about state governors, issues, and get links to state reps
and senators |
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| Resources for Political Action |
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| http://www.fec.gov/pages/volact.htm |
Limits on volunteer contributions from the FEC: |
| Political Search Engine |
Political information.com provides a political search engine. It searches
4000 political and policy websites, with more being added. |
TEEN POWER POLITICS:
MAKE YOURSELF HEARD. |
The companion site to a new issue-oriented book for teens on political
and civic activism The book has great election information and resources
(including the electoral college) and the website has information and resources
as well. |
| Voting
101 |
An article on chickclick.com, a breezy site for young women and teens. |
Especially for Teachers:
Images of American
Political History |
The intent of this collection is to support the teaching of American
political history by providing quick access to uncopyrighted images for
inclusion in teaching materials. You can browse through material dating
back to 1750. |
| League of Women Voters |
The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages
the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works
to increase understanding of major public policy issues and influences
public policy through education and advocacy. |
| International Politics |
Listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country,
with links to parties, organizations, governments, media, election results,
constitutional law, and more from all around the world. Many of the linked
sites are available only in the native language of the country. |
| Politics.Com |
This site will intrigue you; other times it will entertain you. Politics.com
promises to always give you reliable information. Subscribe to receive
information by E-Mail. |
| Public Citizen |
Founded by Ralph Nader in 1971 as the consumer's eyes and ears in Washington,
and supported by more than 150,000 people. Public Citizen fights for safer
drugs and medical devices, cleaner and safer energy sources, a cleaner
environment, fair trade and a more open and democratic government. |
| US Election
Campaign Information |
This exhaustive public information website, put out by the Tennessee
Technological University's History Department, offers an extensive list
of links to sites for: the 2000 presidential candidates, information on
Congressional, state and local campaigns, a background on US elections,
public opinion polls. |
| US Public Interest Research Groups |
As part of USPIRGs state-based coordinated effort to preserve the environment,
protect consumers and promote democracy, mainly through canvassing
and lobbying. This website features a discussion group, e-mail action alerts,
news reports, a Congressional scorecard and information on how to get involved. |
| Women's Voting Guide |
This nonpartisan website allows readers to indicate the issues most
important to them and to compare their positions with the related positions
of their current Congressional representatives |
| ALA website |
"Libraries and Elections". It's got a nice color printable format
with ALA Prexy Nancy
Kranich's "Tip Sheet" from the August "American Library" |
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| Political Parties |
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| Democratic National Committee |
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| Republican National Committee |
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| The
Independent Movement |
Site for the movement that proclaims, "together, we will work towards
returning a real representative democracy to the United States, where our
elected officials respond only to their constituents and not parties and
special interests." |
| Labor Party |
The official website for this pro-union third party that advocates
economic justice, the decorporatization of US politics and government,
an end to corporate welfare, a revitalization of the public sector and
universal access to publicly-funded, quality healthcare and education. |
| Libertarian Party |
Site promoting the Libertarian Party and featuring news, libertarian
candidates nationwide, links and special features such as the definitive
"Are you a Libertarian?" poll. |
| The Nader Page |
This site offers a compilation of editorials, news releases and correspondence
by Ralph Nader, his newsletter, the "Nader Letter: Banks and Consumers,"
and excerpts from David Bollier's Citizen Action and Other Big Ideas: A
History of Ralph Nader and the Modern Consumer Movement. |
| Green Parties of North America |
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| The New Party |
A website for the New Party, a progressive political party committed
to breaking "the stranglehold that corporate money and corporate media
have over our political process," which features updates on its living-wage
campaign, New Party endorsed candidates and member information |
| Real Choice |
As a guide to alternative political parties in the United States, this
site provides information about alternatives to the current two-party system,
as well as ideas on improving the accuracy and quality of political information
that is generally available to the American public. |
| Reform Party |
The Reform Party, devoted to improving the political future by creating
a "third political choice" for US citizens, provides this site with information
about the party's principles, contact information for offices around the
country, news, events, candidate and campaign updates and online links
to register to vote. |
| Socialist Party USA |
Website for the party that proclaims socialist ideals such as changing
the system of production to be needs-based rather than profit-based--replete
with links, news and access to The Socialist magazine. |
| US Pacifist Party |
The USPP sees "military traditions and institutions as the key obstacle
to the solution of social evils." The website includes information on the
USPP candidate for 2000. |
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| Assorted Resources |
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| Physics
and Government: Communicating with Congress |
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| Project
Vote Smart: Members of Congress |
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| NASA Procurement
Website |
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| Legislation Worth Tracking (106th Congress) |
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| NASA
CFO web site: FY2000 Budget |
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| Current
Status of FY2000 Appropriations Bills |
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| H.R.2684 |
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| H.R.1654 |
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| S.342 |
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| S.1596 |
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