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MULTI-SUBECT COLLECTIONS Government Documents in the News Hot Paper Topics Almanac of Policy Issues Public Agenda The Why Files: Science Behind the News	NEWS SOURCES Google News & Resources Kiosken: Newspapers All Over the World Topix.net: News organized by topic & location The Why Files: Science Behind the News

ELECTIONS
Campaign Finance Campaign Finance (Brookings Institution) Campaign Finance (Hoover Institution) Campaign Finance Reports and Data (FEC) Follow the Money in State Politics OpenSecrets.org Critical Thinking Logic in Argumentative Writing Propaganda Analysis Fallacies Logical Fallacies Mission: Critical Thinking Elections: Nebraska Nebraska Election Information Nebraska Politicians on the Issues Lancaster County Election Information Look-up Your Polling Place Voter Registration Form (Lancaster County) Elections: United States Candidates on the Issues (State & National) Election 2008: Government Documents Federal Election Commission MTV's Choose or Lose PollingReport.com Project Vote Smart Electoral College The Electoral College Electoral College (United States) How the Electoral College Works	Electronic Voting Electronic voting Black Box Voting E-voting Security Do electronic voting machines improve the voting process?. Election Technology Electionline Electronic Voting (Open Directory Project) Iranian Presidential Election 2009 Iranian presidential election, 2009<.a> Iran: U.S. Concerns & Policies Iran Election Bulletin Iranian Election How to Track Iran Election with Twitter and Social Media President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in his Own Words Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Official Blog Mir Hossein Mousavi's Website Political Parties & Candidates Hillary Clinton John McCain Barack Obama Constitution Party Democratic Party Green Party of the United States Greens/Green Party USA Libertarian Party Nebraska Democratic Party Nebraska Green Party Nebraska Party Nebraska Republican Party Republican National Committee UNL College Republicans UNL Young Democrats
HEALTH & SCIENCE

Global Warming Abrupt Climate Change/ Security Implications Climate Change (Open Directory) Climate Change (UN EPA) Common Questions about Climate Change Kyoto Protocol United States Global Change Research Program Human Cloning AAAS Policy Brief: Human Cloning Cloning Fact Sheet (Human Genome Project) Global Policies on Human Cloning & Germ-line Engineering Human cloning (Wikipedia) Human Cloning and Human Dignity (President's Council on Bioethics) State Human Cloning Laws Space Exploration Chronology of Space Exploration:Mars Planet Mars Chronology Mars Exploration Rover Mission NASA's Mars Exploration Program Center for Mars Exploration Athena Mars Exploration Rovers (Cornell) International Space Law Space Shuttle Medicare/Prescription Drugs Buying Medicine from Outside the US Medicare Medicare & Prescription Drugs Regulation of Prescription Drugs (Canada)	Public Health/Epidemics Avian Influenza (WHO) Avian Flu (CDC) Wild Birds & Avian Influenza (FAO) Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Brucellosis (CDC) Mad Cow/Mad Deer Disease Official Mad Cow Disease Home Page Brucellosis (eMedicine) Prion-Related Diseases (eMedicine) CDC: E. coli E. coli Infection E. coli Foodborne Diseases Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. Coli) Disease News: Foot & Mouth Disease Foot & Mouth Disease:Fact Sheet Influenza Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic 2009 H1N1 Flu (CDC) FLU.gov (Health & Human Services H1N1 Flu/Swine Flu (Medline Pluse) Swine flue (Mayo Clinic) Seasonal Flu (CDC) Recent Outbreak & Incidents (CDC) World Health Organization Fact Sheets Stem Cell Research American Society for Cell Biology: Public Policy Issues Stem Cell Information (NIH) Stem Cell Research and Applications. Stem Cell Research (White House) Stem Cells (MedlinePlus)

NATURAL DISASTERS
Earthquakes & Landslides Current Earthquakes Earthquake Hazards Program Earthquake Research Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology Landslides & Mudslides Natural Hazards: Earthquakes Floods Natural Hazards: Floods Hurricanes Hurricane & Storm Tracking: Atlantic & Pacific Oceans Hurricane Katrina: government documents Hurricanes & Tropical Storms Hurricanes: Health & Safety National Hurricane Center Tornadoes Online Tornado FAQ Storm Prediction Center	Natural Disasters & Emergency Preparedness Emergency Preparedness & Response (CDC) Natural Disaster Reference Database (NASA) Natural Hazards Center (UC-Boulder) Natural Disasters Tsunami Tsunamis (Answers.com) Tsunamis & Earthquakes at the USGS Tsunami Relief Wildfires Arizona Interagency Fire Prevention Fire Management National Interagency Fire Center Wildfire Central (Firehouse.com) Wildfire Information (Colorado State University)

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC ISSUES
Abortion Abortion (Open Directory Project) Abortion (Public Agenda) Abortion Case Law Assisted Suicide Doctor-Assisted Suicide Physician Aid-in-Dying U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Physician Assisted Suicide Cases Credit Crunch & Mortgage Crisis American FactFinder Center for Responsible Lending Consumer Handbook on Adjustable Mortgages FannieMae FBI: Mortgage Fraud Federal Reserve Board Consumer Information Freddie Mac Global Credit Crunch HUD: Help for Homeowners Mortgage Basics Mortgage Crisis National Consumer Law Center Subprime Mortgage Market The Mortgage Market: What Happened? Understanding the Subprime Mortgage Crisis (pdf) The Subprime Crisis Truth in Lending Economic Stimulus/Recovery Recovery.gov U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Recovery.com Mainstreet Economic Recovery Nat'l Conference of State Legislatures Economic Recovery Overview Initial Implementation Guidance for the Recovery Act Small Business Administration: Economic Stimulus Package House GOP Economic Stimulus Plan Open Secrets Center for Responsive Politics IRS Economic Stimulus Payment Information Center Dept. of Education Overview of the Recovery Act Dept. of Labor Overview of the Recovery Act Economic Stimulus Information in Nebraska NE Energy Office: American Recovery Act Recovery.Nebraska.gov Stimulus Watch: Projects in Nebraska NE Mortgage & Foreclosure Help Resources Economy (U.S. ) Budget & Economic Outlook (CBO) Fiscal Survey of States, December 2003 (PDF) Budgets of the United States Government Congressional Budget Office Survey of Current Business (statistics) Dept. of Commerce Home Page U.S. Economy at a Glance (BLS) Energy Alternative and Oxygenating Vehicle Fuels Issues Alternative Energy Energy Energy Information Administration Gasoline Gasoline Prices Strategic Petroleum Reserve s Ethnic Groups African American History & Studies African/Caribbean/African American Studies African-American Mosaic African-Americans American Indian & Alaska Native Date & Links American Indian Studies Arab American Studies Asian American Studies Asian Nation Asians in America Hispanic Studies Native American Sites Native American Homepages Native American Studies Native Wiki Racial, ethnic, national groups Guns & School Violence Brady Center to Prevent Handgun Violence Children's Defense Fund Final Report & Findings of the Safe School Initiative Firearms & Gun Control Gun Violence in Schools (American Bar Association) National Rifle Association School Violence Resource Center School Violence Links. Second Amendment Foundation Students for Concealed Carry on Campus Violence & Crime Prevention Violence Policy Center Identity Theft Deter. Detect. Defend. Identity Theft Resource Center Nebraska Identity Theft Information Nebraska Identity Theft Repair Kit Privacy Rights Clearinghouse	Immigration & Citizenship U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Immigration (White House) Immigration and Citizenship (FindLaw). Immigration Debate Links Migration Policy Institute Public Agenda Issue Guide: Immigration UCSD Center for Comparative Immigration Studies Immigration Law Center International Migration and Multicultural Policies (UNESCO) Illegal Immigration (ProCon.org). Interrogation & Torture Interrogation of Suspects (CIA) Educing Information: Interrogation: Science and Art CIA�s Terrorist Interrogation Program CIA Director's Statement on Lawful Interrogation Executive Order: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions (text) President Bush Signs Executive Order Presidential Veto of H.R. 2082 FBI documents on aggressove treatment at Guantanamo Bay Memo Regarding the Torture and Military Interrogation of Alien Unlawful Combatants Held Outside the United States Interrogation, Torture, the Constitution, and the Courts UN Committee Against Torture Waterboarding Historically Controversial Torture Interrogation of Terrorists The Birth of Soft Torture Waterboarding.org Islam Islamic Online Islamic Studies Gateway Islamic Studies (VRI) Muslim World.com Islam for Today Islam (BeliefNet) Resources for & About Muslim Women Living Wills/End-of-Life Decisions/Right to Die AARP Life Answers: End of Life Advance Directives in Nebraska A Catholic Guide to End-of-Life Decisions Advance Health Care Directives Consumer‘s Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning End-of-life Issues and Care (APA) Marriage/Same-sex Marriage FindLaw Legal News: Civil Rights History of Marriage (Catholic Encyclopedia) History of Marriage (Marriage Equity California) Marriage (Cornell) Marriage (Wikipedia) Same-Sex Marriage (AcademicInfo) Same-Sex Marriage (About.com) Same-Sex Marriage: Legal Literature Same-Sex Marriage: A History of the Law Same-Sex Marriage (Wikipedia) Same-sex Marriage & Civil Unions Refugees and Forced Migration Center for Gender & Refugee Studies Human Rights Library Katrina, Natural Disasters & Sexual Violence Population, Migration and Refugee Studies UNHCR: The UN Refugee Agency US Dept. of State: Bureau of Population, Refugees & Migration War and Displacement (ICRC) Social Security History of Social Security Project of Social Security Choice Social Security Administration Social Security Analyses Social Security (DMOZ) Supreme Court Appointments About the Supreme Court Alito, Samuel (2005) Alito, Samuel (2006) Miers, Harriet Roberts, John

CONFLICTS & TERRORISM
9/11 Commission 9-11 Commission Family Steering Committee for the 9-11 Commission Afghanistan Afghanistan (CIA World Factbook) Afghanistan (CountryWatch) Afghanistan (Library of Congress Federal Research Division) Afghanistan (U.S. Dept. of State) Opium Production in Afghanistan Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) Soviet-Afghan War Taliban Bioterrorism Center for Biological Defense Emergency Preparedness & Response (CDC) Hot Topics (Evergreen State College) Darfur/Sudan Darfur Information Center Darfur Scorecard Eyes on Darfur Save Darfur Sudan Sudan (Carter Center) Iraq Coalition Members Conflict with Iraq: Key maps Iran-Iraq War Iraq (CIA World Factbook) Iraq (U.S. Dept. of State) Iraq Internet Resources (Duke) Iraq - UN Documents: Weapons of Mass Destruction Iraq War Debate: US Documents Persian Gulf War Middle East Media Research Institute: Iraq Should the US have attacked Iraq?. War in Iraq War with Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom)	Middle East Arabic Search Engine: Directory of Arabic & Islamic Sites Civil War in Iraq Hamas Interuniversity Consortium for Arab Studies: Links Israel. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Internet Resources Middle East Conflict & Peace Process Source Documents Middle East Network Information Center Middle East Peace Process (New York Times) Middle East Peace (U.S. State Dept.) Palestinian Authority Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations Political Resources on the Net - Middle East Question of Palestine (UN) What are the solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?. Working Group on the Middle East Peace Process. Terrorism Al Qaida Al Qaida Training Manual al-Zarqawi , Abu Musab Alternative Resources on the U.S. " War Against Terrorism" America's War Against Terrorism (U of Mich) Terrorism & Homeland Security (RAND) bin Laden, Usuma Great Buildings of the World: World Trade Center International Relations & Security Network Overview of State-Sponsored Terrorism ( Transcript of Usama bin Laden video tape U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security War on Terrorism Resource Guides Weapons of Mass Destruction Chemical & Biological Weapons Countries with Weapons of Mass Destruction Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction: Intelligence Threat Assessments
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