House of Commons Library Research Papers [.pdf]
http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_publications_and_archives/research_papers.cfm
The UK House of Commons has recently created a site that offers access to the full text of Research Papers (Adobe Acrobat [.pdf] format only) which are compiled for the benefit of British Members of Parliament by the staff of the House of Commons Library. An occasional series focusing on topics of current parliamentary interest, the papers, "aim to be politically impartial and contain factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject covered." Recently released titles include: "EU Enlargement: The Political Process," "EU Enlargement: The Financial Consequences," "Northern Ireland: political developments since 1972," "The local elections of 7 May 1998 and the London Referendum," and "Unemployment by Constituency: Welfare-to-work groups - April 1998." Source: Scout Report, June 5, 1998.
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Institute for Global Communications
http://www.igc.apc.org/
The Institute for Global Communications (IGC), an Internet service provider, maintains a meta website for PeaceNet, EcoNet, LaborNet, ConflictNet, and WomensNet. Members include Amnesty International, Catholic Charities, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Essential Information, Greenpeace, Planned Parenthood, Socialist Labor Party, and many others. In all, the Internet sites of close to 400 member organizations are linked. Each sub-site contains a Recent Headlines, Action Alerts, and Features section in addition to an option to view news group or web site information by issue (e.g. atmosphere & climate, habitats & species, women), allowing users to create and follow their own reading list. Source : Scout Report, November 15, 1996.
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Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Online Center
http://www.civilrights.org/
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights is the nation's oldest, largest, and most diverse coalition of organizations committed to the protection of civil and human rights in the United States. Today, the LCCR has over 180 organizations that work together in solving the significant civil rights problems of the day. These organizations include groups representing people of color, women, labor unions, persons with disabilites, older Americans, major religious groups, gays and lesbians, and civil liberties and human rights groups. This web site is building a Vital Issues section, covering topics like the 2000 Census, Administration of Justice, Affirmative Action, Disability Policy Issues, Education, Elderly Issues, Employment and Non-Discrimination Act, Executive Appointments, Fair Housing, Hate Crimes, Immigration Reform, Judicial Appointments, Labor Issues, Religious Freedom Issues, Welfare, and Miscellaneous.
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Michigan in Brief
http://www.michiganinbrief.org/
Anyone interested in Michigan state government and public policy will be interested in this new handbook sponsored by the Michigan Nonprofit Association and the Council of Michigan Foundations and prepared and published by Public Sector Consultants, Inc. The handbook addresses 65 Michigan public policy issues, presenting background, nonpartisan discussion of policy options, and sources of additional information; describes local government organization and the three branches of state government; explains the state budget process; contains useful appendices, including economic forecasts, census information and other data, and miscellanea; and describes the operation and role of the nonprofit sector, foundations, and United Way organizations in Michigan. All text, charts, graphs, and tables are accessible with any Internet browser and also in Adobe® Acrobat format.
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Michigan Public Leadership Program Internet Resources
http://www.ippsr.msu.edu/mplp/LinksDev.htm
The Michigan Public Leadership Program provides a set of Internet Resources on Social and Economic Development issues. Current categories include: Abortion, AIDS, Animal Rights, Bioethics, Business, Civil Liberties, Conservative Thought, Criminal Justice, Defense Policy, Disabilities, Drugs and Tobacco Policy, Economic and Tax Policy, Education, Environment, General Government Policy and Reform, Gun Control, Health Care, Human Rights, Immigration, International Affairs, Internet and Telecommunications Policy, Labor and Employment, Liberal Thought, Media and Communications Policy, Race and Ethnicity, Religion, Right to Die, Social Services, Housing, and Poverty, Senior Issues, and Women's Issues.
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Moving Ideas
http://movingideas.org
Welcome to the Moving Ideas Network (MIN), formerly the Electronic Policy Network! The Network is dedicated to explaining and popularizing complex policy ideas to a broader audience. Our goal is to improve collaboration and dialogue between policy and grassroots organizations, and to promote their work to journalists and legislators. MIN posts the best ideas and resources from leading progressive research and advocacy institutions, as well as promotes high-quality websites and publishes original content. We hope to strengthen democratic participation by providing a more inclusive and intelligible debate about the issues that shape our world. Choices include:

National Center for Policy Analysis
http://www.ncpa.org/
One of the most extensive web sites for non-partisan position papers on public policy, including campaign finance reform, crime, education, environment, health care reform, minimum wage, social security, and welfare. Features sections focusing on issues before Congress, pro and con commentary on the same topic, and links to opinions of other think tanks. Also contains materials for high school debate topics, including crime, renewable energy, and gender equity.
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National Conference of State Legislatures
http://www.ncsl.org/
NCSL supports state legislatures through research and other activities. This Web site contains information and research on key state issues, publications, meetings and seminars, a legislative information database, and contact information for NCSL staff who can assist legislators and legislative staff in solving problems. This site also links to a wide gamut other state Internet sites. The link provides connects you to a topics section covering everything from agriculture to transportation. Each summary includes information on NCSL activities, online services and print publications. Portions of the web site are restricted to members. [Note: The Library of Michigan has a membership and gets most of the publications described on the web pages. If they don't have one, they can claim it.]
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PBS Frontline
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/
The PBS Frontline website provides background information, links, chronologies, interviews, and other information corresponding to documentaries filmed for the PBS show. Visitors to the site may also view many of the documentaries online, print out transcripts, and join online discussions. Current subject categories include: biographies, business/economy, criminal justice, foreign affairs/defense, government/elections, health/science/technology, and social issues/race/religion.
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Political Information.com
http://www.politicalinformation.com/
http://www.politicalinformation.com/links/Issues
Part of the DC Orbit Network, a group providing Web-based information tailored to the needs of the Washington DC political community, Political Information.com is a targeted search engine covering over 2,000 political and policy sites. Since the search engine can sometimes overwhelm you with the number of web sites it retrieves, I have made a link to the Policy Issues Page.
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Public Agenda Online: The Journalist's Inside Source for Public Policy and Policy Analysis
http://www.publicagenda.org/
A nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization devoted to public opinion and public policy . Provide current issue guides, each each combining a news digest, background data and sources for more information with an analysis of public opinion drawn from all the major polls, on the following topics: abortion, America's global role, crime, the economy, education, the environment, the family, the federal budget, gambling, health care, illegal drugs, immigration, internet speech-privacy, medicare, race, right to die, social security, and welfare. Also offers a section on the pitfalls in interpreting polls. For more information, contact Scott Bittle, Public Agenda, e-mail: sbittle@publicagenda.org.
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RAND Electronic Publications
http://www.rand.org/publications/electronic/
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RAND Issue Papers
http://www.rand.org/publications/IP/
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Rand Research Briefs
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/
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Science in the Headlines
http://nationalacademies.org/headlines
Stay even with, or maybe a little ahead of, the working press. You'll find background on major stories of the day compliments of the National Research Council. Keeping informed at a site like this is easy and quick.
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Stanley Foundation
http://www.stanleyfoundation.org/
Provides reports and commentary on the following topics:

Stateline.Org
http://www.stateline.org/
Provides breaking state news sorted out into the following categories: healthcare, welfare reform, taxes/budget, education, campaign reform, land use, and utility deregulation.
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University Channel
http://uc.princeton.edu/main/
The University Channel offers free videos and podcasts of academic lectures and events from all over the world. Focuses on public affairs and international relations.
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University of Louisville
Public Policy Hot Topics
http://library.louisville.edu/government/news/otherlinks/otherlinks.html
An extensive guide to popular research topics with links to both federal and non-federal sources courtesy of the University of Louisville, Ekstrom Library, Government Publications Department.
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University of Michigan Documents Center
Documents In the News
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/docnews.html
Pulls together links from federal and non-federal sources on major public policy news topics from 1995 on.
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Urban Institute Issues
http://www.urban.org/
A few of the issues currently hightlighted include public housing transformation, tax policy, health policy online, crime in america, long-term care for the elderly, jumpstarting the economy, at-risk teens, medicare, social security, welfare reform, and the working poor.
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Yahoo's Political Issues Links
http://www.yahoo.com/Government/Politics/Political_Issues/
Topics covered include abortion, affirmative action, animal rights, campaign reform, censorship, church-state issues, Clinton administration, Communications Decency Act, Contract with America, death penalty, drug policy, English as a second language, firearms policy, immigration reform, medicinal marijuana, minimum wage, race relations, tax reform, term limits, third party, U.S. budget, U.S. war on durgs, and welfare reform.
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