MSOLAR: Politics, government and law

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Some other official information can be found elsewhere in MSOLAR:

America Votes, published every two years, provides U.S. federal election figures since 1952. Shelved in SSHR (call number JK1967.A8).
Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, published in paper each week (as you might guess), is a good source for current federal election news. Current issues shelved in PRR, backfiles in the Stacks (call number JK1.C15).
Project Vote Smart offers Web-accessible information about current and recent U.S. elections. It is produced by the non-partisan Center for National Independence in Politics.

The Gallup organization provides access to some polling data through its WWW site.
Gallup Poll Monthly prints recent polling results: shelved in SSHR at call number HM261.A1G32.

Historic documents of the United States of North America, a Web site at the University of Kansas, includes all the Presidential inaugural speeches.
The White House Virtual Library is an interactive Web site offering virtually all White House and presidential remarks under the Clinton administration.
White House publications through the University of North Carolina has a search engine to cover the contents of recent presidential materials, but also is set up for browsing.
Public papers of the Presidents, shelved in Government Documents at SuDocs call number AE2.114, has recorded large numbers of presidential documents since 1929. Note that the Roosevelt papers were privately published: see call number E806.R749.
Congressional Quarterly Almanac, shelved as Government Documents Congressional Reference call number JK1.C663, has printed the text of major speeches, transcripts of presidential election debates, and similar materials since 1967: check the Appendices.
Historic Documents, a multi-volume annual shelved in SSHR (call number E839.5 .H57), has reprinted important American and foreign speeches (and other documents) since 1972.

The eXcite search engine has a link to dozens of American daily newspaper home pages on the Web. The content varies from brief summaries to lengthy articles; some sites are come-ons for commercial services.
A smaller number of international newspapers are available: this list is mostly from English-speaking countries.
Newspaper Abstracts can be searched on-line by campus users through MSU's Electronic Reference Library service. It provides indexing to recent years of the The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post among others. Backfiles of these newspapers (and others) is available in microfilm at PRR.
Paper indexes for the New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Detroit News, Times of London , Wall Street Journal and Washington Post are shelved in SSHR.

The White House has maintained an active Internet presence since President Clinton took office in 1993.
Federal Staff Directory, shelved behind the Desk in SSHR (call number JK661.F5), is a detailed address and telephone book for Washington offices of the executive branch.

Almanac of American Politics, a detailed annual source on U. S. congressional figures, is available as a Web site.
Almanac of American Politics, in paper, is available at IRC or behind the Desk at SSHR (call number JK1012.A4); earlier editions are in the Stacks under the same call number.
Who's Who in American Politics, shelved in the Biography Alcove of SSHR (call number E176.W5), is a thorough list of active United States figures by state.
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Ministers of Foreign Governments, published monthly by the CIA, lists foreign rulers and cabinet officers: the latest version is available on the Web.
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Ministers of Foreign Governments, in paper, is shelved in Government Documents at SuDocs call number PrEx3.11/2:.

Several Federal Register web sites are available; if the first option does not connect due to heavy traffic, try the alternatives through Access GPO or the National Archives.
Microfiche backfiles of the daily Federal Register are available in Government Documents, at SuDocs call number AE2.106.
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is on the Government Documents reference shelves (Range R2) with SuDocs call number AE2.106/3:.

The Michigan Electronic Library includes comprehensive links to Michigan Government web pages.
The Michigan Manual, in paper, is available at IRC or behind the Desk at SSHR (call number JK5830.A1).

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This page written 13 November 1996; updated on 7 January 1998.

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