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FedWorld Information Network - An online locator service from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) of the Department of Commerce providing a comprehensive inventory of information disseminated by the Federal Government.

FedStats - More than 70 Federal agencies produce statistics of interest to the public. The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to the statistics and information produced by these agencies for public use.

Thomas - Legislative information on the web

Library of Congress

Bureau of the Census

CQ Weekly Report and CQ Researcher - Publications from Congressional Quarterly. Weekly Report covers legislative news and analysis. Researcher offers in-depth analyses of current and controversial issues, along with bibliographies of more extensive sources.

U.S. Government Documents - Ready Reference Collection - Extensive list, categorized by subject, of online versions of frequently used federal government documents; compiled by Columbia University Libraries Documents Service Center.

Full Text - links to most full text federal government publications currently available online, listed by SuDoc number or title.

The Documents Center from the University of Michigan - a central reference and referral point for government information, whether local, state, federal, foreign, or international. Its web pages are a reference and instructional tool for government, political science, statistical data, and news.

The Federal Web Locator from Villanova University is intended to be a "one stop shopping point" for federal government information on the web.

Supreme Court opinions from Cornell University contains all opinions of the court issued since May of 1990, along with many of the most important historical decisions of the Court.

Statistical Abstract of the United States - online version of the annual summary of US statistics, from the 1995 edition to the present. Select "Adobe Acrobat PDF Files" for full text access. Use the "index" section to find specific table numbers, then select the appropriate "section"; or, browse an individual section for appropriate statistical lists.

County and City Data Book - online access at the Geospacial and Statistical Data Center at University of Virginia.

Country Studies / Area Handbooks - Online books published by US Govt Printing Office and Dept of the Army. Each book covers a particular foreign country, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.

Background Notes - Brief summary information on individual countries and and international organizations, published by the US Dept of State.

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