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Virginia

Directory of Virginia State Agencies
Handy alphabetical list of agencies, boards, commissions, and councils for the Commonwealth.

Find Your Polling Place
Searchable polling place database for all street addresses in the Commonwealth. From the Virginia State Board of Elections.

U.S. State & Local Gateway
Index to many state and municipal web sites. Maintained by FirstGov.

Virginia Tax Forms and Publications
Download all sorts of tax forms and booklets directly from the Virginia Department of Taxation.

United States

Almanac of American Politics
Check out the book that George Will calls the "Bible of American Politics." Includes in-depth analyses of federal and state politics and politicians.

Americans at War [encyclopedia]
Places all major American conflicts in the context of cultural and social events and conditions on the homefront. This is the full-text online version of the 4-volume 2005 print encyclopedia. Restricted to Longwood.

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - present
Concise biographical highlights of thousands of Representatives and Senators. Searchable by name, position, and state.

Contacting the Senate
This excellent site provides not only contact information for all current Senate members, but also biographical, committee and legislative information. Archives of press releases for each senator also included. Search by name, by state and by class.

CQ's Politics in America Online
Provides detailed profiles of members of the U.S. Congress, including key votes, committee assignments and interest group ratings. Includes state legislature and governor profiles. Restricted to Longwood.

Directory of United States House of Representatives
Search for information on current members by last name, district zip code, by state, or by map.

Election Statistics
Presidential and Congressional (U.S. House) election statistics- available in both .pdf (since 1920) and .html (since 1992) formats. From the Office of the Clerk.

Federal Election Commission Campaign Data
Campaign finance data for Presidential, U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. Senate campaigns as well as for the Republican and Democratic National Committees.

Government Printing Office Documents (GPO Access)
Web access to a whole slew of government info including the last three years of Congressional Bills, the Congressional Record and CR Index, The Federal Register, the History of Congressional Bills, the U.S. Government Manual, the U.S. Code, and much more.

IRS Tax Forms and Publications
Download all sorts of tax forms and booklets directly from the IRS.

Major Acts of Congress [encyclopedia]
Provides illustrated coverage of congressional acts from the earliest days of the American republic up through recent years. This is the full-text online version of the 3-volume 2003 print encyclopedia. Restricted to Longwood.

ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior
Tables and graphs that display the ebb and flow of public opinion, electoral behavior, and choice in American politics from 1948 to the most recently available data.

Oyez Project: U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia Database
Search or browse Supreme Court cases, justices or news. Requires Flash and Real Player for multimedia components.

State and Metropolitan Area Data Book
All you need to know about state and metro areas in the U.S. for 1997-98 including population, demographic, and economic data.

Tax Refund Calculator
Useful site, particularly for those not itemizing deductions, brought to you by H&R Block. Enter income and taxes paid, and it calculates your refund.

Thomas Archive
Brought to you by the Library of Congress, Thomas contains searchable databases of the Congressional Record, pending congressional bills, a copy of the Constitution, and links to the Web pages of the House and Senate.

U.S. Blue Pages
Directory of federal, state, and local government office listings for all 50 states and the District of Columbia as well as hundreds of cities and metropolitan areas throughout the U.S.

U.S. National Debt Clock
Updated every second, this source calculates the national debt of the U.S. which is approaching 5 gazillion dollars.

U.S. Presidents
Includes inaugural addresses and, when available, State of the Union/Nation addresses for all U.S. Presidents. Not searchable.

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