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Facts behind the news: Links to background information on the top stories in the news, be they world, national, sports, entertainment or another category. From Information Please.
Politics1.com: Presidential candidate clearinghouse includes candidates from every party and then some. Includes links to official, supportive and negative Web sites available on each candidate. Plus lists of endorsements and more. Swickey.com -- Election 2000: Portal to political stories on various media and political sites including AP, NYT, The Hill, Roll Call and more. Campaign Ads -- NYT: Descriptions of campaign advertisements from The New York Times site. (Accessible through free registration.) Campaign Schedules -- NYT: Schedules of appearances, etc., for major presidential candidates. FEC Info: Lists of donors, contributions, receipts and more for candidates for presidential and congressional offices. Political Junkie: Mind-boggling amount of political information. Searchable. Polling Report.com: Poll results about upcoming elections. Interpreting polls: Public Agenda, a nonprofit group, lists a few sites that explore how to not misread polls. Project Vote Smart: Tracks performance of political leaders. Great resource. evote.com: Vast resource for news and features. Skeleton Closet: Alleged dirt on candidates of any party. Washingtonpost.com: Politics -- Campaigns: News, resources on the upcoming election. Vast. Campaign schedules: A calendar of elections from the primaries to the 2000 general election.
White House bio: Detailed biography from White House. With a "fun fact" -- President Reagan often took questions amid the din of a roaring helicopter so he could pretend not to hear reporters' questions. Who knew?
Stylebook of the SAJA: The South Asian Journalists Association stylebook. India: Map, facts, history from the CIA Handbook. Pakistan: Map, facts, history from the CIA Handbook. BBC News -- Flashpoint Kashmir Indian Ministry of External Affairs Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Relations
World Bank: Official information on the rebuilding of Kosovo. EC: European Commission's site about the rebuilding of Kosovo. Kosovo Fact Files: BBC's backgrounder on events in Kosovo. Detailed and helpful. Kosovo fact sheet: Good, basic background information on the region. Doesn't contain latest developments. From Information Please. Serbia & Montenegro: The CIA Factbook's profiles of Serbia and Montenegro. Albania: The CIA Factbook's profile of Albania. Yugoslavia - A Country Study: Pages of information on all aspects of Yugoslavia. The historical bits are the best, as this site has not been updated since August 1998. From the Library of Congress. Slobodan Milosevic: A brief biography of the Yugoslavian president from Information Please. Military Analysis Network: DOD site on military issues in Kosovo. Religion in Kosovo: The U.S. Army chaplains' site for information on the various religions and the religious history of the Balkans region. Great site.
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