A collection of useful links

[Rick Warder]

For all the information you could ever want or need!

I
The U.S. Constitution and Historical Documents

United States “Founding Documents”
www.law.emory.edu/erd/docs.html
This site contains the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence as well as the Federalist Papers in an easily searchable format.

Federalist Papers Online
xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/FEDERAL/frame.html
An excellent site. The reader can call up a specific “paper” as well as conduct searches.

Biographies of the Delegates to the Constitutional Convention
www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/constitution_founding_fathers.html
This site provides short biographies of each delegate who attended the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. The biographies are organized by state.

Exploring Early America
www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/index.html
This site is most clever. Among its contents are “scans” of original documents from the Revolutionary Era
along with summaries of major events in revolutionary America through the Administration of George Washington.

The Avalon Project (Yale University)
www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm
Simply amazing. This project includes major documents from 18th, 19th, and 20th Century American history, law, and diplomacy. Included are major addresses, messages, and letters of the Presidents of the United States.

History of the United States (University of Kansas)
www.ukans.edu/history/VL/USA/e-texts.html
This site includes links to numerous indexes and guides to historical documents. Included are the papers of
George Washington.

From Revolution to Reconstruction and Beyond
odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/
Originating in the Netherlands, this site is a hypertext project on American History from the colonial period until Modern Times.

Women & Social Movements in the United States, 1775-1940
womhist.binghamton.edu
This site is from the State University of New York at Binghamton. It includes primary documents and is a rich source of information on the women’s and other social movements in American history.




II
The Presidency & The Executive Branch

The White House
www.whitehouse.gov
This is the official site for the incumbent president.

Official U.S. Executive Branch Web Sites
lcweb.loc.gov/global/executive/fed.html
Maintained by the Library of Congress, this site has links to all executive departments (and their
constituent bureaus and agencies).

The President's Cabinet
www.whitehouse.gov/government/cabinet.html
The Executive Office of the President
www.whitehouse.gov/government/eop.html
Federal Agencies & Commissions
www.whitehouse.gov/government/independent-agencies.html

From the White House site, these pages have links to each Executive Branch Department, the various
Offices in the Executive Office of the President, and Federal Agencies & Commissions (listed in alphabetical order)

Federal Administrative Decisions
www.law.virginia.edu/admindec
Maintained by the University of Virginia, this site has links to all federal administrative decisions.

Archives of American Public Address
douglassarchives.org/
This site is located at Northwestern University and contains the text of historic speeches in American history. There is search capability and numerous speeches by American presidents.

First Ladies National Historic Site
www.nps.gov/fila/
Established in 2001 and administered by the National Park Service, this site contains a variety and extensive amount of information about First Ladies.

POTUS (Presidents of the US)
www.ipl.org/div/potus/
The site from the Internet public library presents a concise biographical sketch of each president and summary of their time in office.

The Presidential Libraries
These sites contain considerable information on each president as well as photographs and, in some instances, sound recordings and online documents from the administrations.

Herbert Hoover hoover.nara.gov/
Franklin D. Roosevelt www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/
Harry S Truman www.trumanlibrary.org/
Dwight D. Eisenhower www.eisenhower.utexas.edu/
John F. Kennedy www.jfklibrary.org/
Lyndon B. Johnson www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/
Nixon Materials www.archives.gov/nixon/ (housed at the National Archives)
Gerald R. Ford www.ford.utexas.edu/
James E. Carter carterlibrary.galileo.peachnet.edu/
Ronald W. Reagan www.reagan.utexas.edu/
George H. Bush bushlibrary.tamu.edu/


History and Politics Out Loud
database.library.northwestern.edu/hpol/browse.asp
This is an awesome site. The user can listen to recordings of famous speeches as well as the “Watergate
Tapes” and the taped phone conversations of Lyndon Johnson.

Images of Presidential History
teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/_browse_presidents.htm
This is photographic web site with paintings and pictures of Presidents from Washington through Clinton.

Official U.S. Government Web Site
www.firstgov.com
Firstgov is the official U.S. government web site. It has links to policy reports and government organizations of all kinds.

American President.org
www.americanpresident.org/history/h_home.shtml
www.americanpresident.org/action/a_home.shtml
This is a very “slick” site. It has two components. The first is a reference section for historical research on the presidency. The second, entitled “the President in Action” features on issues-based and strategy-based analyses.

United States Presidents
www.usahistory.com/presidents/
Another cite that provides a variety of historical information about American presidents.
There are links to pages for all presidents.


III
Congress and the Legislative Process


The U.S. House of Representatives
www.house.gov/
This is official site of the House of Representatives. It includes links to committees, the House leadership, roll call votes, and the “home pages” of members.

The U.S. Senate
www.senate.gov/
Similar in structure to the House of Representatives, this is the official site for the U.S. Senate.

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
Users simply type in the name of past or current members of Congress and the site produces their biography.

Congressional Budget Office
www.cbo.gov/
This is the home page of the CBO, Congress’ private, economic think tank. The site contains extensive information on the federal budget.

Almanac of American Politics
nationaljournal.com/pubs/almanac/
The online version of one of the most valuable resources on Congress and its members. If the user is logged on from an .edu address, there is a Policy Central link that offers direct access to all databases and features.

National Journal
nationaljournal.com/
This site and its parent publication provide excellent coverage of congressional and presidential politics.

Roll Call
www.rollcall.com/
This is the site of the leading news source covering Capitol Hill.

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
thomas.loc.gov/
The Library of Congress maintains this site. Users can search for bills by topic, bill number, or title. Users can also search through and read the text of the Congressional Record and committee reports.

State Net
statenet.com
This site is based upon a computerized tracking system of both legislative activity and regulatory decisions.
It also contains in-depth news and analysis of legislative activity.

Congress.org
www.congress.org/congressorg/info/about.html
Sponsored by a private, non-partisan company interested in civil participation, this site allows users to receive the votes of their local representatives and communicate with users via messages board

[Rick Warder]

IV
The Supreme Court and the Judicial Process

Supreme Court Decisions (FindLaw)
www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
This is a most impressive site. It contains the text of all Supreme Court decisions since 1937. Users can search by year, case title, citation, or key words.

Federal Judiciary Home Page
www.uscourts.gov/
This site provides extensive information on the organization and operation of the federal court system.

FLITE (Federal Legal Information through Electronics)
www.fedworld.gov/supcourt/index.htm
The primary appeal of this site is that it houses, online, the text of 300 of the most historic decisions handed
down by the Court.

US Justice Department – Freedom of Information
www.usdoj.gov/04foia/04_7_1.html
This site features the Freedom of Information Act and matters pertaining to the privacy of individuals. Users can navigate the site to view information released to the public as a result of FOIA requests.

The Legal Information Institute
www.law.cornell.edu/
This site contains a variety of information about the Supreme Court and its schedule. There are also links to Supreme Court decisions.

Oyez, Oyez, Oyez (US Supreme Court Multimedia Database, Northwestern University)
www.oyez.org/oyez/frontpage
This is a most impressive site. In addition to information about the Court, the site contains digital
recordings of the arguments made before the Supreme Court. The recordings begin in 1955 and the database is searchable.

USSC+ (and database of Supreme Court Decisions)
www.usscplus.com/
At this site, users may sign up for e-mail memos about Court activities. The site also contains a variety of information about the Court.

Legal History and Philosophy
www.commonlaw.com
This site is devoted to legal history and theory. It contains online versions of classical writings in the law including Sir Edward Coke, Learned Hand, Abraham Lincoln, and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
www.usdoj.gov/crt/
This site is devoted to the Department’s efforts to enforce civil rights legislation and anti-discrimination statutes. It contains reports on current actions of the Civil Rights Division.

The Jurist
www.jurist.law.pitt.edu/
This site is regarded as the law professors’ network and contains commentary on legal and constitutional issues.


V
Government Information, Data, and Statistics

Budget
w3.access.gpo.gov/usbudget/index.html
This site, originating in the Office of Management and Budget, provides links to a variety of economic information including the federal budget and the Economic Report of the President.’

The Federal Reserve Board
www.federalreserve.gov
This is the official site of the powerful Federal Reserve Board. There is extensive information on monetary policy, banking regulation, and consumer information.

The Census (US Census Bureau in the Department of Commerce)
www.census.gov/
This site has numerous links to information about the American public, redistricting, business, and the economy.

Federal Laws, Regulations, Government Manual, Public Papers of Presidents (via GPO Access)
www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
This site links the user to a wealth of information about the national government.

Statistical Abstract of the United States
www.census.gov/statab/www/
This is the online version of the well-known Statistical Abstract of the United States published annually by the Department of Commerce. At this site, the user can access the most commonly examined tables and graphs in the abstract.

Social Security
www.ssa.gov/
This is the official web site of the Social Security Administration. It contains links to data and research on the Social Security system. It also has a link to a “planner” in which users can calculate their projected social security benefits.

World Fact Book (published by the Central Intelligence Agency)
www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
The user can download the sections of this CIA publication.

Federal Government Statistics
www.whitehouse.gov/news/fsbr.html
Part of the White House web site, this section contains “briefing rooms” for economic and social statistics.


VI
Campaigns & Elections

The Green Papers
www.thegreenpapers.com/
This is an excellent site. It contains reports on current election campaigns and has links to a variety of sources about past and upcoming elections.

Alliance for Better Campaigns
www.bettercampaigns.org/
This nonprofit organization bills itself as “promoting political campaigns in which the most useful information reaches the greatest number of citizens in the most engaging ways.”

Electoral College Calculator
www.grayraven.com/ec/
This is a clever site that provides maps of Electoral College voting in past presidential elections and allows a user to click on states & simulate alternative Electoral College results.

The Official Electoral College Web Site
www.nara.gov/fedreg/elctcoll/index.html#top
This is the home page for the Electoral College. It is maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration and contains a variety of information about the “mechanics” of how the Electoral College operates.

Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/
This site focuses on the Voting Rights Act with an emphasis on its history, its provisions, and its enforcement.

Voting & Turnout in National Elections (from the Census Bureau)
www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/voting.html
This site contains a number of files on voting and registration by a variety of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. It includes information on both presidential and congressional elections.

Web, White, and Blue
www.webwhiteblue.org/
This is another prominent election site. It contains an archive from Campaign 2000 where users can search for discussion of a variety of issues. Links to other sites are provided as well.

The Living Room Candidate (American Museum of the Moving Image)
www.ammi.org/livingroomcandidate/
This is a great site. Users can view campaign commercials drawn from all presidential elections since the 1950s.

Center for Voting & Democracy
www.igc.apc.org/cvd/
This site contains a rich variety of information. Its emphasis focuses upon electoral reform and the comparison of electoral systems.

Political Communication Center
www.ou.edu/pccenter/archive.htm
Maintained by the Department of Communications at the University of Oklahoma, the site includes an archive of radio and television campaign ads.



VII
Campaign Finance


Federal Election Commission
www.fec.gov
This is an exceptionally good site. The site contains extensive information on the rules of campaign finance. Users can search the site to obtain information about fundraising and spending by candidates for federal office. There is a database on campaign contributions/donations as well.

Your Guide to Money in American Elections (Center for Responsive Politics)
www.opensecrets.org/
This is a site devoted to publicizing contributors and examining the role of money in politics and elections. It takes a distinctly critical view of contemporary American campaigns and elections.

Common Cause
www.commoncause.org/
This is the site of the good government/public affairs group. The site has a link to several studies of campaign finance in the United States.

Campaign Finance Information Center
www.campaignfinance.org
This site is a product of a nonprofit journalism group. It contains information on campaign contributions along with a database of federal contracts.





VIII
Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior

The Political Compass
www.politicalcompass.org/
This is an excellent site for teaching about ideology. It is interactive and users are asked to take an issue survey. Once completed, the users receive their scores – and a visual representation – on two ideological dimensions (the standard left-right and on a libertarian-authoritarian dimension).

The Gallup Poll
www.gallup.com
This is a multi-layered site that includes current results from the Gallup Poll along with data on trends and analyses of issues. Users may also register to receive periodic Gallup reports via e-mail.

National Election Studies’ Guide to Public Opinion & Voting Behavior (University of Michigan)
www.umich.edu/~nes/nesguide/nesguide.htm
This is an exceptional resource. This guide is based upon extensive election year surveys and contains information on citizen attitudes and voting from the early 1950s through the present. The information is compiled in easy-to-read tables and provides access to graphs and demographic breakdowns of the data.

Survey Documentation and Analysis
csa.berkeley.edu:7502/cgi-bin12/hsda?harcsda+nes92c
Using the cumulative data file from the University of Michigan’s National Election Studies, this site, located at Berkeley, allows the user to access the codebooks in the surveys and perform online analyses of the data.

The General Social Survey (GSS)
www.icpsr.umich.edu/GSS99/
Similar to the National Election Studies, this site contains the results of the annual social and political surveys conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. It is well indexed and the user can search for results across a broad array of political and social issues.

The Pew Research Center for the People & The Press
www.people-press.org/
This is the site of an independent research organization sponsored by The Pew Charitable Trusts. It includes a number of survey and reports in their effort to study public attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues.

The Polling Report (from George Washington University)
www.pollingreport.com/
Independent and nonpartisan, this site focuses upon recent polls and presents a very good compilation of results from a variety of polling organizations.

Public Agenda Online
www.publicagenda.org/
This site presents polling results and analysis on a variety of policy issues.

Odum Institute (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
www.irss.unc.edu/data_archive/home.asp
This site contains the Harris Poll Archive and a searchable “poll question” database.

American Association of Public Opinion (AAPOR)
www.aapor.org
This is the site of the major association of scholars and practitioners concerned with public opinion, its measurement, and analysis.


IX
The Media

Newslink.org
newslink.org
This is a very comprehensive site and includes links to more than 800 newspapers, 500 broadcast outlets, 700 magazines as well as a variety of special links.

Annenberg Public Policy Center (University of Pennsylvania)
www.appcpenn.org/
This site contains a number of studies and reports that examine the role of the media in national politics.

Center for Media & Public Affairs
www.cmpa.com/
This site contains numerous studies and articles on the role and impact of the media in American politics.
A particularly interesting section of this site examines how politics and elections are treated by comedians on late night television.

Evening News Abstracts
tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/
This is an exceptional site. It is a searchable database providing abstracts/transcripts of network news broadcasts (ABC, CBS, NBC, and later CNN). It covers the period from 1968 to the present.

The Freedom Forum
www.freedomforum.org/
The focus of this site is on the cluster of issues associated with the 1st Amendment and freedom of the press.

Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
www.fair.org/
This is the site of a media watchdog group and is a “must visit” for those concerned with the performance of the media and criticism of media coverage.

Newspapers
Associated Press www.ap.org/
Atlanta Journal-Constitution www.accessatlanta.com/partners/ajc/
Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com/index/
Chicago Tribune www.chicagotribune.com/
Dallas Morning News www.dallasnews.com/
Los Angeles Times www.latimes.com/
New York Times www.nytimes.com/
USA Today www.usatoday.com/
Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/
Washington Times www.washingtontimes.com/

Television Networks
ABC News abcnews.go.com/
CBS News cbsnews.com

CNN www.cnn.com/
C-SPAN www.cspan.org/
Fox News foxnews.com/
MSNBC News www.msnbc.com/news/
NBC Nightly News www.msnbc.com/news/NIGHTLYTB_Front.asp
PBS (public television) www.pbs.org/

News Magazines
Newsweek Magazine www.msnbc.com/news/NW-front_Front.asp
Time Magazine www.time.com/time/
US News & World Report www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm

Opinion Magazines/Journals
The American Prospect www.prospect.org/ [liberal]
The American Spectator www.spectator.org/ [conservative]
The Federalist www.thefed.com/ [conservative]
The Nation www.thenation.com/ [liberal]
The National Review www.nationalreview.com/ [conservative]
The New Republic www.tnr.com/ [liberal]
Reason Online www.reason.com/ [libertarian]
Slate slate.msn.com/ [tends liberal]
The Weekly Standard www.weeklystandard.com/ [conservative]

[Rick Warder]

X
Interest Groups
Note: There are literally hundreds of organized interest groups in American politics. The following lists some of the most prominent groups cited in textbook discussions of American politics.


American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
www.aarp.org/
This organization serves as an advocate of the retired and the elderly.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
www.aclu.org/
This group is known for its defense of the “Bill of Rights,” especially rights under the 1st Amendment.

American Medical Association
www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2704.html#policy
This is the “policy and advocacy” section of the AMA’s web site.

American Conservative Union
www.conservative.org/
This is the home page for one of the most prominent conservative organizations.

Americans for Democratic Action
adaction.org/
The ADA is the liberal counterpart to the American Conservative Union.

AFL-CIO
www.aflcio.org/home.htm
This is the site of the nation’s largest labor organization.

Christian Coalition
www.cc.org/
This is the site of the leading lobby for Christian conservatives.

Concord Coalition
concordcoalition.org/
This is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization advocating fiscal responsibility.

Eagle Forum
www.eagleforum.org/
A conservative interest group that emphasizes family issues.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
www.eff.org/
This organization is concerned with “protecting rights and promoting freedom” on the electronic (online) frontier.

Emily’s List (Early Money is Like Leaven)
www.emilyslist.org/
This groups characterizes itself as the “national network of political donors helping to elect pro-choice Democratic women.”

Empower America
www.empoweramerica.org
A group led by prominent national Republicans Jack Kemp, Bill Bennett, and Jeane Kirkpatrick.

Greenpeace USA
www.greenpeaceusa.org/
The site of a leading environmental organization.

NAACP
www.naacp.org/
This is the home page of the most prominent civil rights organization.

National Association of Manufacturers
www.nam.org/
This is one the leading business lobbies in the country.

National Education Association
www.nea.org/
The site for the leading teachers’ organization.

National Rifle Association
www.nra.org/
The site of the well-known group advocating rights under the 2nd Amendment.

National Right to Life Committee
www.nrlc.org/
This is the nation’s leading pro-life organization.

National Organization for Woman
www.now.org
This is the site of the well-known women’s organization.

National Taxpayers Union
www.ntu.org
This group is devoted to the reduction of taxes and issues associated with taxpayers’ rights.

People For the American Way
www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/
This is the site of the liberal group founded by Norman Lear.

The Public Citizen
www.citizen.org/
Founded by Ralph Nader, there is a cluster of web sites here devoted to “protecting health, safety, and democracy.”


XI
Political Parties

Association of State Green Parties
www.greenparties.org/

Democratic National Committee
www.democrats.org/index.html

Libertarian Party
www.lp.org/

Reform Party
www.reformparty.org/
This site of the party founded by Ross Perot.

American Reform Party
www.americanreform.org/
This party was founded in 1997. It is a splinter group that broke away from the original Reform Party.

Natural Law Party
www.natural-law.org/
This party advocates “harnessing natural law” and scientific principles to achieve a “self-governing nation.”

Republican National Committee
www.rnc.org/

Directory of U.S. Political Parties
www.politics1.com/parties.htm
This site has links to a variety of third and quasi third parties in the United States.





XII
Federalism and State Government


Council of State Governments
www.statesnews.org/
The Council of State Governments is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization and network for identifying and sharing ideas with state leaders.

Governing: The Magazine of States and Localities
www.governing.com/
This site offers a wealth of information about state and local government. Check out Wonk Heaven, a set of web sites related to state and local government

National Conference of State Legislatures
www.ncsl.org/statefed/afipolcy.htm
This site is an excellent source of discussions of federal-state relations.

National League of Cities
www.nlc.org/
This is the home page of the largest organization serving municipal governments.

Internet Sites of State Legislatures
www.ncsl.org/public/leglinks.cfm
This page provides internet links to state legislatures.


XIII
Centers & Policy Institutes
Note: All of these sites have extensive links to policy discussions, research papers, and publications on prominent issues of public policy.

The American Enterprise Institute
www.aei.org/
Based in Washington, D.C., AEI is regarded as moderately conservative in its orientation.

The Brookings Institution
www.brookings.org
Also based in Washington, D.C., Brookings has a moderately liberal orientation.

Carl Albert Center (University of Oklahoma)
www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/cachome.html
Named in honor of the former Speaker of the House, this site emphasizes the study of the U.S. Congress and representative democracy.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
www.ceip.org/
The objectives of the Carnegie Endowment are to advance cooperation among nations and promote an active role for the United States in international affairs.

The Cato Institute
www.cato.org/
The Cato Institute emphasizes a libertarian perspective toward public policy.

Center for Congressional & Presidential Studies
www.american.edu/academic.depts/spa/ccps/index.html
This center is located at American University in Washington, DC.

Center for Defense Information
www.cdi.org
This site describes itself as the “nation’s foremost independent military research organization.” It monitors news and contains a wealth of information about defense and military issues worldwide.

Center for Presidential Studies
bush.tamu.edu/research/cpg/
This center is a nonpartisan, interdisciplinary research center in the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.

Center for American Women and Politics
www.cawp.rutgers.edu/
The Center is part of the Eagleton Institute at Rutgers University. It contains a variety of information, including data, on the women’s movement and women in the electoral arena at both the national and state levels.

Center for Public Integrity
www.publicintegrity.org/dtaweb/home.asp
The mission of this organization is “watching the corridors of power.”

Center for Strategic and International Studies
www.csis.org/
This is one of the foremost centers for foreign policy analysis.

Center for the Study of the Presidency
www.thepresidency.org/
This center has an extensive set of publications including A Report to the President-Elect 2000.

Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy
www.claremont.org/
According to its home page, “the mission of the Claremont Institute is to restore the principles of the American Founding to their rightful, preeminent authority in our national life.”

Competitive Enterprise Institute
www.CEI.org/
This institute is devoted to “advancing the principles of free enterprise and limited government.”

Council on Foreign Relations
www.cfr.org/
The Council “is dedicated to strengthening America’s role in and understanding of the world by better comprehending global trends and contributing ideas to U.S. foreign policy.”

The Heritage Foundation
www.heritage.org/
The nation’s most prominent “conservative” think tank.

Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace (Stanford University)
www-hoover.stanford.edu/
The Hoover Institution emphasizes the principles of individual, economic, and political freedom, private enterprise, and representative government. The research and publication also places a strong focus on international affairs and foreign policy.

National Center for Policy Analysis
www.ncpa.org/
A Dallas-based organization, this Center focuses on a variety of issues and takes a conservative, market-oriented approach in its analysis.

RAND
www.rand.org/
RAND is one of the most famous “think tanks.” It provides sophisticated analyses of policy issues to government and other decision-makers.

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Princeton University)
wwics.si.edu/
This center is primarily devoted to the study of international affairs.

XIV
“Politics” and “Political Science”


JSTOR, The Scholarly Journal Archive
www.jstor.org/
This is an invaluable resource and the “first stop” for students engaged in research on politics. It is an electronic archive of articles from major journals in political science and other disciplines. Students can search by author, title, keyword in either the text or abstract of the article.

American Political Science Association
www.apsanet.org/
See, especially, the links to teaching and publications. This national association publishes the American Political Science Review.

Midwest Political Science Association
www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/
This association publishes the American Journal of Political Science. The site has a variety of useful links.

Southern Political Science Association
www2.gasou.edu/spsa/
This association publishes the Journal of Politics. The page has links to a variety of political science resources.

National Political Index
www.politicalindex.com/
This site has links to 32 different categories of political information.

The Political Insider
politicalinsider.com/
This is a general news source on politics and government.

Politics.Com
www.politics.com
A very good all purpose site. It contains timely political news, analysis, and commentary.

The Ultimate Political Science Links Page
www.rvc.cc.il.us/faclink/pruckman/PSLinks.htm
This is a great site. It presents links to variety of categories including professional, media commentary, data, and political humor.