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Government Documents

GPOACCESS
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
"The U.S. Government Printing Office disseminates official information from all three branches of the Federal Government."

U.S. Bluepages
http://www.usbluepages.gov/gsabluepages/default.aspx
"The U.S. Blue Pages project is devoted to helping you connect with your federal government agencies and services. The U.S. Blue Pages are funded by the federal government and administered by the U.S. General Services Administration. The U.S. Blue Pages are a multi-agency effort that establishes a standard, easy-to-use format for acquiring key federal telephone listings. The effort includes gathering, validating and formatting information for publication in local telephone directories and this website."

Government Branches

U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov/

U.S. Senate
http://www.senate.gov/

Executive Branch
http://www.whitehouse.gov/

Government Programs

Social Security
http://www.ssa.gov/

Central Intelligence Agency
http://www.cia.gov/
Also in cia.gov check out the Library & Reference area for the CIA Factbook and other useful sites.

Federal Bureau of Investigations
http://www.fbi.gov/

General Resources

Illinois Government Search Site
http://findit.lis.uiuc.edu/cgi-bin/search.cgi

FirstGov
www.firstgov.gov/
The U.S. government's official web portal. "Whatever you want or need from the U.S. government, it's here on FirstGov.gov. You'll find a rich treasure of online information, services and resources."

Thomas
http://thomas.loc.gov
Legislative information on the Internet. Contains access to the Congressional Record, bill text, summaries, and status, and public laws. Also provides useful links to other government resources. Sponsored by the Library of Congress.

Statistics

Statistical Abstract of the United States
www.facster.com
Contains searchable Statistical Abstract of the United States and links to individual state statistical abstracts.

Guide to the U.S. Census
http://www.census.gov/
A gateway to Census 2000.

Federal Statistics
http://www.fedstats.gov/
Gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.

National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

U.S. Dept. of Justice Statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/

National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/

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