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Election '08 Coverage
Election '08 Coverage
2008 is an election year. Here are selected resources to help you research candidates and ballot issues: Subscription databases EBSCOHost - this link leads to a preselected set of newspaper and current events databases. LexisNexis Academic Universe - search news, biographies, and transcripts from television and radio news, talk shows and current affairs programs. The Oregonian - search the archive of the Oregonian from today's issue back through September 1, 1987. This link also makes available a source called "America's News Magazines" which allows one to search back issues of a list of prominent American newsmagazines. Government resources The Federal Elections Commission is responsible for monitoring election campaign finances and enforcing federal campaign financing laws. The Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division is responsible for interpreting and applying election laws for the state of Oregon. The Division is also responsible for creating and distributing the Voter's Pamphlet to Oregon household each election year. Lane County Elections counts ballots and provides other services to voters on election day. Other resources Procon.org - Pros and Cons of controversial issues. Project Vote Smart - 2008 Presidential Candidates NPR.org - Election 2008 PBS Online - Vote 2008 - The Primaries OpenSecrets.org - Your Guide to the Money in Presidential Elections The Washington Post - Elections MSNBC.com - Political News & Updates The New York Times - Politics - Campaign 2008 - Breaking News, Multimedia, Blogs
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