Site-seeing for the politically savvy

By: Editorial Staff There is no shortage of political sites online. Here are other political Web sites worth a visit:

For following the campaign:
? Washington Post (http://www.
washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics) ? Daily political news from the mother of all political newspapers.
? Primary Diner (http://www.primary diner.com) ? Coverage geared directly to the primary elections across the country.

For following the money:
? Opensecrets.org (http://www.open secrets.org) ? A Center for Responsive Politics site that focuses on the funding of every current federal officeholder, lobbyists and major contributors.
? Coin-operated Congress (http:// motherjones.com/coinop_congress) ? Maintained by Mother Jones magazine with special attention to the Senate and House of Representatives.
? Federal Election Commission (http://www.fec.gov) ? The official government site with fec campaign reports.
? Campaign Finance Information Center (http://www.campaignfinance.org) ? Administered by Investigative Reporters and Editors and the National Institute of Computer-Assisted Reporting, a one-stop shop for campaign-finance data on state and federal elections.

For following candidates, issues, and voting records:
? Policy.com (http://www.policy.com) ? A Washington-based nonprofit site that focuses on research and opinions on education, technology, health care, and other issues.
? Politics 2000 (http://issues2000.org) ? Invites you to look up information by candidate name or by issue (welfare reform, free trade, strategic defense initiative, etc.), for a concise read on positions.
? Stateline (http://www.stateline.org) ? Operated by the Pew Center on the States, which helps you stay abreast of developments in all U.S. state capitals, with special emphasis on medical issues, welfare, taxes and budgets, deregulation of utilities, and education.

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