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A social science concerned chiefly with the description and analysis of political and especially governmental institutions and processes (from Merriam-Webster online).
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Journals, magazines, and newspapers in almost every subject area.
ProQuest Central
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Journals, magazines, and newspapers in all subject areas. It also contains dissertations, OECD papers, company reports and more.
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
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Social issues with pro- and con- viewpoints, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and magazine and newspaper articles
Points of View Reference Center
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Articles, images, and videos that present multiple sides of a current issue.
Westlaw Campus Research
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Legal documents at the federal and state level, including court cases, statutes, and secondary legal information.
Proquest U.S. Newsstream
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Domestic newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites.
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Credo Reference
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Dictionairies, encyclopedias, and handbooks in almost every subject..
Salem History
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Articles covering American life from the 1950s to 2009 and biographies of over 1400 athletes.
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APA Tips
Tips for organizing your citations in APA format in your List of References.
Purdue APA Citation Guide
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MLA Online Writing Lab
Online Writing Lab (OWL)
An excellent site for writing, research and citation assistance.
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Journal Finder
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American Heritage
Free Fact Checking Resouces
Factcheck.org (Project of Annenburg Public Policy Center)
Pew Center for Civic Journalism
Politifact (2009 Pulitzer prize winner)
Propublica (2010 & 2011 Pulitzers)
Reporters Without Borders