General Fact Sources

This page contains links to many sites that provide facts of a general nature in a variety of areas.

	Reference Material	General references.
	Government Fact Sources	Long list of sites related to the government of the United States.
	Citizen Information	Find out what those people we elected are really doing.
	Taxes	Information about U.S. Federal and state taxes.
	City Government	Sites for specific cities.

Reference Material

Encyclopedia Britannica

50 States and Capitals Pick a state and find out all kinds of information about it.

United States US online index of states, cities, towns, weather and resources for travel and entertainment.

Notable Citizens of Planet Earth This dictionary includes more than 25,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.

Assorted Encyclopedias on the Web EDIS is an initiative of Tom Verhoeff. It is currently maintained by Paul Lucassen, who is employed by Eindhoven University to do this.

PublicData.Com This site provides public access to public information and public databases. The company uses data obtained from public sources currently available through the Freedom of Information Act and Open Records Laws. This information is only available on a fee basis (i.e. not free).

Government Fact Sources

FirstGov

Center for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Contains information in the following areas: About CDC, In the News, Health Information Travelers' Health, Publications & Products, Data & Statistics Training & Employment, and Funding.

CNN/Time AllPolitics CNN's top stories relating to politics.

Documents Declaration of Independence, US Constitution, Bill of Rights, and a state constitution (Pennsylvania).

The Economic Statistics Briefing Room The purpose of this service is to provide easy access to current U.S. Federal economic indicators. It provides links to information produced by a number of Federal agencies. All of the information included in the Economic Statistics Briefing Room is maintained and updated by the statistical units of those agencies. All the estimates for the indicators presented in the Federal Statistics Briefing Rooms are the most currently available values.

Education Statistics--U.S. National Center for Education Statistics The following presents a listing of an extensive set of statistical tables, charts, and studies produced by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to report the condition and progress of education.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Contains information in the following categories: overview of the FTP, most wanted list, careers, FBI news, freedom of information and privacy act, science and technologies, crime statistics and educational information.

Federal Web Locator The Federal Web Locator is a service provided by the Center for Information Law and Policy and is intended to be the one stop shopping point for U.S. federal government information on the World Wide Web.

FERRET Login Form - Analyze census data FERRET is a tool developed and supported by the U.S. Bureau of the Census in collaboration with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other statistical agencies. It appears that this was primarily intended for researchers, but anyone can have access.

GovSpot GovSpot is the government information portal of the Web. The free site offers a high-utility collection of top government and civic resources along with insightful, non-partisan editorial in one user-friendly spot.

U.S. House Of Representatives - Home Page Official U.S. House of Representatives home page. From here you can find information about bills pending and Committee offices.

Justice Statistics--U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics This data came from the U.S. Department of Justice in the Bureau of Justice Statistics. View statistics on drugs and crime, homicides and other crime and justice data.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics The Bureau of Labor Statistics is an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor. Lots of data is located here.

Law Enforcement Sites On The Web - Part 2 This website has become one of the most awarded and honored law enforcement and legal related sites on the net.

Library of Congress World Wide Web Home Page Contains information in the following categories: American memory, Legislative Information, Exhibitions, Library services, and research tools.

Transportation Statistics--U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics "This information will be helpful to all involved in making America's transportation system safe, reliable, and efficient for the 21st century." said Dr. Ashish Sen, the Bureau's new director

United States Postal Service Home Page Find information about stamps, change of address, zip codes, how to calculate postal rates, and express mail tracking.

ZipCode Xrefs & US Census Bureau Statistics Here is a great webpage that will tell you all sorts of information about an area, all from the Zip Code. Find zip code cross references, US Census bureau info, cross city references, distance between zip codes, surrounding zip codes and US Post Office locations from a zip code.

U.S. Census Bureau POPClocks U.S. Census Bureau population clocks that provide up to the minute estimates of U.S. and world populations.

Welcome to the White House Lots of information related to the White House and the people that reside there.

Citizen Information

Common Sense Taxpayer Scorecard

Vote Smart Web A wealth of facts on candidates & elected officials, including biographies, addresses, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances, and evaluations by special interests.

Congressional Biographical Directory Do you know all you need to know about your representatives? The Congressional Biographical Directory provides a lot of interesting information about congressional reresentatives. Enter a name or search by position, or state and see all of the Congressional members that meet your criteria.

Taxes

Digital Planet Welcome - IRS

Tax Forms Contains links for the U.S. federal, and state tax forms for all states.

Uncle Fed's Tax Board Uncle Fed's Tax Board is a one-stop webpage for help with your taxes. Uncle Fed has Tax Information, Tax Forms, Tax Help, Tax News, Tax Publications, Tax Articles, On-Line Filing, IRS Information, IRS Procedures, IRS Help, and much more. Find out how to audit proof your tax return.

City Government

Plano, Texas

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