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Databases

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
A dynamic online library of current event topics--the facts as well as the arguments of each topic's proponents and detractors. Details
Subscription purchased with funding from suburban Hennepin County property taxes.

ProQuest Discovery
Full-text articles from over 2200 magazines covering the arts, business, education, health, literature, politics and general interest, from 1972 to the present. Details
Subscription purchased with funding from suburban Hennepin County property taxes.

ProQuest Newsstand
Full-text articles from major national and regional newspapers, including the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Barron's and the Star Tribune. Coverage varies by title. Details
Subscription purchased by Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM) with a state appropriation to the MINITEX Library Information Network.

St. Paul Pioneer Press
Full text of articles from the newspaper, 1988 to present. Available only on library workstations. Details
Subscription purchased by the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA), with funding from state and federal tax revenues.

StarTribune
Full text of articles from the newspaper, 1986 to present. See also Historical Minneapolis Tribune (1867-1922). Details
Subscription purchased by the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA), with funding from state and federal tax revenues.

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Websites

CongressLink 
Find out what our legislators are voting on and working on here.

Young Politicians of America 
A non-partisan organization that creates political awareness through community service.

Teen Power Politics 
Find out ways to get involved in the causes that are important to you.

FactCheck.org 
Non partisan "consumer advocate" for voters that monitors the accuracy of what politicians say ...more

Open Secrets 
Your guide to the effect money has in U.S. elections

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Last updated: Nov. 20, 2009
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