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Almanacs
•	FactMonster.com Almanac
•	Infoplease.com Almanac

Atlases
•	About.com Geography with Maps
•	HRW World Atlas with fast facts & flags
•	Infoplease.com Atlas
•	Internet Public Library Atlas Link -- Many types of atlases available here
•	NationalAtlas.gov: Maps that capture and depict the patterns, conditions, and trends of American life.
•	University of Texas Perry-Castaneda Library Atlas

Business & Finance
•	Big Charts (Stock Market Info & Current News)
•	CEO EXPRESS (A one-stop-shop for essential information on just about anything)
•	The Motley Fool
•	Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
•	U.S. Small Business Administration

Country Study
•	CIA World Factbook
•	Lonely Planet Country Information & Images
•	National Geographic Kids
•	United Nations cyberschoolbus

Election Information
•	Elections... the American Way
•	Fact Check
•	Smart Voter
•	Vote Smart

Fast Facts
•	Answers.com
•	Country Information (CIA Fact File)
•	Country Information: NationMaster.com
•	FedStats
•	InfoPlease.com, World Almanac
•	Internet Public Library
•	RefDesk
•	Statistical Resources

Health
•	HealthFinder.gov
•	HealthWeb: Health Statistics
•	HealthWorld Online

Language
•	Bartlett's Familiar Quotes
•	Brainy Quote
•	Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
•	World Book Encyclopedia

MLA Citation Tools
•	Landmark Citation Machine

News Feeds
•	News.myway.com - multiple feeds

People
•	Biography.com
•	FactMonster.com Almanac
•	US Census Online

Research Sites
•	Critically Anlyzing Information Sources
•	Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages
•	The Seven Steps of the Research Process

Science
•	Science News for Kids
•	Smithsonian for Kids

Supreme Court Case Sites
•	Cornell University Legal Information Institute
•	FedWorld.gov: full text of 7,407 U.S. Supreme Court Decisions from 1937 to 1975.
•	NPR Archives
•	Official U.S. Supreme Court Site
•	Oyez.org: a great place to look up court cases
•	Supreme Court News