http://www.igs.berkeley.edu/library/gallery-us.html

http://www.igs.berkeley.edu/library/gallery-us.html#CONGRESS

Resources on the IGS Library website that will direct you to links of official Congressional websites; selected resources on Congress; and sites about legislation, law, and the federal judiciary.

OPEN SECRETS

http://www.opensecrets.org

An award-winning website from the Center for Responsive Politics that tracks campaign finance data and dispenses it in a readily and quickly understandable format that you won't find by fishing through Federal Election Commission filings. Tracks contributions to candidates by industry and interest group type, geographical region, and political action committees.

BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE US CONGRESS

http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp

Brief biographical data, often with photographs or portraits, of members of Congress dating back to 1774. Includes birth and death places and dates, career highlights, years and Congresses served in, and other details.

THOMAS

http://thomas.loc.gov/

This Library of Congress website has been active since January 1995. It makes federal legislative information publicly available, including text of bills and resolutions, legislative histories, the latest daily issue of the Congressional Record, committee information, presidential nominations, and treaty information.

108th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT SUMMARY FILES

http://factfinder.census.gov/jsp/saff/SAFFInfo.jsp?_lang=en&_sse=on&_content=
sp4_decennial_cd108.html&_title=108th+Congressional+District+Summary+Files

Data from the Census Bureau for all of the new Congressional districts created as a result of redistricting in 2001, including tables and maps with ethnicity data; details of the percentage of people living in urban areas; educational attainment; and median income and poverty statistics.

109th CONGRESS DISTRICT MAPS

http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/congress.html

Detailed maps of districts that were the result of the latest round of redistricting. Maps are available in both printable PDF and pop-up preview formats.

WASHINGTON POST — IN CONGRESS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/politics/congress/

The newspaper of record in the Beltway has a special section on its website devoted to Congressional news and reference information. Includes latest news articles, brief details on the day's scheduled Congressional activities, profiles of the newest members of Congress, profiles of the candidates expected to run for seats in 2008, and a database with votes by members of Congress on major bills and resolutions since 1991.

GPO CONGRESS RESOURCES

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/legislative.html

GPO Access, a service of the US Government Printing Office, operates this website. The website includes links to legislative histories; Congressional reports; full-text versions of all signed bills; Congressional schedules Congressional committee information; Congressional hearings dating back to 1995; and more.

BLOGS

To locate blogs that focus on Congress, google "Congress blog" (ignore candidate blogs).

Wonkette

http://wonkette.com/

A frequently irreverent and sometimes vulgar blog that focuses on gossip about the Beltway, including but not limited to members of Congress. Be prepared for a lot of swear words mixed in with political gossip and links to news articles and posts on other blogs.

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire

http://www.politicalwire.com

A must-read (and usually very serious) weblog for anyone interested in national political news. Focuses mainly on election-year politics, including off-year political maneuverings, but also frequently touches on other Washington DC stories, including Congressional politics and back-room dealings.

Fish Bowl DC

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc/

Another gossipy Beltway blog that focuses on DC media news but often tosses in political offerings.

Hotline On Call

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/

The National Journal's Hotline staffs this blog, which delves deeply into inside-baseball Beltway political news and developments and punditry.

New York Times Caucus Blog

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/

The national newspaper of record staffs this blog, which frequently breaks background stories or adds color details to political articles on the newspaper's main webpages.

Washington Post — The Fix

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/?nav=left

The Post's Chris Cillizza authors this blog, which has posts that go into greater depth and detail than other blogs about political stories in the nation's capital and election-related political developments.

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