Table of Contents

Campaign/Elections 2000

General Information

Campaign Finances

Local Election Information

News Coverage of Campaigns and Elections

The Political Parties

Political Humor

Computer Viruses

Headwaters Forest

Impeachment Proceedings Against President Clinton

NATO Strikes Kosovo

Operation Desert Fox/Iraq

November 1998 Elections

Physician Assisted Suicide

Y2K Problem

Campaign/Elections 2000

General Information

betterVote.com

In addition to information about the elections and candidates, this site has cartoons, editorials, and a questionnaire you can fill out to determine which candidates have views closest to your own.

California Online Voter Guide 2000

From the California Voter Foundation, "an independent, nonprofit organization applying new technologies to provide the public with access to  the information needed to participate in public life in a meaningful way." In addition to information about federal and state legislative races, this site includes information on  California Propositions, Top Ten Contributors to California Propositions, and you can even Play The Proposition Song!

California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information

Links to How to Register and Vote, Text of Ballot Pamphlets, and Initiative Updates.  Also has information on initiatives which have qualified for the November 2000 ballot and initiatives currently in circulation.

electionSEARCH2000.org

"electionSEARCH2000 is the quickest, easiest route to locating the latest information on the presidential candidates' voting records, campaign spending, platforms and more." Search all or one of the candidates' sites by entering your search criteria and selecting a search topic.

Freedom Channel -- American Politics on Demand

This site allows you to follow the candidates on the issues by using their Video on Demand feature.  You can also view Presidential and Senate candidate ads and campaign spots.

Gallup Poll - Politics & Elections - Elections

         "For over 60 years, The Gallup Organization has been the world leader in the measurement and

analysis of people's attitudes, opinions, and behavior."  You will find the latest reports on Gallup polls concerning the upcoming elections here.

Issues2000: Presidential Candidates on the Issues

A good way to find out where the candidates stand on various issues; e.g., abortion, gun control, drugs, school choice, etc. Includes quotes (with the source indicated) from each candidate.

League of Women Voters

According to their mission statement, "The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy."

Political Information (.com) -- A search engine for politics & policy / Campaigns and Elections

Search for campaign information using this search engine dedicated to political sites.

Politics.com

"A company working to change the way you experience politics. Forever."  This site has much information on Campaign 2000 and even has an online forum that anyone can join.

Politics1: Presidency 2000 - The Presidential Candidates

Their home page states, "Democrats, Republicans, third party candidates and Independents ... if they're running for President in 2000 (or even thinking about running) you can find them ALL here ... plus other P2000 resources!!"

PollingReport.com - Public Opinion Online

This site claims to have "comprehensive, state-by-state coverage of campaign polling."  It is also "an independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion."

Project Vote Smart - A Voter's Self Defense System

Project Vote Smart is a national library of factual information on over 13,000 candidates for public office --- President, Governors, Congress and State Legislatures.

VOTE.COM

A fully interactive web site designed to give Internet users a voice on important public issues and other topics.  Users can vote on issues here and have an immediate e-mail sent to significant decision makers like your congressional representative, your Senators, and the President telling them how they feel.

VoxCap.com: Politics SubChannel: Campaign 2000

VoxCap claims to be " the only interactive community on the Web designed for and dedicated exclusively to serving the public interest."  This link is to their information on Campaign 2000.

WhiteHouse 2000 (the presidential campaign)

A rich site from Northern Illinois University.

Yahoo! Politics

Gives the latest news and has a section on Presidential Election 2000.

Campaign Finances

Federal Election Commission

In 1975, Congress created the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) - the statute that governs the financing of federal elections.

Opensecrets.org

From the Center for Responsive Politics, "a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy,"  this site has all kinds of financial information on the 2000 campaigns, including  Personal Financial Disclosure Reports.

Local Election Information

 Humboldt County, CA: Smart Voter

From the League of Women Voters, this site has information about the local contests, including local media coverage, real time Election Results, and local ballots.

News Coverage of Campaigns and Elections

AltaVista Live : Sr_Campaign 2000

CBS News | Campaign 2000

CNN/AllPolitics - Election 2000

C-SPAN: Campaign 2000

You can watch recent programs on the campaign using RealPlayer.

Fox News: Elections

MSNBC Politics Front Page

The New York Times: Campaign Resources

Coverage of national and state elections.  If you enter your zip code into the "Candidate Finder", you will retrieve information on your Congressional candidates.

NewsHour Online: Politics and Campaigns

Transcripts and RealAudio playbacks of background reports from the PBS show Newshour with Jim Lehrer.

Newsweek: Campaign 2000

Sacramento Bee: Campaign 2000

Washington Post: Politics

The Political Parties

Major Parties

Democratic National Committee

Republican National Committee

Third Parties - See Politics1: Directory of U.S. Political Parties for a  description of these parties as well as other parties which have yet to endorse or field candidates.

American Party
American Independent Party
American Nazi Party
American Reform Party
America's Party
Communist Party USA
Constitution Party(formerly the US Taxpayers Party)
Democratic Socialists of America
Freedom Socialist Party
Green Party ("The Greens")
Independent American Party
Labor Party
Libertarian Party
Light Party
Natural Law Party
New Party
Peace & Freedom Party
Prohibition Party
Reform Party
Socialist Party USA
Socialist Equality Party
Socialist Labor Party
Southern Party
U.S. Pacifist Party

Political Humor

WhiteHouse 2000: The Campaign

This collection of links from Northern Illinois University has humorous commentary, web sites, articles about the Presidential campaign.

Computer Viruses

HSU Help Desk:Virus Protection

Humboldt State University has virus protection software available to HSU faculty, students and staff as well as information on the latest computer viruses here.

Melissa, new virus spread globally within hours of discovery

From the Global Melissa Information Center at Data Fellows Corporation, this site has information and remedies for Melissa and related viruses such as Mad Cow and Papa.

Symantec AntiVirus Research Center

The introduction to this site states, "SARC is committed to providing swift, global responses to computer virus threats, proactively researching and developing technologies that eliminate such threats and educating the public on safe computing practices."  Includes a Virus Encyclopedia, Virus Hoaxes,  and instructions for Submitting Virus Samples.

Trend Micro Anti-Virus Software, Virus Info - Virus Alerts

This site has a comprehensive list of viruses and how to protect against them.  From Trend Micro, Inc, a company which develops server-based anti-virus software.  A searchable Virus Encyclopedia is available.

Virus Bulletin

Subtitled the "International Publication on Computer Virus Prevention, Recognition and Removal," Virus Bulletin is a technical journal on developments in the field of computer viruses and anti-virus products.

Virus Central

From Dr. Solomon of the widely used virus checker, this site has comprehensive information about computer viruses.

Headwaters Forest

Environmental Protection Information Center

The Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) strives to preserve one of the world's most productive and endangered ecosystems: the coastal low elevation ancient forests of northern California. Currently its main focus is protecting Headwaters Forest, the largest unprotected ancient redwood forest in the world....

The Fight To Save The Redwood Forests

A five-part series published by the San Francisco Examiner in December 1995.

Headwaters Forest and The Pacific Lumber Company...

PALCO's press releases about the Headwaters Forest.

Headwaters Forest Earth First!

Earth First! Headwaters Forest Direct Action Campaign's web site.

Headwaters Forest Website | Home

This site devoted to the Headwaters Forest was developed by the The Headwaters Forest Coalition which has the following members:  Bay Area Action, Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters, Environmental Protection Information Center, Forests Forever, Headwaters Sanctuary Project, Mattole Restoration Council, Mendocino Environmental Center, North Coast Earth First!, Rainforest Action Network , Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment, Sierra Club, Taxpayers for Headwaters, Trees Foundation, and Voice Of The Environment.

Headwaters Information Page

From CERES, an information system developed by the California Resources Agency to facilitate access to a variety of electronic data describing California's rich and diverse environments.  Has a link to the Headwaters Final EIS/EIR.

Headwaters Murrelet Project

From the Sustainable Ecosystems Institute (SEI), a scientific resource for individuals, organizations, and governments seeking solutions to natural resource issues.

Luna

This site is devoted to Julia "Butterfly" Hill's occupation of a tree called Luna in the Headwaters Forest. Her tree-sitting began December 10, 1997 and ended December 18, 2000.

Yahoo! Science:Ecology:Ecosystems:Forests:Headwaters Forest

Impeachment Proceedings Against President Clinton

• BBC News | Clinton under fire - From British Broadcasting Corporation.
• CBC NEWS ONLINE - Indepth: Politics of the Presidency - From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
• Cornell University Law Library's Impeachment Page
• Government Documents in the News/Impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton - From the University of Michigan's Government Documents in the News site.
• Guide to Impeachment and Censure Materials Online - From Jurist, The Law Professors' Network.
• The Impeachment of President Clinton: Information at UNT and on the Internet - From the University of North Texas.
• An Impeachment Trial Primer: What You Need to Know - From CNN.
• NPR Special Coverage: Impeaching the President - From National Public Radio.
• Polling Report.com -- Clinton: Scandals - PollingReport.com is a service of  THE POLLING REPORT, an independent, nonpartisan resource on American public opinion, published in Washington, D.C.
• TotalNEWS: CLINTON'S CRISIS: ALL THE SOURCES - A nicely organized site from the search engine & directory devoted to the news.  Has links to information on all the major players.
• United States Information Agency. Foreign Media Reaction Daily Digest: IMPEACHMENT: 'CRISIS SHOULD BE ENDED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE'  - From January 6, 1999.
• United States Information Agency. Foreign Media Reaction Daily Digest: IMPEACHMENT TRIAL NEAR END: IDENTIFYING THE 'LOSERS' AND 'WINNERS' - From February 10, 1999.

NATO Strikes Kosovo

• ABCNEWS.com : A Beginner's Guide to the Balkans - Has a timeline, who's who, information on ethnic cleansing, etc.
• Alternative News on Kosovo - From Mother Jones Online.
• BBC News | Kosovo - From the British Broadcasting Corporation.
• Balkan Conflicts - A comprehensive and balanced listing of resources on the Balkan conflicts.  Includes such categories as Yugoslavian Sites, Serbian Sites, Montenegran Sites, Kosovar Sites, Human Rights Organizations, Allied Sites, Reports & Investigations, and Albanian Sites.
• CBC NEWS ONLINE - Indepth: Kosovo in Crisis - From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
• CDI'S KOSOVO ISSUE AREA - From the Center for Defense Information.
• Central Europe Online - INTRODUCTION TO KOSOVO CONFLICT - Reprints of the latest news from the Prague Post, the Warsaw Voice and the Slovak Spectator.
• Central Europe Online - NATO - Reprints of the latest news from the Prague Post, the Warsaw Voice and the Slovak Spectator.
• CNN In-Depth Specials - Strike on Yugoslavia - CNN's special report includes the latest news, interactive maps, multimedia, and transcripts of speeches by Clinton, Milosevic, etc.
• Crisis in the Former Yugoslavia, by all of the top cartoonists! - A collection of editorial cartoons on the conflict in the former Yugoslavia.
• eGroups.com - You may join a discussion group and/or read direct reports from Kosovo, Serbia and Yugoslavia.  People in these troubled areas are using email as a means of getting their messages out to the world without being subject to propaganda.
• Erasing History: Ethnic Cleansing in Kosovo - This report dated May 1999 from the US State Department offers a "documentary record of the war crimes, crimes against humanity, and human rights violations that underpin the current tragedy of ethnic cleansing in Kosovo."
• Flashpoint: Kosovo - From MSNBC.  Has an interactive guide to the Kosovo conflict.
• Government Documents in the News/1999 - Kosovo - From the University of Michigan. This is an excellent site with comprehensive coverage of the Kosovo crisis.
• HRW: Focus on Human Rights: Kosovo - From Human Rights Watch (HRW).
• ICG South Balkans Project: Kosovo - A special section on the Kosovo crisis from the International Crisis Group (ICG), a private multinational organization "committed to strengthening the capacity of the international community to understand and respond to impending crises."
• Issue in Depth: Conflict in Kosovo - The New York Times special section on the Kosovo crisis.
• Kosova Crisis Center - From the Alb-Net.Com Group which was established by a few but very determined Albanian students and professionals with the intent to provide Albanians and the Albanian communities around the world with various information technology related resources.
• Kosovo Connections - Designed to provide resources for teachers to use in the classroom, this site is a joint project of Dan O'Connor - University of Northern Colorado, Pam Mulich - Monona Grove School District in Wisconsin, Terry Goggin - World News Editor for CNN Interactive, and Watts Rozell, web editor.
• The Kosovo Crisis: Drumbeats of War - From the Common Dreams NewsCenter "for progressive thinking Americans."
• Kosovo Information Page from Orthodox Diocese of Raska and Prizren - This page from the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Raska and Prizen has many links to news on Kosovo.  You may subscribe to the Kosovo Daily News by completing a form at the bottom of this page.
• Kosovo Special Feature - From Jane's Defence Weekly, the well-known source for defence, aerospace and transportation information.
• Online Journalism Review: Beyond B92: 24 Online Sources of Kosovo News - An article by Matt Welch which evaluates 24 sources of Kosovo information by political point of view, usefulness and reliability. Welch claims that the sites are "all from non-traditional sources not likely to show up in many people's bookmarks."
• Policy.com- Issue of the Week: Why Kosovo? Why NATO? Why Now? - This special report from mid-June 1999 has a complete overview of the Kosovo situation, the peace settlement, the refugee crisis, etc.  This report plus Policy.com's Today's News should give you a good synopsis of Kosovo as well as keep you up-to-date.
• Radio B92 Open Yugoslavia - This page is slow to load but offers reports from the trenches. This independent radio station in Belgrade was closed during the war so it now only broadcasts over the Internet. Offers audio updates.
• Radio Free Europe: NATO Attacks Yugoslavia - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports from bureaus and stringers around the world and in the field in Serbia.
• Radio21 Headlines - The "First Radio Internet in Albanian," these reports from the trenches are the product of a "group of radio journalists from Prishtina with the longing desire for many years to restore contacts with the vast audience in Kosova and the world, with their voices and work, from now on offers news and features from the Kosova reality."  Offers audio updates.
• Radio Jugoslavia - The only Yugoslav short-wave radio station that broadcasts its programs to all parts of the world in eleven languages - ten foreign languages: English, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Albanian, Greek, Bulgarian, Hungarian - and in Serbian.
• Serbia and Montenegro: Situation in Kosovo  - Information from the U.S. State Department.  Includes press briefings, maps, fact sheets, and material from 1995-98.
• Serbia Info News / Front page - From the Ministry of Information.
• UNHCR News - Press Briefing Note - From the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR), this site has the latest news on the refugees from Kosovo, including the latest Displacement Statistics.
• USCR: FEATURE STORY: Violence and Displacement in Kosovo - A special report from the U.S. Committee for Refugees (USCR).  Since1958, the U.S. Committee for Refugees has identified those refugees at greatest risk and given them a voice.
• United States Information Agency: Foreign Media Reaction Daily Digest.
• March 23, 1999 CRISIS IN KOSOVO: 'A DEFINING MOMENT'
• March 29, 1999 NATO AIR STRIKES AGAINST YUGOSLAVIA: 'AND AFTER PHASE II?...'
• March 30, 1999 CRISIS IN KOSOVO: 'NATO IN RACE AGAINST TIME'
• March 31, 1999 CRISIS IN KOSOVO: INTO EIGHTH DAY OF BOMBING; PRIMAKOV MISSION 'FAILS'
•  Yahoo! Full Coverage:Kosovo - A lisitng of news reports from major domestic and international news sources.

Operation Desert Fox/Iraq

• CNN - Strike on Iraq - 1998 - CNN's special section on Iraq from Desert Storm to Desert Fox.
• Government Documents in the News/1998 - Iraqi Weapons Inspection/Operation Desert Fox - From the University of Michigan's Government Documents in the News site.
• IraqNet - News Center - This site was designed to bring all Iraqis together regardless of their affiliations, religions, ethnic backgrounds .. etc.  Has links to local and international newspapers on Iraq which may be in English, Arabic, or other languages.
• New York Times: Issue in Depth: Attack on Iraq - The NY Times' special coverage of the Iraq situation.
• USA Today: Showdown in Iraq - USA Today's special section on Operation Desert Fox.

 November 1998 Elections

• California Online Voter Guide, 1998 General Election - from the California Voter Foundation
• California Secretary of State - Vote98 - November 3, 1998 California General Election - has links to the on-line Voter Information Guide and Ballot Pamphlet, campaign finance disclosures, election returns, locations of polling places, etc.
• League of Women Voters California November '98 Ballot Measures Pros&Cons Analysis - A non-partisan analysis of the pros and cons for the propositions on the November 1998 ballot.
• Project Vote Smart - A Voter's Self-Defense System -  This national non-partisan, non-profit effort researches, tracks and provides to the public independent factual information on over 13,000 candidates and elected officials.
• Sacramento Bee / Campaign '98 - Coverage by the Sacramento Bee of the 1998 elections.
• Smart Voter Election for 11/3/98 in California - from the League of Women Voters.

Physician Assisted Suicide

Assisted Suicide - Selected Bibliography

Prepared by the staff of the National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature from BIOETHICSLINE, a National Library of Medicine online bibliographic database.  Links to relevant Supreme Court decisions are included.

Death With Dignity National Center

Death with Dignity National Center is a nonprofit, charitable organization dedicated to increasing the choices and autonomy of terminally-ill patients.  It claims to serve "as an information resource for the public and the media, providing factual, up-to-date information that is balanced, authoritative and understandable."

Detroit Free Press - Extra: The Kevorkian Controversy

Articles from the Detroit Free Press on Dr. Jack Kevorkian and the Suicide Machine.

Doctor-Assisted Suicide--a guide to WEB Sites and the literature

From Longwood College Library.

EUTHANASIA AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE: ALL SIDES

This site from ReligiousTolerance.org presents all sides of the physician assisted suicide debate.

Euthanasia.com

This site has the subtitle: INFORMATION FOR RESEARCH ON EUTHANASIA, PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE, LIVING WILLS, MERCY KILLING.

Frontline: The Kevorkian Verdict

The PBS show Frontline's site devoted to Dr. Kevorkian's recent verdict.

Oregon Death with Dignity

"The mission of the Oregon Death With Dignity Legal Defense and Education Center is to provide information, education, research and support for a comprehensive range of end-of-life options."

The Y2K Problem

CNET Y2K.com

From CNET, the Computer Network.

Everything 2000 - Computer Y2K

Headlines, cartoons, information on how Y2K will affect your home pc, legal issues, information for survivalists, etc.

Small Business Administration - Y2K Main Home Page

Information to assist the small business owner in dealing with the Y2K problem.  Includes Seminar Materials and Schedule of Events.

TimeAndDate - Year 2000 information

This site has a Countdown to year 2000 which can be customized to any time zone, explains the difference between the Millennium and year 2000, tells you who will be first and last to enter the year 2000, where the First Sunrise of the New Millennium will be, and has information on the Year 2000 Bomb problems which could occur.

Year 2000 Conversion

The President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion offers much at this site, e.g., information on the Year 2000 (Y2K) computer problem including the Federal government's efforts to prepare its computer systems, links to information on Y2K compliance for critical sectors of the economy, and other Y2K resources.

The Year 2000 Information Center / Millennium Bug

Articles, cartoons, press clippings, user groups, year 2000 vendors, etc.

Y2K: Are we ready?

This site answers the question "is the federal government ready to meet the challenge of

the Year 2000 problem?"  Grades are given for government agencies on their readiness for January 1, 2000.  From the Office of the House Majority Leader.

Y2K News Network: Magazine, Internet, Radio, Media Service

From the folks who publish USA Today, this site has recent news stories, commentary from experts, message boards, and compliance statements from corporations and organizations.

The Y2K Page

From Countdown 2000, this site has the headlines, business information, survival tips, and humor about the Y2K problem.

Y2K? Y 2 Care

This site from the Federal Trade Commission has Consumer Education pamphlets, Business Education information, Press Releases, and Public Comments re: Y2K and Y U should care.

ZDY2K

From ZD Net, this site has consumer alerts, the latest news, commentaries, recommended reading, product reviews, etc.

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