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	OpenSecrets.og URL: http://www.opensecrets.org/ ODP description: Details information on PAC money which is contributed to the various political candidates. Information can be sorted alphabetically or by industry. Page title: Opensecrets.org--Money in politics data Page description: Presenting political news, and the actual political positions of the parties and candidates, as well as disclosing how much campaign money they have raised and where it came from.
	Transparency International URL: http://www.transparency.org/ ODP description: A non-governmental organisation dedicated to increasing government accountability and curbing corruption. Page title: home - Transparency International Page description: International institutions wield enormous power and are in a position to make a considerable difference when it comes to fighting corruption. TI welcomes them into the coalition against corruption on the basis that the institutions act in a facilitator fashion.
	Federation of American Scientists URL: http://www.fas.org/ ODP description: Analyses public policy for global security; covers Arms Sales Monitoring, Biological Weapons, CyberStrategy, Intelligence Reform, Military Analysis, Monitoring Emerging Diseases, Nuclear Weapons, Secrecy and Government and Space Policy. Page title: Learning Science & Technology Roadmaps
	Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse URL: http://trac.syr.edu/index.html ODP description: Uses the Freedom of Information Act to acquire data and trends information on the enforcement activities of the federal government including the FBI, IRS, Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Page title: Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) - Comprehensive, independent, and nonpartisan information on fe deral enforcement, staffing and funding
	Center for Public Integrity URL: http://www.publicintegrity.org/ ODP description: Nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization in Washington, DC, that concentrates on ethics and public service issues. Page title: The Center For Public Integrity
	The Memory Hole URL: http://thememoryhole.org/ ODP description: Includes documents released under the US Freedom of Information Act that reveal government activities rarely reported by the mainstream media. Page title: The Memory Hole [rescuing knowledge, freeing information]
	Project on Government Oversight URL: http://www.pogo.org/ ODP description: A non-partisan non-profit government watchdog whose mission is to investigate, expose, and remedy abuses of power, mismanagement, and government subservience to special interests by the federal government. Page title: The Project On Government Oversight
	The Problems of Not Having a TV in the UK. URL: http://www.marmalade.net/lime/ ODP description: An example of how people who do not have televisions are treated by the British Television Licensing Authority. Page title: Dealing with TV Licensing - the TV licence "police"
	Center for Governmental Studies URL: http://www.cgs.org/ ODP description: Non-profit, non-partisan organization that studies and helps implement innovative approaches to improving social problems and the processes of self-government in the areas of political reform, media and civic participation, and sustainable communities. Page title: Center for Governmental Studies - Creating political reform and media solutions for an informed democracy Page description: CGS creates innovative solutions to improve civic engagement in communities and governments. CGS uses research, advocacy, technology and education to improve the fairness of governmental policies and processes, empower the underserved to participate more effectively in their communities, improve communication between voters and candidates for office, and help implement effective public policy reforms.
	America's Survival, Inc. URL: http://www.usasurvival.org/ ODP description: Mission is to expose and educate the American people about the influence of global institutions, including an International Criminal Court, on their lives. Run by Cliff Kincaid. Page title: America's Survival
	Government Accountability Project: Whistleblower Support URL: http://www.whistleblower.org/ ODP description: Whistleblowing, governmental wrongdoing and official misconduct. Page title: GAP - Government Accountability Project Page description: The Government Accountability Project (GAP) is a 28-year-old nonprofit public interest group that promotes government and corporate accountability by advancing occupational free speech, defending whistleblowers, and empowering citizen activists.
	Big Brother URL: http://www.shire.net/big.brother/ ODP description: Argues that government control has increased at the expense of individual liberties in the US and the world at large. Page title: Big Brother: 1984,orwell,government,control,privacy,dictatorship,dictator,censorship,censor Page description: Big Brother: Media and original sources documenting how government and corporations are Big Brother.
	The True Size of Government URL: http://govexec.com/features/0199/0199s1.htm ODP description: Article discusses the actual size of the United States Federal workforce. Page title: The True Size of Government (1/1/99) Government Executive
	Almanac of Policy Issues: Government Reform URL: http://www.policyalmanac.org/government/index.shtml ODP description: Background information and links on government reform issues, including campaign finance reform, term limits, devolution, government performance (GPRA), and regulatory reform. Page description: Comprehensive background information and links on government reform issues, including campaign finance reform, term limits, devolution, government performance, and regulatory reform.
	Argus URL: http://www.promethea.org/argus/ ODP description: A resource dedicated to exposing corruption, civil rights violations, genocide, and other forms of political oppression around the world, by providing reviewed links to useful sources on abusive and dangerous authority. Page title: Argus: Mission and Disclaimer
	Government Purchasing Project URL: http://www.gpp.org ODP description: Dedicated to protecting the environment and human health through the effective use of purchasing power in addition to traditional advocacy. GPP works to encourage the government to use its immense purchasing power to promote safe, cost-effective, energy-efficient, and environmentally-sound products.
	CIA Testing LSD on Citizens URL: http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/history/e1950/mkultra/Hearing05.htm ODP description: Stansfield Turner's testimony at 1977 Senate Hearing on the subject of this agency using Lysergic Acid on unwitting subjects. Page title: 1977 Senate Hearing on MKULTRA: CIA Director Stansfield Turner's Testimony (pp. 33-50)
	Going Postal: An Inside Look at the USPS URL: http://www.angelfire.com/amiga/carluccienterprises/ ODP description: A story of four years of hell as a US Post Office letter carrier. Page title: Personal Comments about...Just about everything
	Congressional Accountability Project URL: http://www.congressproject.org ODP description: Ralph Nader organization working against corruption in the US Congress by pushing for ethics violation investigations, increased transparency and other reforms. Page description: Congressional Accountability Project
	Center for Reform URL: http://www.uscfr.com/ ODP description: Dedicated to educating and assisting the public in constructive citizenship, with a strong anti-government bent. Site features newsletters, reports, and essays on current issues. Page title: CENTER FOR REFORM - HOME