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This site evaluates the factual content of the comments, speeches, and ads of major United States politicians.

View details on FactCheck.org
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Comprehensive general interest resource providing periodical and news information. Also includes Fodor travel guides, NPR programs and more than 20 reference sets on a wide range of… more

View details on Gale General OneFile
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Authoritative content on the development of emerging green technologies and issues on the environment, sustainability and more. Includes news, unique commentary, audio, video, primary… more

View details on Gale In Context: Environmental Studies
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Topic overviews, pro & con articles/ reference material, primary documents and more... on current social & political issues.

View details on Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
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Robust coverage of environmental issues and policies, including diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests. With… more

View details on Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies and Policy
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InfoTrac Newsstand is an innovative Web-based full-text newspaper database which allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, newspaper section or other assigned… more

View details on Gale OneFile: News
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Full-text coverage of 1000 of the most searched magazines including Consumer Reports, Time, National Geographic, Newsweek, New Yorker, Vogue, Business Week and much more.

View details on Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines
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The Center for Responsive Politics tracks money in United States politics and the influence that money has on elections and public policy

View details on Open Secrets
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This news site covers Oregon and also includes articles from the Oregonian newspaper.

View details on Oregon Live
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Full text articles from The Oregonian:  1/1/2019 to 90 days prior to today.

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View details on Oregonian
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This nonpartisan fact tank informs the public about the issues, attitudes, and trends shaping America and the world.

View details on Pew Research
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This fact-checking website rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others who speak up in American politics

View details on Politifact
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This fact-checking website also serves as source for validating and debunking urban legends.

View details on Snopes
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This one-stop-shop for election-related information provides nonpartisan election information.

View details on Vote 411
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