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Article discusses the actual size of the United States Federal workforce.
http://govexec.com/features/0199/0199s1.htm
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Going Postal: An Inside Look at the USPS
A story of four years of hell as a US Post Office letter carrier.
http://www.angelfire.com/amiga/carluccienterprises/
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Public Governance and Management, OECD
Topics include regulatory reform, public sector budgeting and management, sustainable development,
citizen participation in policymaking, and fighting corruption.
http://www.oecd.org/governance/
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The Problems of Not Having a TV in the UK.
An example of how people who do not have televisions are treated by the British Television
Licensing Authority.
http://www.marmalade.net/lime/
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AgainstAmerica
Forum for all people concerned discussing American imperialism, culture and injustice on the rest
of the world
http://www.againstamerica.com
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Congressional Accountability Project
Ralph Nader organization working against corruption in the US Congress by pushing for ethics
violation investigations, increased transparency and other reforms.
http://www.congressproject.org
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Center for Governmental Studies
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.
http://www.cgs.org/
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Opensecrets.org
The web site of the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan, non-profit U.S. research group
which tracks money in politics and its effect on elections and public policy. Aimed at creating a
more educated voter, an involved citizenry, and a more responsive government.
http://www.opensecrets.org/
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The Center for Public Integrity
Conducts investigative journalism on the influence of corporate lobbyists and other special
interests in public policy. Current news and reports, list of current projects, and information
about sponsored groups.
http://www.publicintegrity.org/
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Big Brother
Argues that government control has increased at the expense of individual liberties in the US and
the world at large.
http://www.shire.net/big.brother/
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Computerworld: Watching Washington
News on government policies that affect information technology.
http://www.computerworld.com/washington/
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Gorge Reality Inc.
Site critical of the 1986 Congressional Act which created the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic
Area over the objections of local residents. Includes history, petition, profiles of people
adversely affected, and current news.
http://www.gorgereality.com/
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NoPolygraph.com
Documents polygraph false positive cases and provides information on FBI and other government
agencies' polygraph policies. Features an active message board.
http://www.nopolygraph.com
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Almanac of Policy Issues: Government Reform
Background information and links on government reform issues, including campaign finance reform,
term limits, devolution, government performance (GPRA), and regulatory reform.
http://www.policyalmanac.org/government/index.shtml
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Argus
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.
http://www.promethea.org/argus/
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Surveillance Enabling
Salon article supporting the view that U.S. agencies share with international policing community,
what activists to watch out for, even when only misdemeanors occurred.
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/09/29/surveillance/
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CIA Testing LSD on Citizens
Stansfield Turner's testimony at 1977 Senate Hearing on the subject of this agency using Lysergic
Acid on unwitting subjects.
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/history/e1950/mkultra/Hearing05.htm
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Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse
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.
http://trac.syr.edu/index.html
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National Security Archive
Research institute and library that collects and publishes declassified documents acquired using
the Freedom of Information Act.
http://www.hfni.gsehd.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/
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ConfidentialWitness.org
A confidential, secure and anonymous website to report knowledge of ethical or legal transgressions
(e.g. corruption/bribery/extortion) by the government and/or judges. A project of Judicial Watch.
http://www.confidentialwitness.org/
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Prime-Time Propaganda
The Clinton Administration has admitted to paying the television networks to give the government
editorial control of television shows. Not a joke.
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/01/13/drugs/index.html
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USDOJ and Government Watch
Breaking news and issues on Constitutional abuse by the US Department of Justice, INS and other
Government Agencies.
http://www.dojgov.net
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Why Were Government Propaganda Experts Working On News At CNN?
Reports in the Dutch newspaper Trouw and France's Intelligence Newsletter have revealed that
several officers from the US Army's 4th Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) Group at Ft. Bragg worked
in the news division at CNN's Atlanta headquarters last year, starting in the final days of the
Kosovo War... A senior US official described OPD as a "vast psychological warfare operation of
the kind the military conducts to influence a population in enemy territory."
http://www.fair.org/activism/cnn-psyops.html
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Research on Criminal Government
Site provides "FBI response to congressional investigation admitting illegal jamming of the
Amateur Radio Service, other documents of FCC, DOD, and Presidential criminality."
http://wacofacts.home.mindspring.com/docs/fbi_ging.html
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Center for Public Integrity
Nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization in Washington, DC, that concentrates on ethics and
public service issues.
http://www.publicintegrity.org/main.html
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The F.B.I (Fumbling Bumbling Idiots)
Alleges that the FBI has been responsible for a "vast array of criminal actions, incompetence
and arrogance that has leaked from nearly every department."
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Parliament/2191/FBI.htm
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How Congress Bypasses the People
Column using the Low Power FM issue to demonstrate how U.S. politicians maneuver against the public
interest. By Ralph Nader.
http://www.sfbg.com/nader/131.html
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America's Survival, Inc.
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.
http://www.usasurvival.org/
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America for Sale?
Site charges that "America and its laws are for sale to the highest bidder." Police,
county, state, and government abuse stories and discussion.
http://members.tripod.com/usa_rights/
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Center for Reform
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.
http://www.uscfr.com/
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Better Government Association
Originally founded 75 years ago to fight the pernicious influence of Chicago's Capone mob. Today
continues to investigate waste, fraud and corruption in politics and government.
http://www.bettergov.org
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The Taxpayer Assets Project
Founded by Ralph Nader in 1988 to monitor the management and sale of government property.
http://www.tap.org/
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Government Purchasing Project
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.
http://www.gpp.org
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Public Dialogue and Citizens' Bureaux in Sweden
Like many other industrialized countries, Sweden is entering into a new society where the emphasis
is increasingly put on the importance of knowledge for development. This has created a new climate
for public administration.
http://www.statskontoret.se/gol-democracy/sweden.htm
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Postal Watch
A Virginia based not-for-profit organization formed to protect individuals and the small business
community from intrusive and burdensome United States Postal Service regulations.
http://www.postalwatch.org/
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Common Cause
Citizens' lobbying group with 250,000 members nationwide devoted to making government more
accountable and ethical at the national, state and local level. Widely regarded as the leading
organization working for campaign finance reform.
http://www.commoncause.org
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Project on Government Oversight
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.
http://www.pogo.org/
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Federation of American Scientists
Topics covered include Arms Sales Monitoring, Biological Weapons, CyberStrategy, Intelligence
Reform, Military Analysis, Monitoring Emerging Diseases, Nuclear Weapons, Secrecy and Government,
and Space Policy. Site also has links to various Washington-based working groups.
http://www.fas.org/index.html
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Ombudsmen To Promote Government Integrity
Non-profit tax deductible organization devoted to correcting corruption in government through
educating the public and investigative work.
http://www.ombudsmen.org/
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Transparency International
A non-governmental organisation dedicated to increasing government accountability and curbing
corruption.
http://www.transparency.de/
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Government Accountability Project: Whistleblower Support
Whistleblowing, governmental wrongdoing and official misconduct.
http://www.whistleblower.org/
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