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Foreign Press Center Announcements
--05/09/08 Presidential Debate Credentialing Information - University of Mississippi, September 26
--04/03/08 2008 National Political Nominating Conventions Contact Information for Media
--01/10/08 Credentialing Information for Covering the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colo. (August 25-28, 2008) and the Republican National Convention in St.Paul, Minn. (September 1-4, 2008)
--10/03/07 2008 Republican National Convention Hotel Request Procedure
Foreign Press Center Briefings
--02/27/08 The Race for the Delegates and Super Delegates; Michael Barone, Senior Writer, U.S. News & World Report; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript - View Video
--02/11/08 Election 2008 - The African American Vote; Hilary O. Shelton, Director of the NAACP's Washington Bureau; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--02/05/08 Super Tuesday Program at the Washington Foreign Press Center; Foreign Press Center Briefings; Washington, DC
--12/18/07 Preview of the 2008 Presidential Election; Ari Fleischer, Former Bush-Cheney 2000 & White House Spokesman; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--12/04/07 Foreign Relations and Its Impact on the American Voter; Peter Beinart, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official transcript
--11/29/07 Arab Americans and the Middle East Policy in the 2008 U.S. Elections; Dr. James Zogby, President of the Arab American Institute; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--09/18/07 2008 Elections: Campaign 101; Mike Allen, Chief Correspondent, Politico; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--06/07/07 Campaign 2008: Covering the First in the Nation - Iowa Caucuses - What You Need to Know Before You Land at the Des Moines International Airport; Brad Zaun, Iowa State Senator; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--04/18/07 Campaign Finance and the 2008 Presidential Election; Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Counsel for Campaign Finance Reform Project, New York University School of Law; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--04/13/07 2008 Presidential Campaign Finance Overview; Ben Ginsberg, Partner, Patton Boggs and NBC News Contributor; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--02/08/07 The Current Field of Democratic Candidates for President; David Epstein, Professor of Political Science, Columbia University; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
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Presidential Candidates Contact Information/Biographies
Candidates' Biographies - U.S. Department of State, International Information Programs
The Presidential Field: Full Coverage of the 2008 Candidates - Washington Post
Presidential Candidates Campaign Tracker - Campaign Stops by Date - Washington Post
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Battleground State Party Headquarters Contact Information
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U.S. Election Process
General Election - Background Information
Campaign Finance
Caucuses and Primaries
Party Conventions
Debates
Voting
Electoral College
Election Calendar
Calendar of Elections & Major Political Events
State Primary Dates - Project Vote Smart
Polls
CBS News Polls
Los Angeles Time Poll
Political Polls: Why We Just Can't Live Without Them - John Zogby
Political Resources - Polling Sources - Project Vote Smart
PollingReport.com
Polls and Pundits
Pollster Discusses How Independent Voters Affect U.S. Politics
Pollsters Take the Political Pulse of American Voters - U.S. Department of State, IIP
RealClearPolitics Polls
The Gallup Organization
The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
Zogby International
Foreign Policy
American Voters Increasingly Motivated by Foreign Policy - U.S. Department of State, IIP
An Enduring Peace Built on Freedom - John McCain - Foreign Affairs, November/December 2007
Campaign Statements on Foreign Policy Should Be Taken Seriously - U.S. Department of State, IIP
Candidates' Rhetoric Can Fail to Translate into Official Policy - U.S. Department of State, IIP
Council on Foreign Relations - Campaign 2008
Foreign Policy and the 2008 Presidential Nominating Campaigns - Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
Foreign Relations and Its Impact on the American Voter - FPC Briefing, 12/04/2007
Presidential Candidates Views on Iraq
Renewing American Leadership - Barack Obama - Foreign Affairs July/August 2007
Security and Opportunity for the Twenty-First century - Hillary Clinton-Foreign Affairs-Nov/Dec 2007
U.S. Election Foreign Policy Explainer - CNN
Elections Trivia
How Did Republicans Pick the Elephant, and Democrats the Donkey, to Represent Their Parties?
Political Resources - Political Trivia - Project Vote Smart
President Elect - Trivia
Congressional Elections
2008 Race Tracker - Senate Races
Congressional Elections - House,Senate Both Central to Lawmaking But Have Different Election
Congressional Elections - L. Sandy Maisel
Congressional Elections - Yahoo News
House, Senate Campaign Committees Set Strategies for 2008
Major Parties Work To Recruit Winning Candidates for Congress
Public Financing of Congressional Elections: Background and Analysis - July 2, 2007 - CRS Report
Public Policy Expert Recaps Successes, Failure of 110th Congress
United States Senate Elections, 2008 - answers.com
Role of the Media
2008 Elections: Campaign 101 - FPC Briefing with Mike Allen, Chief Correspondent, Politico
A First Look at Coverage of the 2008 Presidential Campaign - journalism.org
Covering the Presidential Campaign: The View from the Press Bus - Jim Dickenson, Political Reporter
Media: Covering the Campaign - George Washington University
The Challenges of Covering Presidential Elections - Center for Strategic and International Studies
Mainstream Media Blogs
ABC News: The Note
CBS News: Politics
CNN: The Situation Room
Fox News: Update '08
MSNBC News: First Read
National Journal: The Hotline
New York Times: The Caucus
Washington Post: The Fix
WatchBlog - multiple-editor weblog broken up into three major political affiliations
Role of Minority Groups
"Super Duper Tuesday" Brings Historic Opportunity for Latino Vote
Arab Americans Learn Importance of Political Involvement - U.S. Department of State, IIP
Arab Americans Serve as Bridge Between U.S., Mideast - U.S. Department of State, IIP
Arab Americans and the Middle East Policy in the 2008 U.S. Elections - FPC Briefing with James Zogby
Asian-American Women Dip Their Toes into U.S. Politics - U.S. Department of State, IIP
Barack Obama's U.S. Presidential Bid Bridges Racial Divisions
Election 2008 - The African American Vote - FPC Briefing, 2/11/2008
Hispanic Americans' Political Clout Expected to Increase - U.S. Department of State, IIP
How Much Will the '08 Race Turn on Race? - Stuart Rothenberb - The Rothenberg Political Report
Latina Women Expand Political Involvement in the U.S. - U.S. Department of State, IIP
Saudi-Born Woman Prepares Third Run for California Assembly - U.S. Department of State, IIP
Youth Vote
Contenders Look to Youth Voters in 2008 Election - Daily Nexus, University of California
For Elections 08, Youth Voter Turnout Swells - Christian Science Monitor
Opportunity 08: The Youth Vote - The Brookings Institution
Rock the Vote
Technology Transforms Youth Vote in 2008 Election - NPR
Young Delegates Eager to Cast Presidential Convention Ballots
Youth Vote 2008 - Century Foundation Issue Brief
Youth Voters a Force in '08 Race - Boston Globe
Additional Sites
2008 Race Tracker
Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - David Leip
Campaign Network - 2008 - CSPAN
Democracy in Action: 2008 Race for the White House
Election 2008 Countdown
Federal Election Commission
NPR Topics: Election 2008
National Association of State Election Directors
New York Times - Politics
Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life - Religion and Politics '08
Politics1 - Presidency 2008 - one-stop shopping for information on the 2008 race
Presidential Election 2008 - Yahoo News
Project Vote Smart - directory of political candidates, calendar of events and useful links
State Election Boards
The Cook Political Report - A Non-Partisan Analysis of Electoral Politics
The Presidential Field - Full Coverage of the 2008 Candidates - Washington Post
Youth Vote 2008 - Century Foundation Issue Brief
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