Located at Bowdoin College, Mitchell's alma mater, this site is an outstanding model for any archive or library hosting personal papers as well as a boon to researchers. George Mitchell has led a distinguished career as Senator for Maine, Majority Leader, Special Advisor on the Northern Ireland peace process, and chairman of various committees. At the site, users will find very well organized...

The Vote Smart Web is a new service made available by Project Vote Smart, a non-profit organization that makes factual information about politicians available for free. Project Vote Smart's database is available in conjunction with other sources of political information found on the Internet, and is researcher assisted via an 800 number. Links include the '96 presidential campaign, issues,...

The New Yorker has a number of fine blogs that bring together conversations and debates on public art, theater, development strategies, and the state of haute couture throughout the United States and the rest of the world. This particular blog is under the able direction of John Cassidy, who has been a staff writer at the New Yorker since 1995. On the site, Cassidy writes about "politics,...