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Deficit Watch
A tool for reporters dealing with economic issues, Deficit Watch is a bi-monthly report on mounting government and private sector deficits. U.S. DEFICIT WATCH is the Authoritative Monitor of Government and Other Deficits compiled from public records and budget documents. Fairly new site, but the limited number of reports they have are excellent and cut research time drastically.

FDIC State Economic Profiles
State-by-state snapshots of each US state's economy, updated quarterly, from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Includes banking trends, but also a more general view of the economic health of a state. In PDF and HTML files.

Federal Citizen Information Center Phone Contacts
Lists main number for and links to many government agencies and their directories, plus has a section with congressional phone numbers.

Gov-L mailing list for reporters
The GOV-L discussion list "allows reporters to find sources, share ideas, spot trends and generally discuss ways of covering government and politics." Moderated by Rachel Stassen-Berger of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and Reid Magney of the La Crosse Tribune.

Speech and Transcript Center
Links to speeches by government and corporate executives, TV and radio programs, government transcripts, historical papers. By Gary Price.

State and Local Government on the Net
An Internet directory that links to websites for thousands of state agencies and city and county governments. Searchable by state or topic. Frequently updated.