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Social Sciences
All  AARP
Includes resources on an array of topics, including aging, finances, travel, health, technology, and more.
All  AgeSource / AgeStats Worldwide
AgeSource Worldwide identifies resources in some 25 countries providing coverage of aging-related issues. Resources include clearinghouses, libraries, databases, training materials, major reports, and Web metasites. AgeStats Worldwide provides access to statistical data that compare the situation of older adults across countries or regions around a variety of issues, such as demography, pensions, health and long-term care. The most recent data and projections as far ahead as 2050 are provided where available.
All  Population Reference Bureau
One-stop source for world population, health, and environmental data.
All  Census Bureau
Official government source for a broad range of social, demographic, business, and economic statistics.
All  Facts & History
A compilation of information about the state. Includes links to information about demographics, the economy, employment, health, housing, poverty, education and crime.
All  FAIR: Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
Media watch group that offers well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship.
All  KidsCount
Profiles, graphs, maps, and rankings of the educational, social, economic, and physical well-being of children in the U.S., state by state.
Searchable archive of millions of images from the LIFE photo archive from the 1860s to the present.
All  National Archeological Database
Online source of information on public archaeology and national legislation affecting cultural resource management. From the National Park Service.
All  PollingReport.com
Timely cross-section of poll data on topics of national political, economic, and sociocultural interest from national polling firms such as Gallup, Harris, CBS/NYT, NBC/WSJ, etc.
All  Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
Provides information and resources for researchers as well as those affected by rape, abuse, and incest.

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