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Agriculture	Defense and Military	Judiciary Branch
Business Commerce Economics	Demographics and Census	Mapping & Geography
Civil Rights	Education	Oklahoma Sources
Communications and Media	Energy, Environment and Nature	Presidency
Consumer Issues	Employment and Labor	Sciences
Congress	Foreign Affairs/State Department	Taxes, Treasury and the IRS
Copyright Issues	Nursing, Health Sciences, Wellness	Transportation
Culture and Recreation	Law Enforcement and Legal Information	FYI

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Agriculture

Main Page for United Stated Department of Agriculture	www.usda.gov
National Agriculture Library	http://www.nal.usda.gov/
Agriculture Marketing Service - AMS Market News	www.ams.usda.gov/marketnews.htm
National Agriculture Statistics Service	http://www.nass.usda.gov/index.asp
Amberwaves - Economics of Farming and Rural America	www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves
Forest Service	www.fs.fed.us
Farm Credit Administration	www.fca.gov
Rural Development Office	www.rurdev.usda.gov
Commodity Futures Trading Commission	www.cftc.gov
Agriculture Outlook Archives	www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/AgOutlook
Ag Network Information Center	www.agnic.org
Oklahoma AgWeather	http://agweather.mesonet.org/
Chicago Mercantile Exchange	www.cme.com
Kansas City Board of Trade	www.kcbt.com
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	www.fws.gov
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	http://www.itis.gov/
Invasive Species	www.invasivespecies.gov
State facts - Farm characteristics, Farm financial indicators	www.ers.usda.gov/statefacts/

Business Commerce Economics

U.S. Department of Commerce	www.commerce.gov
Business.Gov - The Official Business Link to the U.S. Government	www.business.gov
Export.gov - Market research and Trade Leads	www.export.gov
U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission	www.mymoney.gov
Bureau of Economic Analysis	www.bea.gov
Small Business Administration	www.sba.gov
International Trade Administration	www.ita.doc.gov
National Institute of Standards and Technology	www.nist.gov
Export and Import Bank of the United States	www.exim.gov
Security and Exchange Commission	www.sec.gov
Federal Depository Insurance Corporation (FDIC)	www.fdic.gov
Federal Reserve	www.federalreserve.gov
Federal Reserve Bank of KC	www.kc.frb.org
U.S. International Trade Commission	www.usitc.gov
Interactive Tariff and Trade Dataweb	www.dataweb.usitc.gov

Civil Rights

Main Page of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights	www.usccr.gov
Online Resource for Americans with Disabilities	www.disabilityinfo.gov
Americans with Disabilities Act homepage	www.ada.gov
United States Access Board	www.access-board.gov
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development	www.hud.gov
Affordable Housing for low-income Households	www.ginniemae.gov
Homes for Sale by the U.S. Government	www.homesales.gov

Communications and Media

Federal Communications Commission	www.fcc.gov
Broadcasting Board of Governors	www.bbg.gov
Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau	www.fcc.gov/cib
Media Bureau Homepage	www.fcc.gov/mb
Information on the Transition to Digital Television	www.dtv.gov

Consumer Issues

Consumer Information from the Federal Government	www.consumer.gov
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission	www.cpsc.gov
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	www.ftc.gov
Consumer Action - Federal Citizen Information Center	www.consumeraction.gov
FTC For the Consumer	www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm
About the Federal Government and Everyday Consumer Issues	www.pueblo.gsa.gov
Information on the Transition to Digital Television	www.dtv.gov

Congress

Federal Legislation Information	http://thomas.loc.gov
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress	http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
Congressional Budget Office	www.cbo.gov
United States Senate	www.senate.gov
U.S. House of Representatives	www.house.gov
Federal Election Commission	www.fec.gov
U.S. Government Accountability Office	www.gao.gov
The Hill - The Newspaper for and about Congress	www.hillnews.com
Roll Call - Newspaper of Capital Hill	www.rollcall.com
U.S. Congressional Biographies	http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/congbibs/

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United States Copyright Office	www.copyright.gov
United States Patent & Trademark Office	www.uspto.gov

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Culture and Recreation

The National Archive - Preserving the Culture of the American Government	www.archives.gov
All Areas of interest for Recreation	www.recreation.gov
National Endowment for Arts	http://arts.endow.gov
National Endowment for Humanities	www.neh.gov
Library of Congress	www.loc.gov
Smithsonian	www.si.edu
Smithsonian Magazine	www.smithsonianmag.si.edu
National Portrait Gallery	http://www.npg.si.edu/
National Park System	www.nps.gov
American Memory	http://memory.loc.gov

Defense and Military

U.S. Department of Defense	www.defenselink.mil
Homepage of the U.S. Army	www.army.mil
U.S. Navy	www.navy.mil
United States Air Force	www.af.mil
Vance Air Scoop - Official Newspaper for Vance Air force Base - Enid, Ok	www.vanceairscoop.com
National Guard	http://www.ngb.army.mil/default.aspx
Department of Homeland Security	http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm
Federal Emergency Management Agnecy - FEMA	www.fema.gov
Ready America - Disaster Managment	www.ready.gov
United States Intelligence Community	www.intelligence.gov
Defense Technical Information Center	http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/index.html
Naval Historical Center	www.history.navy.mil
U.S. Army Center of Military History	www.army.mil/cmh-pg
The Wall U.S.A -Vietnam Veterans Memorial	http://thewall-usa.com/

Demographics and Census

U.S. Census Bureau	www.census.gov
Federal Agency Statistics	www.fedstats.gov
U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics	www.bls.gov
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics	www.albany.edu/sourcebook
Historical Census Browser	http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/
Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics	www.agingstats.gov
statistics and reports on children and families	www.childstats.gov
National Center for Health Statistics	www.cdc.gov/nchs

Education

U.S Department of Education	www.ed.gov
ERIC - Education Resources Information Center	www.eric.ed.gov/
Free Federal Sources for Educational Excellence	www.free.ed.gov
Educators Reference Desk	www.eduref.org
Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids	http://bensguide.gpo.gov
National Library of Education	http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/projects/nat_ed_library.asp
Education Resource Access	www.thegateway.org
Federal Resources that support Children and Youth	http://www.afterschool.gov/
U.S. Government Child Care Information	www.childcare.gov
Forum on Child and Family Statistics	www.childstats.gov
No Child Left Behind - Government Program	www.nochildleftbehind.gov
U.S. government interagency Kids' Portal	www.kids.gov
National Center for Education Statistics	www.nces.ed.gov
EDsitement - The best of the Humanities on the Web	http://edsitement.neh.gov
National Archives for Educators and Students	archives.gov/digital_classroom

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Energy, Environment and Nature

U.S. Department of Energy	www.energy.gov
Office of Scientific & Technical Information	www.osti.gov
gateway to authoritative selected science information	www.science.gov
National Weather Service	www.weather.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	www.noaa.gov
U.S. Department of the Interior	www.doi.gov
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	http://www.ferc.gov/
Water Resources of the United States	http://water.usgs.gov
Mineral Resources Program	http://minerals.usgs.gov
Nuclear Energy Commission	www.nrc.gov
Environmental Protection Agency	www.epa.gov
Earth Systems Research Laboratroy - Climate Data Center	www.cdc.noaa.gov
Climate Prediction Center	www.ncdc.noaa.gov
Toxic Release Inventory Program	www.epa.gov/tri
Natural Resource Conservation Service	www.nrcs.usda.gov
Civilian Radioactive Waste Management- Yucca Mountain	www.ymp.gov

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Employment and Labor

U.S. Department of Labor	www.dol.gov
Occupational Safety & Health Administration	www.osha.gov
Department of Labor - Women's Bureau	www.dol.gov/wb
Student Jobs with the U.S. Government	www.studentjobs.gov/
Bureau of Labor Statistics	www.bls.gov

Foreign Affairs/State Department

U.S. Department of State	www.state.gov
U.S. Agency for International Development - Aid from the American People	www.usaid.gov
Library of Congress - Country Studies	http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Bureau of Consular Affairs	www.travel.state.gov
International Information Programs	http://usinfo.state.gov

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FYI

United States Postal Service	www.usps.gov
Student Jobs with the U.S. Government	www.studentjobs.gov/
Find and Apply for Government Grants	www.grants.gov
Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance	http://cfda.html
Federal Forms Catalogue for Citizens	http://fedforms.gov/bgfPortal
Peace Corp	www.peacecorps.gov
Government Benefits Information	www.govbenefits.gov
Official U.S. Time	www.time.gov
Online Resource for Recalls	www.recalls.gov
Find Government Loans	www.govloans.gov
Gethuman 500 Database - Get past all the phone prompts and straight to live customer support...	http://www.gethuman.com/us/
Free Application for Federal Student Aid	http://www.fafsa.edu.gov

Health Sciences, Nursing, Wellness

Healthfinder - A Guide to Reliable Health Information	www.healthfinder.gov
National Guideline Clearinghouse - A database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines	www.guidelines.gov
Authoritative Science information Provided by U.S. Government Agencies	www.science.gov
Department of Health and Human Services	www.dhhs.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	www.cdc.gov
Reports and Numeric Public Health Data	http://wonder.cdc.gov
Food and Drug Administration	www.fda.gov
National Institutes of Health	www.nih.gov
National Library of Medicine	www.nlm.nih.gov
Healthypeople 2010 - Specific Steps to Insure Good Health	www.healthypeople.gov
Medlineplus - Trusted Health Information for You	www.medlineplus.gov
Clinical Trials from the National Institute of Health	http://clinicaltrials.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality	www.ahrq.gov
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission	www.oshrc.gov/
USDA - Food Safety and Inspection Service	www.fsis.usda.gov
Government Food Safety Information	www.foodsafety.gov
Nutrition Information from the U.S. Government	www.nutrition.gov
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion	http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/
Toxicology Data Network	http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov
Visible Human Project - Representations of the Male and Female Body	www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report	www.cdc.gov/mmwr
National Center for Health Statistics	www.cdc.gov/nchs
Bureau of Health Professions	www.bhpr.hrsa.gov
Entrez, the Life-Science Search Engine	www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gquery
PubMed	www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/
The PubChem Project	http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

National Cancer Institute	http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov
National Center for Infectious Disease	www.cdc.gov/ncidod
Environmental Health Perspectives	http://ehis.niehs.nih.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration	www.samhsa.gov
Office of the Surgeon General	www.surgeongeneral.gov
National Institute of Nursing Research	www.nih.gov/ninr
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism	www.niaaa.nih.gov
National Institute on Drug Abuse	www.nida.nih.gov
Federal domestic HIV/AIDS information and resources.	www.aids.gov
Drug Information Portal	http://druginfo.nlm.nih.gov

Law Enforcement and Legal Information

U.S. Department of Justice - Civil Rights Division	www.usdoj.gov/crt
Office of Justice Project	www.ojp.usdoj.gov
Crime Mapping and Analysis for Public Safety	www.ojp.usdoj.gov/crime
National Criminal Justice Reference Service	www.ncjrs.org
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration	www.usdoj.gov/dea
Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI	www.fbi.gov
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention	http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov
Federal Bureau of Prisons	www.bop.gov
United States Marshals	www.usdoj.gov/marshals
Federal Judicial Center	www.fjc.gov
Legal Research on the Web - Washburn University of Law	www.washlaw.edu
Legal Information Institute	www.law.cornell.edu
A Chronology of US Historical Documents	www.law.ou.edu/hist/
Freedom of Information Act	www.usdoj.gov/oip/
Office of National Drug Control Policy	www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov
Find a Lawyer; Find Answers to Legal Questions	www.findlaw.com
Office of the Attorney General	www.usdoj.gov/ag/index.html
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives	www.atf.treas.gov
National Criminal Justice Reference Service	www.ncjrs.org
Fish and Wildlife Service Congressional and Legislative Affairs	http://laws.fws.gov
Legal News and Information	www.law.com
Office for Victims of Crime	www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc

Judiciary Branch

U.S. Courts - The Federal Judiciary	www.uscourts.gov
Supreme Court of the United States -Opinion Page	www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/opinions.html
Supreme Court of the United States	http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
Federal Judicial Center	http://air.fjc.gov/
Database of Supreme Court	www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
Landmark Cases in the Supreme Court	www.landmarkcases.org

Mapping & Geography

USGS Geography - resource and environmental issues of our Nation.	http://geography.usgs.gov/
Digital Soil Geographic Databases	http://soils.usda.gov/survey/geography/
Mapping of the United States	http://nationalatlas.gov/mapping.html

Oklahoma Resources

Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association	www.ossaa.com/
Oklahoma AgWeather	http://agweather.mesonet.ou.edu/
Official Oklahoma Tourism	www.travelok.com/
Ok Department of Wildlife Conservation	www.wildlifedepartment.com/wmas.htm
Ok Department of Environmental Quality	http://www.deq.state.ok.us/
Oklahoma Teacher Retirement	http://www.ok.gov/TRS/
Oklahoma's Official Website	www.ok.gov/
Oklahoma Government Agencies	www.ok.gov/agencies
Digital Prairie - Your Electronic Library	www.odl.state.us/prairie
Oklahoma Crossroads - Documents and Images	www.crossroads.odl.state.ok.us

Presidency

The White House	www.whitehouse.gov
Office of National Drug Control Policy	www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov
The National Archives	www.archives.gov
National Security Council	www.whitehouse.gov/nsc
Office of Management and Budget	www.whitehouse.gov/omb
Federal Election Commission	www.fec.gov
American Presidents Web Site	www.americanpresidents.org
Presidential Timeline of the 20th Century	http://presidentialtimeline.org/
Presidential Libraries	www.c-span.org/presidentiallibraries/

Sciences

Cornell University Library - Science Topics	www.arxiv.org
Authoritative Selected Science Information	http://science.gov/
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA	www.nasa.gov/
U.S. Geological Survey	www.usgs.gov/
Department of Energy Scientific and Technical Information	www.osti.gov/bridge
National Science Foundation	www.nsf.gov
The Endangered Species Program	www.fws.gov/endangered/
Fish and Wildlife Service	www.fws.gov
Forest Service	www.fs.fed.us
Mineral Resource Program	http://minerals.usgs.gov
Water Resources of the United States	http://water.usgs.gov
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	http://www.itis.gov/
Alaska Volcano Observatory	http://www.avo.alaska.edu
Cascades Volcano Observatory	http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov
Mount St. Helen's Volcano Cam	http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes
Earthquakes Hazard Program	http://earthquakes.usgs.gov
National Earthquake Information Center	http://neic.usgs.gov
Plants Database	http://plants.usda.gov/
NOAA Celebrates 200 Years of Science, Service, and Stewardship	http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/

NASA Earth Observatory