LINKS to Democratic & political websites

Hi everyone,

Here is a beginning list
of links that might find useful in the election year ahead, and in
general. Feel free to post any additional worthwhile link ideas to the
list here and let's build on what's here to create a
great resource.

Ron from DA Japan-Kansai

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DEMOCRATS
ABROAD, DA, DAJ

DAJ Tokyo events calendar
http://www.meetup.com/DemocratsAbroadJapan/calendar/

DAJ
Kansai events calendar
http://democrat.meetup.com/1205/calendar/

DAJ
http://www.demsjapan.jp/

DAJ
Monthly Web News
(not up to date anymore, but lots of good articles,
movie reviews,
etc. still up, Aug 2005-Feb 2009)
http://www.dajwebnews.blogspot.com/

Democrats
Abroad (main site)
http://www.democratsabroad.org/

(for
comparison)
Republicans Abroad (main site)
http://www.republicansabroad.com/

Democrats
Abroad forum @ DemocraticUnderground
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=194

Google
Groups -- DAJ Activists
http://groups.google.com/group/DAJK-activists

Yahoo
Groups -- DemocratsAbroadJapan (main DAJ list)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DemocratsAbroadJapan/

Yahoo
Groups -- DAJ Action
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dajaction/

Yahoo
Groups -- DemsAbroad (main global list)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DemsAbroad/

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VOTING,
ELECTIONS

VoteFromAbroad.org
https://www.votefromabroad.org/

2010
Primary Election Calendar
http://www.fvap.gov/vao/calendar.html
*
PDF handout:
http://www.fvap.gov/resources/media/vaghandout3.pdf

FVAP
(Federal Voting Assistance Program)
http://www.fvap.gov/

FVAP -
Absentee Voting for Overseas Citizens
http://www.fvap.gov/ocit.html

Smart
Voter
nonpartisan election information
http://www.smartvoter.org/

Project
Vote Smart
http://www.votesmart.org/

Ballotpedia
interactive
almanac of state politics
http://ballotpedia.org/

Electoral-Vote.com
http://electoral-vote.com/

Real
Clear Politics
info, news, stats and polls on all US elections
*
Polls:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/polls/
*
2010 House races:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/house/2010_elections_house_map.html
*
2010 Senate races:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/2010_elections_senate_map.html

Congress.org
nonpartisan
news and information Web site devoted to encouraging civic
participation.
Provides information about public policy issues of the
day and tips
on effective advocacy so that citizens can make their
voices heard.
Uses an award-winning software program that makes it
easy for
citizens to write their elected officials.
http://www.congress.org/

California
Voter -- Online Voter Guide
http://www.calvoter.org/voter/elections/2010/primary/index.html

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NEWS,
INFO

The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/

Poltico
http://www.politico.com/

Organizing
for America/ BarackObama.com
http://www.barackobama.com/

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WATCH
INFO

OMB Watch
Promoting open government, accountability, and
citizen participation since 1983
http://www.ombwatch.org/

GovTrack.us:
Tracking the U.S. Congress
http://www.govtrack.us/

NGO
Watch
http://www.ngowatch.org/

Opensecrets.org
nonpartisan
guide to money’s influence on U.S. elections and public policy
http://www.opensecrets.org/