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Newspapers - Current

News from the Government

CQ Almanac  
Offer original narrative accounts of every major piece of legislation that lawmakers considered during a congressional session. Arranged thematically, CQ Almanac organizes, distills, and cross-indexes for permanent reference the full year in Congress and in national politics. Dates of Coverage: 1945-Present.
CQ Magazine (formerly CQ Weekly) 
Reports on the [American] legislative body...every week. Dates of Coverage: 1983-Present.
CQ Researcher  
Unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Reports are published 44 times a year by CQ Press and each single-themed, 12,000-word report is researched and written by a seasoned journalist. Dates of Coverage: 1991-Present.
CQ Voting and Elections Collection
A database of elections data, authoritative analyses, concise explanations, and historical materials to help researchers investigate and understand voting and elections in America from 1789-present.

Newspapers - Historical

 

Other newspapers

See also Historical newspaper holdings at Bowdoin College Library's Special Collections.