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USA

[City and Local News Services] [Government-Related Sites]

National News

• White House Press Releases and Speeches: [Browse] [Keyword Search]
• US Daily International Press Releases
• The USIA collection of international reactions to US events
• USIS daily news
• U.S. Information Service (USIS) NEW link
• The New York Times: The low graphics/fast version. There is a one-time registration, no fee. Also, if you have a fast connection and the Acrobat or Envoy reader installed (the software is available at the site if you need it), you might try the New York Times Fax.
• ClariNet U.S. and General News
• U.S. Dept. of State Foreign Affairs Network (DOSFAN): press briefings, publications, fact sheets and general information about the State Dpt.
• VOA Daily News
• National Press Club
• National Public Radio Home Page
• Search TV and Radio Network Newscasts (Vanderbilt U.)
• CNN headlines and partial scripts
• C-SPAN--no stories, but schedules are informative
• African American News Service
• US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reports

US local papers by state

Hometown News's USA list provides a comprehensive alternative listing of US local news sources. Also included: some links that might work for you but have not for us; and some fee based news providers

• CA:
  • Los Angeles Times Online.
  • Palo Alto Weekly
  • San Diego Daily Transcript
  • San Francisco: Two dailies from The Gate:
    • The San Francisco Examiner.
      [Home Page].
    • The San Francisco Chronicle.
      [Home Page].
  • San Jose Mercury News
• CO: Aspen News home page
• DC:
  • Washington suburban -- The Journal
  • Washingtonian Magazine Online
• FL:
  • The St. Petersburg Times.
  • The Tampa Tribune Online.
  • Miami Herald
• GA:Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• IL: Chicago Tribune
• MA:Boston Globe