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WCSU Libraries
Research Assistance
Writing 101
WRT101 Megasection
Step-by-step guide to research
November 2007
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Information about Chris Murphy
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Congress homepage
Find here Murphy's bio, his voting records, committees he is assigned to, bills he is supporting or sponsoring
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Wikipedia article
Community authored article on Murphy's career.
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Information and commentary on the war in Iraq
The Library subscribes to a resource called CQ Researcher which provides original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news. Published by the Congressional Quarterly corp. These are a sampling of reports:
Also, skip down to 5 (below) and use one of the suggested databases to search for more.
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Related Issues
Examples include veterans health care, energy & oil, war/defense appropriations, troop deployment. The following are more reports from the CQ Researcher.
Also, read a daily newspaper!
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Legislation
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THOMAS
Search bills by keyword or bill number.
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Senate.gov
All legislation introduced to and acted upon in the US Senate
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On the Issues
"Every political leader on every issue." Information culled from daily newspapers, speeches, press rele ases, and the Internet. Link takes you directly to Chris Murphy.
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Project Vote-Smart
Lists all bills introduced in Congress and how Murphy voted.
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Researching the positions...
This part requires you to find commentary and analysis that brings all of the above together. You will need to search the following databases using keywords that describe what you are seeking.
Examples:
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chris murphy and veterans
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murphy and alternative energy
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congress and murphy and iran
Suggested databases... or choose others from the library's Articles/Databases page
NOTE: You MUST use that word "AND" when combining search terms in these library databases!
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