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CountryWatch

Provides news, geographical, political, and cultural information on each of the 192 countries of the world.

CQ Researcher (CQ Press)

Full-text, balanced, comprehensive journalistic reports and analysis of current and controversial issues of the day.

Facts.com Reference Suite (Facts On File News Service)

World News Digest 1940-2004, Issues & Controversies, Today's Science, World Almanac & Encyclopedia

Historical New York Times (ProQuest) Help and FAQ

Full page images from the New York Times from 1857 to present. Includes advertisements and pictures.

Houston Chronicle (ProQuest) Help

Houston Chronicle newspaper from 1985 to present.

InfoTrac Newspapers (Gale) Help

Full text of over 100 newspapers from North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Issues & Controversies (Facts On File News Service)

Full-text articles from different points of view on important issues in today's news, plus statistics, images, and more..

Los Angeles Times (ProQuest) Help

Los Angeles Times newspaper from 1985 to present.

Military & Government Collection (EBSCO) Help

Full-text journal articles and magazines on military and political topics, plus reference books, reports, government documents, etc.

Newspaper Source (EBSCO) Help

Selected full-text from 30 US national and international newspapers and 200 regional papers, plus TV & radio news transcripts.

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale) Help

Full text on current social issues from sources including books, statistical reports, and news publications.

ProQuest Newspapers (ProQuest) Help

Full text of Christian Science Monitor, Houston Chronicle, NY Times, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post.

TOPICsearch (EBSCO) Help

Current events database: over 100,000 articles from diverse sources & points of view, on important social/political/economic issues.

The World & I Journal (The World & I)

Full-text analysis of world politics, history, and culture; symposia, book reviews, and special collections.

The World & I School (The World & I)

Analysis of world politics, history, and culture with special focus on curriculum areas: social studies, language arts, science, more.

World News Digest (Facts On File News Service)

Full-text of Facts On File World News Digest, combined with live newsfeed from Reuters, maps, photographs, and special reports.

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