RESOURCES AND LINKS OF INTEREST

• Want to know what the weather will be like during the convention? Check Weather@The Franklin Institute.

• FOX Philadelphia

• Technophilly.com - Digital News for the Delaware Valley

New links: August 4

• Text of George W. Bush's nomination acceptance speech, from The Newshour.

Resource links posted August 3

• Audio of vice presidential nominee Dick Cheney's convention speech, from The Newshour.

• Pseudopolitics.com features a live, 24-hour streaming video with five cameras on the convention floor.

• Democracy Now, a Pacifica Radio Web site that includes a good amount of convention protest information.

Resource links posted August 2

• Reality Check: Dick Cheney, excerpts from the vice presidential nominee's own words, published by Mother Jones.

• Text of John McCain's convention speech, from The Newshour.

• Bob Dole's convention speech, from The Newshour.

• George Magazine convention coverage, including a photo gallery from the floor.

Resource links posted August 1

• Text of Colin Powell's rousing speech, from The Newshour.

• Text of Laura Bush's speech, from The Newshour.

• Philadelphia Direct Action Group If civil disobedience is your bag, you may have found nirvana at this site. P-DAG was represented among the protesters Tuesday.

• PBS Democracy Project Check out the voting records of your (least) favorite candidates, and much more.

Resource links posted July 31

• Bushisms, from Slate.com.

• GOP Convention Schedule

• Shadow Convention schedule for West Philadelphia. In their words, "We will take advantage of the massive media presence at (the Republican and Democratic conventions) to put the spotlight on three critical unaddressed issues--the corrupting influence of money in politics, poverty and the growing inequalities, and the failed drug war."

• Philadelphia 2000 A good place to find out how the city is welcoming conventioneers.

• newt.org Interact with Newt Gingrich, who was a guest on today's Radio Times. The former Speaker of the House has gone cyber.

Resource links posted July 28

• Billionaires for Bush or Gore, "Because inequality isn't growing fast enough." They will host a Million Billionaire March during the RNC convention, Sunday, July 30.

• Unity 2000 Peaceful protest march in Philadelphia, Sunday July 30.

• Official George W. Bush 2000 Web site.

• Offical Al Gore 2000 Web site.

• Campaigns and Elections, magazine for people in politics.

• Salon.com Politics An edgier perspective on political coverage.

• Slate.com Politics Another dot.com spin on campaign coverage.