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From the Annenburg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. "We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding."

Providing information on record holders for a variety of feats and accomplishments.

The U.S. government's complete geographical handbook, featuring 267 full-color maps and flags of all nations. Each country profile tracks demographics such as population, ethnicity and literacy rates, as well as political, geographical and economic data.

Searchable database containing thousands of acronyms and abbreviations.

This site provides multiple language dictionaries and thesauri, including dictionary pairs for working between English and each of the following: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.

Definitions and examples of forty-five traditional rhetorical devices provided by the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures of University of Kentucky's College of Arts & Sciences.

Dictionaries, translator forums and services, language courses, and chat.

Locate rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more.

Includes online versions of the latest Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus.

Use this site as a search engine for "more than 5 million words in more than 900 online dictionaries." You can define words, translate words, and find words by typing a pattern consisting of letters and the wildcards * and ? to retrieve a list of words matching your pattern. The asterisk (*) matches any number of letters or symbols. The question mark (?) matches exactly one letter or symbol.

Searchable versions of several quotation dictionaries, as well as other reference and literature resources.

An encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and legend.

Provides more than 17,000 short articles from sources such as Oxford University Press and Columbia Encyclopedia.

Series of articles that explore the workings of electronics, computers, autos, finances, health, and scientific and social phenomena.

Translate a single word, block of text, or website. Fifteen languages represented.

Lessons in 80+ languages with sound files for pronunciation.

Dictionaries, translator forums and services, language courses, and chat.

Use this site as a search engine for "more than 5 million words in more than 900 online dictionaries." You can define words, translate words, and find words by typing a pattern consisting of letters and the wildcards * and ? to retrieve a list of words matching your pattern. The asterisk (*) matches any number of letters or symbols. The question mark (?) matches exactly one letter or symbol.

A mega-site with links to dictionaries for scores of languages, as well as other language resources.

Searchable versions of several quotation dictionaries, as well as other reference and literature resources.

Features quotes collected by author and subject, discussion forums, quotes of the day, and random quotes.

From the Weather Channel

Includes special weather statements and warnings.