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- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
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Reports, summaries, and pro/con views on a range of current issues,1923-present.
- Gale Virtual ReferenceA searchable collection of encyclopedias and other references sources.
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Full text dictionaries, encyclopedias, and subject reference works from Oxford University Press.
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