In Electronic Whistle-Stops: The Impact of the Internet on American Politics (Praeger, 1998), author Gary W. Selnow argues that bringing messages directly to voters has always been a part of the politician's toolkit and that the modern use of the Internet is merely an extension of this tradition. You can find the Republican National Party Web site at www.rnc.org/ and the Democratic National Committee Web site at www.democrats.org/index.html. The Web sites of individual members of congress are listed at www.house.gov/ (the House of Representatives) and www.senate.gov/ (the Senate). For state legislative news, check out www.policywonk.com/. Commentary and analysis are an important part of the political process in the U.S. One of the best newspapers for Washington insider politics is The Washington Post at www.washingtonpost.com/. CNN and Time magazine have created the online feature All Politics at allpolitics.com/1998/index.html where you can find the latest political headlines. Roll Call Online at www.rollcall.com/ includes policy briefings, roll call files, news scoops, commentary, a 1998 election map, and fun contests and quizzes. You can find insightful discussions of political issues from race to foreign policy at the Atlantic Unbound's Politics page at www.theatlantic.com/politics. Policy.com at www.policy.com/ features political news headlines, a policy calendar, and a discussion of the "issue of the week." A well-rounded guide to politics on the Internet is The Jefferson Project at www.capweb.net/classic/jefferson/ (formerly www.voxpop.org/jefferson/). For a more humorous take on politics, check out the antics of The Capitol Steps at www.capsteps.com/.