My research chops are more impressive when I have a better grasp of the problem domain going in. In many ways I feel like I'm in over my head here. (As I once remarked about navigating a bureaucratic process: "It's not like it's rocket science; if it were rocket science I'd understand it.")
Fortunately there are folks on my friends list who do know where to look and what to look for in this. I'll comb the last few weeks worth of friends' entries and gather some URLs, but in the meantime I strongly suggest reading twistedchick's journal. While you and I know her as a cellist, she's got a background in journalism and is significantly better at research in the field of politics than I am.
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Fortunately there are folks on my friends list who do know where to look and what to look for in this. I'll comb the last few weeks worth of friends' entries and gather some URLs, but in the meantime I strongly suggest reading