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General/Academic:
100+ of the Best Free Data Sources, a list from Column Five Media that includes links to statistics on marketing, crime, drugs, education, entertainment, the environment, government data, economics, health, and world governments
Government/World:
UNICEF, data on the global conditions of women and children
Data.gov, open data from the U.S. Government
Economic:
International Monetary Fund Data
Environment and Weather:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Newspapers and News Resources Research Guide: provides links to local, national, international and historic news resources
Government Documents Research Guide
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