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For Immediate Release |
Congressional Quarterly and Congressional Green Sheets(R) Ink Deal |
CQ to Deliver Environmental and Energy Legislative Analysis via CQ.com On Congress |
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Dec. 24 -/E-Wire/-- Congressional Quarterly Inc. (CQ), the nation's leading source of information and insight on government, politics and public policy, and Congressional Green Sheets, Inc., the pre-eminent provider of objective analysis of environment, energy and natural resources issues before the U.S. Congress, today announced a signed agreement that will bring Congressional Green Sheets' content to CQ.com On Congress, the industry- leading legislative tracking service.
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Congressional Green Sheets' five publications -- the Weekly Bulletin, Green Sheets Express (daily), Newsroom (daily), Floor Briefs and Special Reports -- will be available for subscription in searchable, online form and linked to all other CQ.com On Congress services, including CQ news and analysis, bill-tracking databases and government documents. CQ's exclusive Custom Alerts feature will also notify Congressional Green Sheets subscribers of any new information on the CQ site with real-time e-mail alerts.
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"This represents a significant step in the rapid evolution of CQ.com On Congress,' stated Robert W. Merry, CQ president and publisher, in announcing the agreement with Congressional Green Sheets founders Linda Cartwright and John Dineen. "Green Sheets is the publication of record in these areas, and its content is a perfect fit with our current mix of news, analysis and legislative documents on CQ.com.'
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Merry added that CQ and Congressional Green Sheets may also team up on new projects that combine their respective staffs' expertise on Congress and environmental and energy policy. "We look forward to future new content offerings in partnership with Green Sheets,' he said.
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Congressional Green Sheets will use the CQ.com platform to broaden its market reach. "The ability to leverage CQ's outstanding sales force and reach new markets is an exciting prospect,' stated Linda Cartwright, president and founder of Congressional Green Sheets. "In addition, the features and functionality available on CQ.com on Congress such as Custom Alerts will make our information more valuable than ever to our readers.'
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Congressional Green Sheets' coverage of environment, energy and natural resource issues includes the Weekly Bulletin, a complete rundown on the week ahead in Congress with every hearing, markup and bill headed to the floor; Newsroom, a first-thing-in-the-morning look at developments across the country and around the world; Green Sheets Express, a daily update on events in Congress previewed in the Weekly Bulletin and other news developments; Floor Briefs, with the latest word on major legislation headed to the floor; and Special Reports on major public policy issues.
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The Congressional Green Sheets service will be available to subscribers of CQ.com On Congress when Congress reconvenes in January 2002.
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About Congressional Green Sheets, Inc.
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Congressional Green Sheets, Inc. is the leading provider of objective analysis of environment, energy and natural resources issues before the U.S. Congress. An independent publishing company outside Congress, it was formed in January 1995 by the entire former staff of the congressional Environmental and Energy Study Conference, which for 20 years provided objective publications and other services to senators and representatives.
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About Congressional Quarterly
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Congressional Quarterly Inc. is the nation's leader in political journalism. Founded in 1945, the Washington, D.C.-based publishing company specializes in information and analysis on Congress, politics and public policy. Its flagship publication, the CQ Weekly, is an award-winning news magazine that is widely considered the "bible' on Congress for public policy experts, government officials, journalists and political scientists. The CQ Daily Monitor provides news and schedules of congressional activities every day Congress is in session. And CQ.com On Congress is the nation's leading provider of legislative tracking information on Congress, offering 23 archived databases of CQ news and analysis, government documents and third-party content. CQ also publishes three lines of books under the CQ Press imprint -- political science textbooks, library reference works and government directories. CQ is owned by the Times Publishing Co. of St. Petersburg, Florida, publisher of the St. Petersburg Times and other publications. For more information, please visit http://www.cq.com .
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