Government and Political Sites:
Social Security Administration
Small Business Administration
Internal Revenue Service
Official site for U.S. government information
US Congress on the Internet - legislative information
Vote smart - political topics plus status of current legislation
Reference Material and Lookup Sites:
Lycos white pages and yellow pages - search for individuals or businesses by city, by state, by name
Zip code lookup - use any address
Official US time by zones
MapQuest
Free Trip - how to get there
Webster's - dictionary and thesaurus
The ultimate reference desk - You can search the reference desk topics by keyword or table of contents.