Template:GovLinks

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This template allows linking to external links found on most current U.S. Governor biographies. This will aid in the maintenance and standardization of these external links.

How to use

• This template should not be substituted.

Cut & paste

Either

{{GovLinks
| nga             = 
| votesmart       =
| ontheissues     = 
| followmoney     =
| c-span       =
| rose           =
| imdb          =
| nyt             =
| wsj             =
| washpo      =
| guardian     =
| worldcat      =
| nndb            =
| findagrave    =
| retrieved       =
}}

or

{{GovLinks | nga = | votesmart = | ontheissues = | followmoney  = | c-span = | rose = | imdb = | nyt= | wsj = | washpo = | guardian = | worldcat = | nndb = | findagrave= | retrieved= }}

The order of the fields does not matter.

Fields

• All parameters are optional, but if you don't include any of them, nothing will show up.
• Do not use capital letters. They might disrupt the code.

Field	Data	Result	URL source
nga	National Governors Association id	Biography	http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/[nga]
votesmart	votesmart.org id	Biography, interest group ratings, public statements, vetoes and campaign finances	http://www.votesmart.org /bio.php?can_id=[votesmart]
ontheissues	ontheissues path name	Issue positions and quotes	http://www.ontheissues.org /[ontheissues]
followmoney	National Institute on Money in State Politics id	Campaign finance reports and data	http://www.followthemoney.org /database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=[followmoney]
c-span	C-SPAN person id	Appearances	http://www.c-spanvideo.org /[c-span]
rose	view id	Appearances	http://www.charlierose.com /guest/view/[rose]
imdb	IMDb index	Appearances	http://www.imdb.com /name/[imdb]
nyt	path name	Collected news and commentary	http://topics.nytimes.com/ top/reference/timestopics/people/[nyt]
wsj	path name	Collected news and commentary	http://topics.wsj.com/person/[wsj]
washpo	Washpo name	Collected news and commentary	http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/[washpo]_topic.html
guardian	path name	Collected news and commentary	http://www.guardian.co.uk /[guardian]
worldcat	id	Works by or about	http://worldcat.org /identities/[worldcat]
nndb	NNDB index	Profile	http://www.nndb.org /people/[nndb]
findagrave	FindAGrave index	Burial info. But if still alive, just don't include it	http://www.findagrave.com /cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=[findagrave]
retrieved	date (yyyy-mm-dd)	date these links were last retrieved	no url

Example

Sarah Palin:

{{ GovLinks 
| nga =             past-governors-bios/page_alaska/col2-content/main-content-list/title_palin_sarah.html
| votesmart =       33437 
| ontheissues =     Sarah_Palin.htm
| followmoney =     17872 
| c-span =          sarahpalin
| rose =            6186
| imdb =            nm3126606 
| nyt =             p/sarah_palin
| wsj =             P/sarah-palin/4347
| washpo =.         gIQAkLPs9O
| guardian =        world/sarahpalin
| worldcat =        lccn-no2007-7261
| nndb =            845/000118491 
| retrieved =       
}}

will return all relevant external links:

• Biography at the National Governors Association
• Biography, interest group ratings, public statements, vetoes and campaign finances at Project Vote Smart
• Issue positions and quotes at On the Issues
• Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs
• Appearances on Charlie Rose programs
• Appearances at the Internet Movie Database
• Collected news and commentary at The New York Times
• Collected news and commentary at The Washington Post
• Collected news and commentary at The Wall Street Journal
• Collected news and commentary at The Guardian
• Works by or about GovLinks in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
• Profile at Notable Names Database

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• {{CongLinks}}
• {{JudgeLinks}}