19-06-2010, 03:53 AM
http://maplight.org/
About MAPLight.org
MAPLight.org, a groundbreaking public database, illuminates the connection between money and politics in unprecedented ways.
Elected officials collect large sums of money to run their campaigns, and they often pay back campaign contributors with special access and favorable laws.
This common practice is contrary to the public interest, yet legal. MAPLight.org makes money/vote connections transparent, to help citizens hold their legislators accountable. MAPLight.org is nonprofit and nonpartisan.
We currently track money and influence in the U.S. Congress and the California legislature, with more states to come.
The Database
MAPLight.org combines three data sets:
[B]Awards[/B]
About MAPLight.org
MAPLight.org, a groundbreaking public database, illuminates the connection between money and politics in unprecedented ways.
Elected officials collect large sums of money to run their campaigns, and they often pay back campaign contributors with special access and favorable laws.
This common practice is contrary to the public interest, yet legal. MAPLight.org makes money/vote connections transparent, to help citizens hold their legislators accountable. MAPLight.org is nonprofit and nonpartisan.
We currently track money and influence in the U.S. Congress and the California legislature, with more states to come.
The Database
MAPLight.org combines three data sets:
- Legislators' voting records on bills
- Supporting and opposing interests for each bill
- Campaign contribution data from the Center for Responsive Politics and the National Institute on Money in State Politics
[B]Awards[/B]
- Library Journal - Best Reference 2008
- James Madison Freedom of Information Award, 2009
- Knight-Batten Award for Innovations in Journalism, 2008 (award presentation video)
- Webby Awards nominee, best Politics website, 2008
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"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
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