Press Articles
- 08/29/2008 Corporate Spending in Denver Mirrors Broader Shift to Democrats
- 08/29/2008 Despite storm, parties continue in St. Paul
- 08/29/2008 GOP gets its party on in St. Paul
- 08/28/2008 DNC Coverage: Hour 2
- 08/27/2008 She Snags the Invites But Not the Parties
- 08/27/2008 AT&T has high profile presence at Dem convention
- 08/27/2008 Lobbyists bend ears on issues in swanky settings
- 08/26/2008 Interest groups join the party with top Dems
- 08/26/2008 Fundraising Loopholes Allow Lobbyists to “Honor” Lawmakers at the Conventions
- 08/25/2008 New ethics rules won't spoil Democratic convention parties
- 08/25/2008 Loopholes let lawmakers live large
- 08/25/2008 Watchdogs Monitor Party Circuit
- 08/25/2008 Conventions lure corporate lobbyists
- 08/25/2008 Business puts the party in party conventions
- 08/25/2008 Watchdogs turn into party-crashers, out on the hunt for ethics violations
- 08/25/2008 Following political conventions the Web 2.0 way
- 08/25/2008 The Parties' Parties
- 08/24/2008 AT&T, Visa Plan Parties With Lawmakers at Political Conventions
- 08/24/2008 Biden's Son Employed in Profession Obama Disdains: Lobbying
- 08/22/2008 Bashes work around rules
- 08/21/2008 Complexities of schmoozing
- 08/20/2008 Conventions blend money, parties, ethics rules
- 08/20/2008 Valley Democrats, Republicans gear up for conventions
- 08/19/2008 That's Entertainment -- or Is It?
- 08/19/2008 Ethics Thicket for Convention Parties Crimps Events
- 08/19/2008 Political conventions: Lawmakers' ethics rules full of loopholes
- 08/19/2008 Lobbyist parties for lawmakers bend rules
- 08/13/2008 370 Parties scheduled duirng conventions
- 08/11/2008 Ethics Loophole Lets Members Party On
- 08/11/2008 In a Harsh Climate for Lobbyists, the Forecast Calls for . . . More Lobbyists
- 08/10/2008 Commentary Brightest Ideas of the Week
- 08/08/2008 Pssst ... There's a great party across the river
- 08/08/2008 Campaign 2008
- 08/08/2008 Party On, Governor!
- 08/08/2008 Party Poopers?
- 08/08/2008 Twitter takes flight in Congress
- 08/07/2008 At least 370 parties planned for national conventions
- 08/01/2008 Earmarks remain an issue in Congress
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Capitol Words
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Public Markup
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EarmarkWatch
Bringing Citizen Oversight to Congressional Spending. -
Visualizing Earmarks
Select Visualizations of 2005 OMB Earmark Data. -
Where Are They Now?
Former Congressional Staffers head through the Revolving Door
Press Releases
Web Mentions
- New York Times: The Moment Blog: The Digital Ramble: Political Partying December 2, 2008
- The BOBs: Deutsche Welle: Blog Awards December 2, 2008
- Smart Mobs: Video Overview of OpenCongress December 1, 2008
- The Technology Liberation Front: Here Comes Democracy! December 1, 2008
- Citizen Tools: User stories for open government? December 1, 2008
Press Mentions
- Obama White House To Embrace New Web Tools And Reach December 1, 2008
- Political life shouldn’t be a family affair November 30, 2008
- Obama harnessed the grass-roots power of the Web to get elected. How will he use that power now? November 24, 2008
- A Rewired Bully Pulpit: Big, Bold and Unproven November 23, 2008
- Obama Should Use Technology to Bring About Real Change November 20, 2008
