OpenCongress

If you've ever been frustrated with the comprehensive-yet-nightmarish Thomas congressional infromation system from the Library of Congress, the new OpenCongress.org looks like it just might be the cure, bringing some of that Web 2.0 goodness to the basic task of telling you which bills are where, cosponsored by whom, who voted which way when, etc.

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yeah, thomas is a bear for really determining the lineage of bills and where they currently stand, and in what iteration.

the sunlight foundation rocks. popup politicians is way cool.

Posted by looj | February 26, 2007 2:38 PM

hey, what's wrong with Design by Newt ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THOMAS

providing all the congressional information in a form easily usable by highly paid lobbyist and unusable by the vulgar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulgate

Posted by marc sobel | February 27, 2007 12:24 PM