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Where the Politicians Party

Paul Blumenthal | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Democratic Convention, John McCain, Sunlight Foundation, Disclosure, Campaign Contributions, Fund Raiser, Republican Convention, Transparency, Fundraiser, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Party Time, Campaign Finance, Politics News

There are already over 400 reported parties for the two presidential conventions. Hosts include Qwest, Eli Lilly, AT&T, the RIAA, PhRMA, and lobbying giant Patton Boggs.

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Big Senate transparency/anticorruption push from Sunlight Foundation

Craig Newmark | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sunlight Foundation, Barack Obama, Politics News

Right now, people running for Congress or President need to disclose campaign contributions to the Federal Election Commission in electronic form. Tha...

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Nancy gets behind Congressional Net usage

Craig Newmark | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Transparency, Sunlight Foundation, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News

Congressman Pelosi speaks for herself here:We share the goal of modernizing the antiquated franking regulations to address the rapidly changing realit...

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"Let our Congress Tweet"

Craig Newmark | Posted 07.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Congressional Oversight, Twitter, Sunlight Foundation, Home News

Okay, the deal is that current Congressional rules actually confuse them from talking to us via the Net, which is required for participatory, grassroo...

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Let Congress Tweet

Avelino Maestas | Posted 07.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Congress, Twitter, Technology, Congress Petition Twitter, Sunlight Petition, Ryan Culberson Twitter, John Culberson Twitter, Sunlight Foundation, Tim Ryan Twitter, Congress Twitter, Congress Technology, Congress Expression, Home News

It's obvious by now that social networking and tools like YouTube and wikis have changed the way we collect information and converse with one another online. Why not encourage our elected officials from joining us?

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Sunlight Foundation Investigator Exposes Corruption in McCain Campaign

Craig Newmark | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain Lobbyist, John McCain, Sunlight Foundation, Politics News

Hey, this has been covered a little in the press, but I just found that the investigator never got credit, so here we go:On April 15, Anupanama Naraya...

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The Fortune 535: See How Congressmen's Net Worth Changes While in Congress

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ted Stevens, Sunlight Foundation, Mitch McConnell, Politics News

Hey, this is another really good effort from Sunlight Foundation. You can check out links like the following: Senator Ted Stevens, currently the sub...

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Watchdog Group: Clinton's Wealth Rose Fastest Among Lawmakers

McClatchy Newspapers | Greg Gordon | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sunlight Foundation, Clinton, Hillary, Hillary Clinton Wealth, Clinton Wealth, Hillary Clinton Sunlight Foundation, Hillary Clinton, Politics News

Propelled by her husband's post-White House earnings, Sen. Hillary Clinton's average net worth soared from red ink to $30.7 million between 2000 and 2...

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Sunlight's Latest -- Fortune 535

The Sunlight Foundation | Posted 05.13.2008 | Home

Read More: Library of Congress, Disclosure Data, Ellen Miller, Sunlight Foundation, Disclosure Data 2006, Ethics in Government Act in 1978, Sunlight Organization, Disclosure Data 1995, Fortune535 Sunlight, Lawmakers Transparency, Sunlight, Congressional Information, fortune535, Home News

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reported in 2007 that she and her husband have a net worth somewhere between $86 million and negative $9 million.

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The "Change Congress Project" with Larry Lessig, Sunlight Foundation, and Omidyar Network

Craig Newmark | Posted 03.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Transparency, Sunlight Foundation, Lawrence Lessig, CHange Congree, Politics News

The Change Congress project, launching today, will focus on the issue of the systemic corruption of American democracy.

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The Superdelegate Transparency Project

Craig Newmark | Posted 02.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Superdelegates, Congresspedia, Sunlight Foundation, Politics News

The folks at the Center for Media and Democracy, a nonpartisan group, does some of the best investigative research around.

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Capitol News Connection: Ask Your Lawmaker

Craig Newmark | Posted 02.08.2008 | Media

Read More: Sunlight Foundation, Accountability, Media News

Using Capitol News Connection's new Ask Your Lawmaker site and widget, you can ask powerful lawmakers on the air next Tuesday and Wednesday about the issues that will define this election.

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Exposing Congressional Aides Who Become Lobbyists

Craig Newmark | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rick Santorum, Sunlight Foundation, Tom Delay, Politics News

Some staffers, working for shadowy politicians, might do more damage as lobbyists.

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Sunlight Foundation Gets Obama-Coburn Watchdog Database Done by OMB Watch

Craig Newmark | Posted 12.14.2007 | Politics

Read More: Senator Obama, Omb, Sunlight Foundation, Micah Sifry, Coburn, Omb Watch. Government Spending, Politics News

It looks like a major watchdog database, USASpending.gov, was launched today, inspired by Senators Obama and Coburn, done by OMBWatch and funded by the Sunlight Foundation.

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The Fight Against "Front Groups"

Craig Newmark | Posted 11.28.2007 | Media

Read More: Center for Media Democracy, Investigative Journalism, Sunlight Foundation, Consumer Reports WebWatch, Media News

Groups like the Center for Media Democracy and Sunlight Foundation are starting to do investigative reporting to expose "astroturf" sites which pretend to represent grassroots citizens.

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