Following the Money Trail Online

The first step to solving a problem is recognizing that you have one.

That's what I keep telling myself, anyway, to avoid becoming depressed by Maplight.org.

It's a new Web site with a very simple mission: to correlate lawmakers' voting records with the money they've accepted from special-interest groups.

All of this is public information. All of it has been available for decades. Other sites, including OpenSecrets.org, expose ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by William Wittmeyer - May 25, 2007 - 10:03 AM PDT
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by William Wittmeyer - Oct. 1, 2008

Want to see what money buys your congressman? Follow the links. Story highlights a website that is correlating donations to congressmen with votes on legislation. You might even find out if your congressman is ethical. (I.e. once bought stays bought)

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