Mashup: Hello, Congress
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Winner of 3rd place in Apps for America contest, Hello Congress lets every Senator and Representative get their own site where their staff can request research, search its briefing room of over 2000 documents and talking points, and track in a dashboard.
Mashups using the same API (19)
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Graphically illustrates how Congress awarded earmarks in 2005 by agency, state and organization, as well as a searchable database of the earmarks and their recipients. Java applet built by the...
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Guess if congress members are democrats or republicans based on photos.
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UK Government Gateway HMRC Individual Benefits |
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