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Recovery.gov - http://www.recovery.gov/
Searchable database of how and where tax dollars are spent as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. |
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USAspending.gov - http://www.USAspending.gov
Searchable database of each Federal award, providing the amount, name and location of the receiving entity, transaction type, funding agency, etc., from the Obama-Coburn Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006. |
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ExpectMore.gov - http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/expectmore/
Assessments of the performance of every Federal program and improvements, from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. |
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Data.gov - http://www.data.gov/
Official U.S. government site providing increased public access to federal government datasets. Includes metadata, how to access the datasets, and tools that leverage them. |
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Project Vote Smart - http://www.votesmart.org/
Information on United States candidates, ballot measures, issues and legislation, and voter registration, provided by a non-profit group. |
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FactCheck.org - Annenberg Political Fact Check - http://www.factcheck.org/
Monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. Offers email newsletter. From the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. |
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Opensecrets.org - http://www.opensecrets.org/
Guide to money in U.S. politics, including campaign money amounts and sources, searchable by party, candidate, lobbyist and election cycle. From the Center for Responsive Politics. |
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The Center for Public Integrity - http://www.publicintegrity.org/
Nonprofit, nonpartisan organization works to provide the American people with the findings of our investigations and analyses of public service, government accountability and ethics related issues. Features news, projects and reports. |
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Politics1 - http://www.politics1.com/
Directory of American politics. Features links to information on ideologies, issues, parties and candidates. |
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Follow the Money - http://www.followthemoney.org/
Searchable database of state-level campaign contributions, searchable by candidate, contributor, office and state. Includes research and reports. From the National Institute on Money in State Politics. |