http://federallink.org/ There are several aspects of the site that aren't ready for public consumption, like the long lists of data and overall ugliness, but I...
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Josh Tauberer
tauberer
Mar 27, 2007 10:52 pm
... Hey, Andrew. (Btw, apparently we know someone in common. Small world...) The site looks great. I look forward to being able to link from GovTrack to...
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Nancy Berry
oaktree1860
Mar 27, 2007 11:35 pm
I went in and registered...easy, and then went into bills...great work! Nancy Berry ... From: Josh Tauberer <tauberer@...> To: govtrack@yahoogroups.com...
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Josh Tauberer
tauberer
Apr 11, 2007 1:00 am
List members, consider voting for MAPLight below. - J ... Subject: Get Big Money Out of Politics - Vote for MAPLight.org Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:52:47...
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tay199
Apr 23, 2007 9:59 am
Hello, I'm working on a site that allows you to vote on active legislation. When you vote, you will be able to send your vote to your representatives. You'll...
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Tim McGhee
extension123
Apr 23, 2007 1:21 pm
That's a very interesting idea. It sounds like a Fantasy Congress kind of site! It will be interesting to see how you/people handle a lot of the procedural ...
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tay199
Apr 23, 2007 8:33 pm
The procedural votes is tough. The votes will sort by the most active. This means the site will rely knowledgeable active members to get the voting activity...
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Josh Tauberer
tauberer
Apr 29, 2007 2:11 pm
Hey, all. If you're using GovTrack data, or plan to, could you let me know? In a short presentation I'll be making in a week (more on that in about a week),...
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Kevin Henry
severian43
May 4, 2007 2:07 am
Hey Josh, et al. I put up a site a few days ago: Where a Bill becomes a Law (http://www.whereabill.org/). It's basically a clone of Google's driving...
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Joshua Tauberer
tauberer
May 4, 2007 10:32 am
That's fantastic! I can't wait to mention it next week. - Josh...
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Marjorie Roswell
margieroswell
May 4, 2007 11:23 am
Would anyone have any idea where I found this data? Who provided it? The file is people.xml. I searched the net and found it once, but can't find it again. It...
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Joshua Tauberer
tauberer
May 4, 2007 11:43 am
... find it ... You've come to the right place! That's my file. (http://www.govtrack.us/source.xpd) - Josh...
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Marjorie Roswell
margieroswell
May 4, 2007 1:38 pm
Now that I know I'm using your data, here's what I'm trying to do. I wanted to create a flash interface similar to what I did here: ...
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Marjorie Roswell
margieroswell
May 4, 2007 1:39 pm
This is fabulous....
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Peggy Garvin
pgrvn
May 4, 2007 2:56 pm
Kevin, Thanks and keep it up! I do some training on "how a bill becomes a law" and this certainly will make my presentations a little less dull! Plus, it is a...
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Josh Tauberer
tauberer
May 10, 2007 12:30 pm
Hey, all. On Tuesday, the Open House Project released its report at a press conference in the Capitol building before a handful of House staffers. I gave a...
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Marjorie Roswell
margieroswell
May 10, 2007 7:40 pm
Has anyone here used Swivel? http://swivel.com/ Anyone plan to use it? I find it intriguing, but haven't done anything with it yet....
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gensha_2006@...
gensha_2001
May 11, 2007 12:42 pm
What I find intriguing is how someone with an account in govtrack can't get their password back when its been lost. I tried SEVERAL TIMES to get it and ZERO...
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Josh Tauberer
tauberer
May 11, 2007 12:49 pm
... You'll need to make sure that the emails aren't getting thrown into a junk mail folder or deleted by a spam filter on your end. As far as I could tell, the...
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Aron Pilhofer
aronpilhofer
May 11, 2007 1:24 pm
Just worked perfectly for me. Perhaps you should check your spam folder?...
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gensha_2006@...
gensha_2001
May 12, 2007 1:15 pm
I can try it again but my T Bird spam program has rarely given me fits. I guess I must have just been lucky. -- TO MY WIFE'S SO-CALLED FRIENDS: I WANT TO KNOW...
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Marjorie Roswell
margieroswell
May 12, 2007 1:55 pm
well gosh, nobody replied to my original post. About swivel.com ! I'm still intrigued by it. - Margie...
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Tim McGhee
extension123
May 12, 2007 2:09 pm
Hi Margie, I looked at it, but didn't fully understand it. There was no "About Swivel" page to read. It is intriguing. It seems more numbers-based though....
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gensha_2006@...
gensha_2001
May 13, 2007 1:41 pm
It doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. A bunch of numbers and graphs. They needed to include some statements and ability to discuss. Right now I'm facing...
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Chris Joyner
jchristopher...
Jun 6, 2007 5:38 pm
Dude, I LOVE that idea!!! If there's a way to incorporate a little of both fun and simplicity I'd vote for that. However, for me, the bottom line would be...
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Aron Pilhofer
aronpilhofer
Jun 6, 2007 10:57 pm
Yah, ditto. That sounds like a really great project. I'd vote for simple, but engaging. Don't make it silly or goofy. Fun is OK, but these are serious issues...
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Chris Joyner
jchristopher...
Jun 7, 2007 12:23 am
I agree. "Engaging"; is a great place to start. This is gonna be awesome. About the only other type thing of which I'm aware is http://www.DownsizeDC.org...
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Bryan L. Fordham
blfordham
Jun 13, 2007 3:54 pm
Not officially launched yet, but I'd appreciate some people banging on critterwatch.org and telling me what breaks. It's a site to track how you state senators...
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Tim McGhee
extension123
Jun 13, 2007 4:03 pm
You've got something up there with lots of data already. Great start! Tim 10,965 days ... -- Tim McGhee 703-798-3227 38.8205, -77.0445 ...
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Bryan L. Fordham
blfordham
Jun 14, 2007 9:16 pm
As I announced recently, I'm currently working on a project at www.critterwatch.org. The overall goal is to provide people with up-to-date information on how...
