Data mining in the US Senate

Data Mining in the US Sensate

A great paper describing the different data Senate Data sources available to everyone via the web.

If you interesting in finding what & when things happen in Congress, who vote for what, and what the actual text of bills are in the House or Senate, visiting & learning the Thomas supported and maintaine by the Library of Congress.

I am still learning to navigate the various twists & turns but it is extrememly. One of the things that I have learned from the 2004 Presidential Campaign and the current administration is to go to the primary sources. Read the original text of transcripts, bills, Presidential Daily Briefing, etc. Make up your own mind based on the best available data or evidence. It is quite evident that both political parites, the corporate media, and special interest groups do not have any intention of being forthright with their analytical techniques, data sources, or creative editing.