Announcing the Congress API

open.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/8/2009

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On Tuesday, members of the 111th Congress convened in Washington. Over the next two years, the 535 men and women of the House and Senate will introduce, consider and vote on a range of issues, from an economic stimulus package to confirmation of President-elect Barack Obama's cabinet nominees. ...

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New York Times Releases Another API
SitePoint — The New York Times, one of America’s oldest and most respected dead-tree newspapers, might be running on fumes, but they’ve actually been doing a lot of cool stuff with all the data they and others have collected over the years. The first API the paper released provided developers a hook into campaign FEC finance data and was made public last October. Today, the Times is announcing the release of the Congress API. The Congress API uses Hpricot and Ruby on Rails to provide access to data pulled directly from the United ...

New York Times' API tracks congressional votes
CNET News - Politics and Law — ... The New York Times on Thursday rolled out its latest political application program interface, just as members of the 111th Congress are settling into their new offices. ...

A Positive Post on the New York Times
TomsTechBlog.com — In the past, I’ve been accused of being way too hard on the New York Times for their various online initiatives. Though I don’t agree with that I can see where it comes from. I’ve gone out of my way on occasion to point out what I thought was the error of their ways. Which is why I was so happy today. I think this, aside from just being neat, is a step worthy of praise… On Tuesday, members of the 111th Congress convened in Washington. Over the next two years, the 535 men and women of the House and Senate ...

Top 10 Online Tools to Connect With the Obama Administration
Mashable! — ... The New York Times recently announced their “Congress API” initiative which lets developers access information about members of congress and their votes. As the New York Times explains: ...