Subtitled "The Online Source for Money in Politics Data," this site from the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) (discussed in the
April 21, 1998 Scout Report for Social Sciences) hosts an excellent selection of updated information on the money that American politicians raise and spend. The site is comprised of three major sections. The first is the 2000 Presidential Race section, which includes financial profiles of all the major candidates; summary data for contributions by geography, industries, and top contributors; a donor lookup search engine; and recent press releases. The second section contains financial profiles of everyone who ran for federal office in 1998, searchable by name or browseable by state or name. The third section provides .pdf copies of the recently released 1998 (and previous years where applicable) Personal Financial Disclosure (PFD) reports, filed by members of the 106th Congress and several presidential politicians. Users can search the database by name or browse by state or name. Various other resources provided by the CRP are available via a navigator bar at the top of any of the highlighted sections or at the bottom of the main page. These additional resources include data and other information on Political Action Committees (PACS), Soft Money, and Congressional Committees, among others.
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