Follow the money: State Machine, a flash-based mapping tool, shows the relationship of various US senators to their PACs and funders. Culled from records at Opensecrets.org, the project illustrates the lobbying group (green plus-sign), party affiliation (red or blue dot), and the size of the contribution (dot size). Be sure to click on the control panel to get access to additional information on each senator and PAC.

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And: The newly redesigned Media Transparency (a Cursor joynt), " tracks the impact of conservative philanthropy on the media, both through a database of grant information and through original research." Definitely worth your time—or money.