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[Kragen Javier Sitaker]

http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2009/04/opensecretsorg-goes-opendata.html

most popular data archives are fully and freely downloadable for
non-commercial purposes ...

The following data sets, along with a user guide, resource
tables and other documentation, are now available in CSV format
(comma-separated values, for easy importing) through
OpenSecrets.org's Action Center at
http://www.opensecrets.org/action/data.php:

* Campaign finance ...
* Lobbying ...
* Personal Finances ...
* 527 Organizations ...

From http://benfry.com/writing/archives/363 :

The best thing here is that they’ve already tidied and scrubbed
the data for you, just like Mom used to. The personal finance
information alone has already led to startling revelations.