"My Political Notebook" on OpenCongress

Congress is back in session. Lots of stuff is happening, giving you lots of opportunities to weigh in on everything from auto company bail outs to taxes. Now Open Congress offers "My Political Notebook:

It's a new way to save and share your favorite political content, from OpenCongress and
around the web.

"My Political Notebook" allows you to create a personal page of everything you're following in politics: news articles, blog posts, web videos, important files, and more. You can add content with one click using a handy bookmarklet for your web browser, or directly from pages on OpenCongress.

For example, one of the biggest issues in the news is whether Congress will include a bailout of the Big Three Automakers in a new economic stimulus package. "My Political Notebook" gives you a way to collect the best info about this developing story in one place, add your own notes & tags, and share it all with your friends.

To read more about "My Political Notebook", visit our blog announcement today ::

http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/753

To jump right in and see it in action, check out the notebook of our lead blogger, Donny Shaw ::

http://www.opencongress.org/users/donnyshaw/profile/political_notebook

Finally, our friends Jay & Ryanne of RyanIsHungry.com recently made a great video tutorial on how to use OpenCongress to track all the bills and issues you care about ::

http://www.opencongress.org/about/screencast