Apologies for the brief break in Washminster's daily service - caused by my flight back from Washington DC; a pile of work which awaited me - and a little jet lag. I had the opportunity to take a look at Congress close up while I was in the City. Normally I use the internet as a tool to keep up with congressional activities. It is remarkable how the internet has transformed our ability to follow Congress (and the work of legislatures around the world).It is now possible to watch both Houses live (Live Streams on http://www.c-span.org/); read the Congressional Record http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/dailydigest; download legislation being considered http://thomas.loc.gov/home/bills_res.html - as well as read reports in the Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/politics/congress/?nid=roll_congress; Roll Call http://www.rollcall.com/ and the Hill http://thehill.com/.
The Congressional Research Service have produced a paper on Congress and the Internet which is available at http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/secrecy/RL34148.pdf
