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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v4.1.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Thu, 15 May 2008 00:55:12 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>FEC Data Mart</title><link>http://www.tomchester.net/fec_articles/</link><description>data mart based on data from the Federal Election Commission</description><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v4.1.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Top/Bottom States per Capita per Candidate</title><category>Analysis</category><dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:02:47 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.tomchester.net/fec_articles/2008/1/2/topbottom-states-per-capita-per-candidate.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">145522:1331668:1460798</guid><description><![CDATA[For each candidate, shows top 5 and bottom 5 contributing states per capita]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.tomchester.net/fec_articles/rss-comments-entry-1460798.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Q2 Rumors, Fishy Data</title><category>Analysis</category><dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:39:30 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.tomchester.net/fec_articles/2007/6/10/q2-rumors-fishy-data.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">145522:1331668:1094918</guid><description><![CDATA[Either the candidates are hugely derelict with their Q2 reporting or else there is a bug in my import logic. I suspect the former however I will triple-check.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.tomchester.net/fec_articles/rss-comments-entry-1094918.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Weekly Detail vs Quarterly Summary</title><category>Analysis</category><dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2007 18:31:36 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.tomchester.net/fec_articles/2007/6/9/weekly-detail-vs-quarterly-summary.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">145522:1331668:1093637</guid><description><![CDATA[To understand some of the analysis posted here (and elsewhere) it's useful to understand the distinction between the weekly detailed data and the quarterly summary data.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.tomchester.net/fec_articles/rss-comments-entry-1093637.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Q2 Rumors</title><category>Analysis</category><dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:33:35 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.tomchester.net/fec_articles/2007/6/8/q2-rumors.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">145522:1331668:1091815</guid><description><![CDATA[Fundraising rumors concerning Obama and Clinton reported by the Huffington Post]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.tomchester.net/fec_articles/rss-comments-entry-1091815.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>PAC/Committee Dollars</title><category>Analysis</category><dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:36:46 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.tomchester.net/fec_articles/2007/6/6/paccommittee-dollars.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">145522:1331668:1088985</guid><description><![CDATA[Chart of the money the candidates have accepted from PACs/Committees]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.tomchester.net/fec_articles/rss-comments-entry-1088985.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Summary by Candidate 3/31/07</title><category>Analysis</category><dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:48:31 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.tomchester.net/fec_articles/2007/6/5/summary-by-candidate-33107.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">145522:1331668:1086506</guid><description><![CDATA[Chart of contributions and cash on hand for presidential candidates.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.tomchester.net/fec_articles/rss-comments-entry-1086506.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Summary by Party 3/31/07</title><category>Analysis</category><dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:58:59 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.tomchester.net/fec_articles/2007/6/5/summary-by-party-33107.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">145522:1331668:1086159</guid><description><![CDATA[Chart of contributions and cash on hand for presidential candidates summarized by party.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.tomchester.net/fec_articles/rss-comments-entry-1086159.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Data Issues</title><category>Meta</category><dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:32:46 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.tomchester.net/fec_articles/2007/6/3/data-issues.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">145522:1331668:1083491</guid><description><![CDATA[Problems with FEC source data]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.tomchester.net/fec_articles/rss-comments-entry-1083491.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>About FEC Data Mart</title><category>Meta</category><dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 17:04:51 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.tomchester.net/fec_articles/2007/6/2/about-fec-data-mart.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">145522:1331668:1083068</guid><description><![CDATA[I've implemented a data mart based on campaign finance data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and will be blogging about the project from two perspectives:]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.tomchester.net/fec_articles/rss-comments-entry-1083068.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>