AIG Campaign Contributions - Google Mapping Top 100 Recipients

The Outrage over AIG bonuses continue and now bunch of media outlets have published names of politicians who have received campaign contributions from AIG. One of the sites I looked at was Opensecrets.org.

So I have taken the data from opensecrets.org and mapped it out on Google Maps. The map shows home locations of politicians who have received campaign contributions. Majority are concentrated in the North East.

(Note: Thanks to Keir Clarke of Google Maps Mania for mentioning this mashup in his blog)

(Note: Also check out AIG outrage "Tweets" on Google Maps)

Who is Sarah Palin?

Sarah Palin the governor of Alaska has been picked by John McCain to be his Vice Presidential running mate. But who is Sarah Palin?

Here's a look at Sarah Palin's life on Google Maps (source Wikipedia) from her birth place in Sand Point, Idaho to Dick Cheney's House at Number One Observatory Circle, Washington D.C. (maybe!!).

Who is Joe Biden?

Joe Biden outside of his home state of Delaware might not be well known. But now with Barack Obama picking Joe Biden as his Vice Presidential running mate, lot of people are getting to know Joe Biden. Joe Biden is a extremely good speaker and its going to be fun watching the debates.

I have put together a Google Maps Mashup of Joe Biden's journey from his birth place in Scranton, Pennsyania to possibly Dick Cheney's current residence at Number One Observatory Circle in Washington DC. I have also embedded a YouTube video in lower right hand corner where you can see Joe Biden's speaking abilities.

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Democratic Convention - Latest Videos from the Denver Area

A quick Google Maps page I put together with YouTube videos from the Denver Area tagged with "Democratic Convention" and also videos tagged with location information.

Detroit Mayor in trouble and the world knows about it

The mayor of Detroit was sent to jail for violating the terms of his bond and now the world knows about it. I have created a quick Google Maps Mashup to show where in the world the mayor of Detroit is making news. This list is not complete. I will be adding more links.

Jump in Worldwide Blogger Arrests

University of Washington annual report states that there have been 64 Blogger Arrests worldwide since 2003. Majority of these arrests took place in the Middle East and Asia with some in North America and Western Europe. Majority of the arrests were due to (Using Blog to organize or cover Social protest (15), Violating Cultural Norms (14), Posting comments about Public Policy (12).

Here's a Google Maps view of where the arrests have taken place with details on number of arrests and reasons for arrests.

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US Presidential Candidates (2008) on Google Maps

Here's a Google Maps View of United States Presidential Candidates (2008). In addition to basic facts the Google Maps View also includes the latest news on each of the Candidates (via Google News RSS Feeds) along with YouTube video.

Related: US Presidents - their birth places on Google Maps (From George Washington to George Bush)