modules/votesmart/README.txt

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This module provides integration with the Project Vote Smart API.  With this
API, you can access a wealth of information related to local, state and federal
officials and candidates.  This information includes: 

  * Biographical information
  * Voting records
  * Issue positions
  * Interest group ratings
  * Public statements
  * Campaign finance information.

While most of this information is freely available, Project Vote Smart has
invested in aggregation and maintenace for this easily-consumable format.

Before you can use this, you need to make sure your uses are not in violation
of Project Vote Smart's Terms and Conditions.

This package contains the Votes Smart API, which has no other dependencies and
can be used by other modules.

It also contains these modules:

  * Vote Smart Field: Use Vote Smart data as a CCK field.  Link Vote Smart 
    records such as Bills, Elections, Candidates and Officials to your content 
    types, and then import and refresh as needed.  ( requires CCK )

  * Vote Smart Factory: Jumpstart your vote smart site by automatically 
    creating content types and fields for Vote Smart data ( also requires CCK )

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2	This module provides integration with the Project Vote Smart API. With this
3	API, you can access a wealth of information related to local, state and federal
4	officials and candidates. This information includes:
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6	* Biographical information
7	* Voting records
8	* Issue positions
9	* Interest group ratings
10	* Public statements
11	* Campaign finance information.
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13	While most of this information is freely available, Project Vote Smart has
14	invested in aggregation and maintenace for this easily-consumable format.
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16	Before you can use this, you need to make sure your uses are not in violation
17	of Project Vote Smart's Terms and Conditions.
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19	This package contains the Votes Smart API, which has no other dependencies and
20	can be used by other modules.
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22	It also contains these modules:
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24	* Vote Smart Field: Use Vote Smart data as a CCK field. Link Vote Smart
25	records such as Bills, Elections, Candidates and Officials to your content
26	types, and then import and refresh as needed. ( requires CCK )
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28	* Vote Smart Factory: Jumpstart your vote smart site by automatically
29	creating content types and fields for Vote Smart data ( also requires CCK )
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