Oct
23
[Google covers all the candidates, including Greens. -RS]
[From CNET News]
By Elinor Mills
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Google is offering a mashup that combines its popular Google Earth mapping program with information about the U.S. congressional races coming up in two weeks.
The Google Earth 2006 election resource tool, unveiled early Monday, indicates the country’s 436 congressional districts with stars on the popular 3D map of the country. Clicking on a star pops open a bubble window that has information on the candidates in that race.
The window also includes links to news, images and Web search results on candidates, as well as to information on where and how to vote and campaign finance reform.
“Our hope is that young people using Google Earth will…make better, informed choices,” said John Hanke, director of Google Earth and Google Maps.
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