Picking up some interesting Web 2.0 tools at the IRE's annual conference, this year in Phoenix.

•  The Programmableweb.com  www.programmableweb.com/
  
   Good jumpstation for APIs, Mashups, How-To info, etc.

• CityCon — www.tetonpost.com/citycon/
  
  “CityCon allows you to find detailed information about any member of the current 110th U.S. Congress.  Use the Input field above to query the CityCon database and the Internet for a U.S. City, State, Senator or Representative.”

• Maplight.org — www.maplight.org/
  
  “MAPLight.org brings together campaign contributions and how legislators vote, providing an unprecedented window into the connections between money and politics.  We currently cover the California Legislature and U.S.”