<p><a href="http://programmableweb.com/">ProgrammableWeb</a> recently launched a new central resource of over a dozen government-related mashups and <a href="http://programmableweb.com/government">Application Programming Interfaces</a> (APIs) to improve access to legislative, civic and political information.</p>    <p>ProgrammableWeb is already a major hub for the Web 2.0 technology community around its directories of mashups and Web service APIs. The <a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/government">new site</a> is now listing Web applications that help citizens examine and remix government data to shed more light on the work of the federal government.</p>    <p> <a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/government">ProgrammableGov's</a> APIs and Mashup Dashboard currently offers government information APIs and mashups developed by government agencies and those developed independently by citizens and transparency advocate organizations, including several created or supported by the Sunlight Foundation.

With one week left till the close of our Congressional Mashup Contest we are excited to report that Steve Nelson's Second Life entry has made "Mashup of the Day" at Programmable Web. If you recall we introduced this exciting Mashup before here. Seeing Congressional information take center stage on this cutting edge website really shows how people get excited about new ways to view Congress.