UPDATE [06/25/10 @ 12:00 pm]: I’ve created a word cloud of the merged Dodd – Lincoln language, one of the important versions of the bill on the way to the final compromise language. We’ll do a side by side word cloud once the final language is out. Also keep an eye on the Open Congress page of the bill as they will have a direct text comparison with older versions of the bill. Want even more information on financial reform? Check out the excellent FreeRisk wiki.

Need some reading materials for the weekend? Do we have a recommendation for you! The consensus version of the massive financial system reform bill will be put online starting tomorrow. This is another great victory for the Read The Bill campaign – our unrelenting effort to makes sure Congress puts all bills online for 72 hours before a vote.

Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) says that the entire bill will be online for “at least 68 hours” (with most parts of the bill online for much longer) before it is taken up for a vote in Congress. Rep. Frank has been chairing the conference committee that reconciled the House and Senate versions of the bill.

We can’t stop here – Read The Bill is part of a larger Public=Online campaign to make sure all public data is online and in real-time. Help us make sure that putting bills online for 72 hours before a vote isn’t just the norm – it’s the law.

Some might say it’s early to claim victory on this bill. I disagree: it’s currently 4:12am on Friday so there simply won’t be a chance for this bill to be taken up over the weekend. We’re able to bring you this breaking news because we’ve been covering the conference committee since 9:45am on Thursday – and this is day seven of said committee. Hopefully you can appreciate my sanguineness. :)

Want to know how the final compromises went down? The complete archive of our coverage, including the final 19 hour marathon can be found below by replaying our live blog which you can find below the fold. If you want just the highlights you can find them in our Twitter account: @sunlightnetwork.