YourCongress.com Nominated for Best Government and Law" Website - Irreverent Site Honored With International Online Communitys Top Accolade

Arlington, VA -- Today, YourCongress.com announced that it has been nominated for a Webby Award in the Government and Law" category by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. YourCongress.com was nominated amidst thousands of possible sites, and will now compete for the award widely hailed as the Oscars of the Internet."

NEWS FROM YOURCONGRESS.COM
April 26, 2001
Contact: John Lacey
Toll-Free: 877-282-8170

YourCongress.com Nominated for Best
Government and Law" Website

Irreverent Site Honored With International Online Communitys Top Accolade

Arlington, VA -- Today, YourCongress.com announced that it has been nominated for a Webby Award in the Government and Law" category by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. YourCongress.com was nominated amidst thousands of possible sites, and will now compete for the award widely hailed as the Oscars of the Internet."

YourCongress.com provides a fun, interactive, information-packed, behind-the-scenes look at Congress, and offers a revolutionary free tracking service to let citizens find out whats going on in Washington. It is one of five sites nominated in the Government and Law category.

On todays announcement, YourCongress.com Founder and CEO Christopher Porter said:

Who would have thought that the words Congress and fun could be used in the same sentence? Were honored and delighted to be nominated for a Government and Law Webby."

Maya Draisin, Executive Director of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences said:

The Webby Awards showcase the power of the Internet to entertain, to enlighten, and to share information. YourCongress.coms nomination is a testament to its great contribution in pushing the Internet envelope."

The 5th Annual Webby Awards will take place this year on Wednesday, July 18th, 2001, at San Franciscos War Memorial Opera House. Nearly 3,000 luminaries from around the world are expected to attend.

About YourCongress.com
YourCongress.com was launched in March of 2000 and has fast become the premier site on the internet for information about Congress. To talk with founder and CEO Christopher Porter about the site and the revolutionary free YourCongress.Watch Tracking Service, call John Lacey at (toll-free) 877-282-8170 or email john@yourcongress.com.

About the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, and the Webby Awards
The Webby Awards is the leading international honor for consumer Web sites and individual achievement in technology and creativity. The Academy is dedicated to the creative, technical, and professional progress of the Internet and evolving forms of interactive media. Membership includes film director Francis Ford Coppola, musician Bjork, creator of The Simpsons" Matt Groening, as well as writers and editors from the New York Times, Wired, Forbes, Fast Company, and the Los Angeles Times. For more information, visit http://www.iadas.net or http://www.webbyawards.com.

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