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Barack Obama

This account is run by #Obama2012 campaign staff. Tweets from the President are signed -bo.
16,113,289 followers |

The White House

Official WH twitter account. Comments & messages received through official WH pages are subject to the PRA and may be archived. Learn more http://wh.gov/privacy
2,898,206 followers |

Justice Department

Official DOJ Twitter account. DOJ does not collect comments or messages through this account. Learn more at justice.gov/privacy-file.htm
470,919 followers |

Open Government

Official Twitter account of the White House Open Government Initiative
458,386 followers |

U.S. House Floor

A @GovTop project. See also @SenateFloor.
218,040 followers |

Lessig

law professor, reformer.
191,979 followers |

Ezra Klein

Blogger/columnist for Washington Post, columnist for Bloomberg View, contributor to MSNBC. Eater of food. Hater of filibuster. Lover of charts.
156,603 followers |

Nate Silver

Blogger/writer/columnist/whatever. Stats, sports, politics and food geek. Tweets are unedited and reflect solely my own views.
152,905 followers |

Roll Call

Breaking news, reporter tweets and analysis from the Newspaper of Capitol Hill since 1955. Stories with $ are subscription only.
106,359 followers |

Bernie Sanders

Sen. Bernie Sanders is the longest serving independent in congressional history. Tweets ending with -B are from Bernie, and all others are from Sanders Staff.
101,214 followers |

zerohedge

95,601 followers |

Daily Kos

News. Community. Action.
93,082 followers |

Al Franken

Official TeamFranken Twitter feed
84,925 followers |

Talking Points Memo

Breaking news and analysis from the TPM team.
75,347 followers |

Maddow Blog

The Rachel Maddow Show has a blog.
73,417 followers |

PolitiFact

The editors and reporters of PolitiFact.com, a nonpartisan politics fact-checking Web site.
67,183 followers |

Demand Progress

Demand Progress is an activism organization with nearly one million members which fights for civil liberties, civil rights, and progressive government reform.
45,220 followers |

Scott P. Brown

Serving the great people of Massachusetts in the United States Senate, I'd love to update you via SMS, text BROWN to 68398 to stay connected.
39,506 followers |

Occupy Together

A site that helps spread the word as more protests organize across the world in solidarity with @OccupyWallSt.
36,534 followers |

Danger Room

Noah Shachtman, Spencer Ackerman, and WIRED's national security dorks.
34,887 followers |

Russ Feingold

I'm a former U.S. Senator from the great state of Wisconsin
32,508 followers |

US Supreme Court

A @GovTop project.
30,622 followers |

Taegan Goddard

Publisher of Political Wire
30,413 followers |

Deval Patrick

Official account of Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts.
29,553 followers |

Alan Grayson

27,337 followers |

John Kerry

26,192 followers |

OpenSecrets.org

OpenSecrets.org, the website of the Center for Responsive Politics, is THE source for nonpartisan info on the influence of money in politics.Tweets by @evandmac
24,950 followers |

Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren is a Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts
24,456 followers |

BoldProgressives.org

Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC). 950,000 members and growing. We support bold candidates and organize for progressive priorities. #p2
21,014 followers |

attackerman

I put the IRE in WIRED. attackerman.com
19,362 followers |

Scott Brown

US Senator for Massachusetts
17,750 followers |

Sunlight Foundation

Working to change the relationship between citizens and their government with Internet technology.
16,132 followers |

ConsumerFinance.gov

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Making markets for consumer financial products and services work for Americans, in 140 characters or less.
15,579 followers |

iWatch News

Investigative journalism from the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit newsroom holding power accountable since 1989. Hosted by @sarahwhitmire
14,425 followers |

US Day of Rage ☮

Free & fair elections remedy myriad ills & abuses of a gov't that preys on the resources and spirits of citizens. One citizen. One Dollar. One Vote. #usdor
14,359 followers |

Donny Shaw

The real story behind what's happening in Congress.
13,958 followers |

Coffee Party

Connecting communities to restore our government for the People.
12,612 followers |

Firedoglake

Firedoglake is an online news site featuring original reporting and commentary.
11,224 followers |

Americans Elect

Pick a president, not a party! Watch this animation to find out what we're all about: http://bit.ly/ziwdaW #crashtheparty #3wayrace
11,134 followers |

Jared Bernstein

Senior Fellow @CenterOnBudget, former Chief Economist and Economic Adviser to Vice President Joe Biden.
10,503 followers |

Code for America

Code for America helps governments work better for everyone with the people and the power of the web.
10,069 followers |

Center on Budget

Nonprofit, nonpartisan policy org. working at the federal & state levels on fiscal policy & public programs affecting low/moderate-income families & individuals
9,452 followers |

Mike Konczal

Roosevelt Institute fellow. Economics and finance blogger. White paper chaser.
8,704 followers |

US Uncut

Corporate tax cheats are bankrupting America. Working in solidarity with all US Uncut chapters and the UK Uncut movement.
8,693 followers |

The Hill

8,677 followers |

Jtweeters

Twitter let's me live vicariously through myself.
8,025 followers |

McClatchyDC

McClatchy Newspapers' Bureau for Washington and the world
7,799 followers |

Brave New Films

With Viral Videos, Live Webcasts and an Axe to Grind, Brave New Films is the Political Communicator of the Future
7,597 followers |

United Republic

We fight the corrupting influence of money in politics.
7,586 followers |

joshuafoust

Fellow at the American Security Project, Writer for PBS & The Atlantic. Opinions be mine alone, yar.
6,715 followers |

Global Integrity

Tracking governance, transparency, open data, & corruption issues from a global, bottom-up, gov2.0 perspective. Features gossip & what we do: http://ow.ly/9jIa.
6,562 followers |

DemocracyForAmerica

With over 1 million members nationwide, DFA is a grassroots powerhouse working to change our country from the grassroots-up. We deliver results for America
5,182 followers |

Public Intelligence

Equal access to information is a human right.
4,635 followers |

ALECexposed

A project of the Center for Media and Democracy @PRwatch exposing the American Legislative Exchange Council (#ALECexposed)
4,502 followers |

POGOBlog

Exposing corruption, exploring solutions
4,444 followers |

NatlSecurityArchive

The National Security Archive, an independent research institution that advocates for government openness and uses FOIA to publish declassified documents
4,257 followers |

Science Progress

The online magazine where science, technology, and policy meet. [Administered by @SeanPool]
3,989 followers |

FollowTheMoney.org

Nonpartisan nonprofit org revealing influence of campaign money on state-level elections and public policy in all 50 states
3,867 followers |

HilliconValley

The Hill's Technology Blog.
3,861 followers |

Move To Amend

3,652 followers |

actblue

3,651 followers |

USAction

We organize for Power, Democracy & Change. In '07 USAction & TrueMajority merged into one powerful org uniting USAction’s state network w/ TrueMajority members.
3,609 followers |

The Other 98%

Because No Banker is too Big to Jail.
3,528 followers |

OhMyGov!

Tracking the news & numbers that matter to government and political communicators, with a dash of social media strategy, Gov 2.0 and humor.
3,262 followers |

Blue Mass Group

Reality-based commentary on politics and policy in Massachusetts and around the nation.
3,065 followers |

Bob Walker

Interested in Gov 2.0, open and transparent government. Check out my site - thanks.
2,991 followers |

Project Vote Smart

Non-partisan, volunteer-based organization providing factual, unbiased information on candidates, officials, issues, and legislation. Try @VoteEasy
2,637 followers |

John Connolly

Feed of Boston City Councilor John Connolly. Working for great schools, safe streets and a green, sustainable Boston.
2,316 followers |

OMB Watch

Promoting open government, accountability, and citizen participation.
2,189 followers |

C4SS

The Center for a Stateless Society is a project of the Molinari Institute and dedicated to building public awareness of left-wing market anarchism.
1,761 followers |

MassProgress.org

Freedom, Opportunity and Security for all. Our Progressive Values.
1,758 followers |

Public Campaign

We need government of, by, and for the people--not bought and paid for by special interests.
1,753 followers |

Roll Call news team

Tracking government, influence, politics and policy
1,731 followers |

Gov Acct Proj

Government Accountability Project (GAP) is a nonprofit public interest group that promotes government and corporate accountability by defending whistleblowers.
1,664 followers |

Sanders Unfiltered

Get weekly Senator Sanders Unfiltered episodes delivered to you on Facebook, Twitter, or email. Sign up at: http://sandersunfiltered.com
1,410 followers |

PNHP

Non-profit research and education organization of over 18,000 physicians who support single-payer national health insurance, an improved Medicare for all.
1,343 followers |

Officials Say

Officials Say The Darndest Things
715 followers |

T/A Initiative

Transparency & Accountability Initiative: empowering citizens to hold their governing institutions to account
571 followers |

OpenTheGovernment

Americans for Less Secrecy, More Democracy
510 followers |

Mac D'Alessandro

Help Mac become the next Congressman for Massachusetts’ 9th district - www.Mac4Congress2010.com
456 followers |

US Uncut Boston

Facebook: http://on.fb.me/usuncutbos
419 followers |

LOCT08

This campaign ended in Oct 2008 - thanks to all of you who helped us convince Congress to modernize their rules.
413 followers |

Heather

319 followers |

5th Pillar

A non-profit dedicated to bringing about a Corrupt free India.
298 followers |

DeObfuscate.org

DeObfuscate is a multi-authored blog dedicated to Politics, Law, and Technology.
99 followers |

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