Transparency in political spending is incredibly important. The Federal Elections Commission (FEC) -- the cop on the beat -- fined campaigns over $2.5 million so far this year alone. Yet the FEC largely relies on outside information to start an investigation such as newspaper reports and whistle-blowers. The FEC and other watchdog groups need a smart tool to sift through the millions of transactions and flag the unusual ones. CampaignExpenseWatcher does just this.

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