This is a selection of today’s top multimedia chosen by the StandardNET staff.
Interactive map: Health Care votes
Interactive gives some information about some representatives that might change their health care votes.
Interactive timeline: Healht Care through U.S. history
The federal government has played a role in medical care for more than 200 years, but major legislation has always been controversial, and many health-related efforts have famously gone down to defeat. As House Democrats push to the brink of passage a landmark, $940 billion health care overhaul bill, an interactive timeline of the government’s role in the nation’s health.
Interactive map: Flood insurance
Thousands of people in flood-prone areas of North Dakota and Minnesota are purchasing flood insurance after gambling for years without it. The number of policies obtained through a government-backed program has ballooned since the 2009 deluge along the Red River.
Interactive: Iraq election
The man who has led Iraq for the past four years is battling for his political survival just as U.S. troops are getting ready to pack up and go home. With about 83 percent of the votes counted from the March 7 parliamentary election, it is not at all clear that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will emerge the winner.
Interactive: NCAA mens basketball bracket
The NCAA Div. 1 Men’s Bracket, with statistics, AP analysis and an interactive feature allows you to make your own picks and track your performance through the tournament with real-time final scores and postgame statistics.
Today’s poll:
Was lawmakers’ standing ovation for Rep. Kevin Garn after he admitted to skinny dipping with a 15-year-old girl appropriate? Vote here!
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