use_diary

The USPS state abbreviation. State data only, no federal agencies.

The type of data, one of "contribs", "expends", "lobby",
"contracts", "salary", or "voters".

type

author

If <code>TRUE</code>, file is created in the correct working directory.
If <code>FALSE</code>, a plain character string is returned. If a directory name, the
file is automatically written to that directory.

auto

Take the arguments supplied and put them into the appropriate places in a
new template diary. Write the new template diary in the supplied directory.

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data. Created by the Investigative Reporting Workshop to facilitate
work on The Accountability Project, an effort to collect public data
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use_diary function

<dl><dt>st</dt>
<dd>The USPS state abbreviation. State data only, no federal agencies.</dd>
<dt>type</dt>
<dd>The type of data, one of "contribs", "expends", "lobby",
"contracts", "salary", or "voters".</dd>
<dt>author</dt>
<dd>The author name of the new diary.</dd>
<dt>auto</dt>
<dd>If <code>TRUE</code>, file is created in the correct working directory.
If <code>FALSE</code>, a plain character string is returned. If a directory name, the
file is automatically written to that directory.</dd></dl>

Arguments

Create a new template data diary — use_diary

<dl>

<dt>st</dt>
<dd>The USPS state abbreviation. State data only, no federal agencies.</dd>


<dt>type</dt>
<dd>The type of data, one of "contribs", "expends", "lobby",
"contracts", "salary", or "voters".</dd>


<dt>author</dt>
<dd>The author name of the new diary.</dd>


<dt>auto</dt>
<dd>If <code>TRUE</code>, file is created in the correct working directory.
If <code>FALSE</code>, a plain character string is returned. If a directory name, the
file is automatically written to that directory.</dd>

</dl>

use_diary: Create a new template data diary

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