3:53 am Tue August 28, 2012  App Answers: Who's Paying For That
Political Ad?  Originally published on Tue August 28, 2012 7:32
am    Now that Isaac has passed by Tampa, the Republican
National Convention gets underway today, but voters living in
swing sates have already heard plenty of messages from both
political parties - unprecedented waves of ads.  NPR's Steve
Henn reports there is an app - an application that can help you
figure out who's behind them.  STEVE HENN, BYLINE: If this is
what your TV sounds like...    ANNOUNCER #1: Two wars. Tax cuts
for millionaires. Death.  ANNOUNCER #2: Mitt Romney turned
around dozens of American companies and helped create...
ANNOUNCER #3: Romney would pay only 1 percent...  HENN: might be
wondering whose paying for this.  Tom Lee at the Sunlight
Foundation says his group's new app - Ad Hawk can answer that.
TOM LEE: Well, it's an idea that they've been kicking around
here and there for a while. A lot of us use Shazam and apps like
it.  HENN: Shazam is a popular smart