Here is a little project I did over last paternity leave with d3. I had a great time figuring things out and was just impressed I got it working at all.
link: http://bl.ocks.org/dukarc/7d982999bf10dee9205f2e18ef5c223b
Inspirations:
http://letsfreecongress.org/
http://www.nytimes.com/…/politics/2013-budget-proposal-grap…
Awesome Guides for D3 Scroller and Force:
http://vallandingham.me/scroller.html
http://vallandingham.me/bubble_charts_in_d3.html