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Dan O’Neill (of Everyblock fame) is calling for publication of all mortgages that the government (read “we”) is going to... View Article
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You already know that the very same lawmakers who are deciding the fate of the financial bailout receive campaign cash... View Article
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Massie Ritsch, communications director for the Center for Responsive Politics, has written a great post about the last time Congress... View Article
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Congress is moving rapidly to enact a gigantic taxpayer bailout of the financial sector, with a potential cost of $700... View Article
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Today is One Web Day, its third annual celebration. The event, an “Earth Day for the Internet,” is the brainchild... View Article
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Campaign Disclosure Project, a collaboration of the UCLA School of Law, the Center for Government Studies, and the California Voter... View Article
Continue readingMAPLight.org’s New Tool
Sunlight grantee MAPLight.org shows the impact of campaign contributions on legislative votes via technology. And by making these connections transparent... View Article
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My friend Susan Crawford has many accomplishments, not the least of which is as the founder of One Web Day,... View Article
Continue readingGood But Not Good Enough: USASpending.org
Gautham Nagesh, writing at NextGov, reports on how USASpending.gov is failing to provide up-to-date information on government contracts and grants.... View Article
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