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As President Obama launched the new WhiteHouse.gov back in January, many were concerned when a particular issue page, “Ethics,” went... View Article
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Earlier, I wrote about a “Dear Colleague” letter circulating in the Senate written by Sen. Jim DeMint asking for roll... View Article
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If not now, when? Neither the House nor the Senate maintain any reasonable database of lawmaker votes. And while the... View Article
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To follow up on a post from last week, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson is following through on her promise to... View Article
Continue readingNew Bill to Make CRS Reports Widely Available
Yesterday, Sen. Joe Lieberman introduced a resolution (S. Res. 118), with a bipartisan cast of cosponsors, to allow for the... View Article
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That title comes from the words of Sen. Dick Durbin describing the power of the bankers and financial sector over... View Article
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Three more agencies began posting, or provided a place to post, communications between lobbyists and agency officials in regards to... View Article
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As a commenter noted in a post yesterday, Sen. Amy Klobuchar is the 37th senator to cosponsor S. 482, the... View Article
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