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After coming under fire last year for receiving “V.I.P.” rate mortgages from Countrywide Financial on his two homes, Sen. Chris... View Article
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There are already a number of Executive Branches that are using Web 2.0 tech to reach out to the broader... View Article
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From October 1, 2008 through the end of the year, eighteen companies that had received, or would receive, bailout funds... View Article
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In a blog post announcing the President’s signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the first piece of legislation... View Article
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The Obama administration has promised that they will track the progress of project approved in the stimulus bill (H.R. 1)... View Article
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Rep. Brian Baird and Rules Chair Louise Slaughter reintroduced an important transparency bill that would ban lawmakers, executive branch officials,... View Article
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