I ham-handedly tried to explain why Tom DeLay got off-the-hook yesterday when I stated that his ideology overlapped perfectly with... View Article
Continue readingWhat to say about DeLay?
Really, what is there to say? After a six-years the Department of Justice dropped their investigation into former House Majority... View Article
Continue readingSenator given $100K round of applause by musicians’ group
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., a lawmaker who moonlights as a classical pianist, was honored in June along with the likes of the co-writer of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi." The senator was recognized not for his musical abilities, however, but for his support of the music industry. Alexander was the guest of honor at the National Music Publishers Association's annual meeting, an event attended by over 500 songwriters and music publishers -- and one that cost the organization over $100,000 to host, according to the "honararia" section of lobbying records filed with the Senate Office of Public Records.
Sen. Alexander ...
Gitmo detainee classifications remain detatched from identities
When the Guantanamo Review Task Force summary report was released in June — more than five months after its completion — it marked the latest step in President Barack Obama’s plan to close the detainee prison in Guantanamo Bay.
Without identifying them by name, the report split the 240 detainees in four groups: approved for transfer; subject of active cases or investigations; too dangerous to transfer but not feasible for prosecution; and Yemenis designated for “conditional” detention.
Andrea Prasow, senior counsel for the terrorism program at Human Rights Watch, says the report is not transparent enough because it fails to specify ...
Big oil money at the state level mostly goes to influence the public, not the politicians
The Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling will allow corporate interests to spend unlimited amounts trying to influence voters, something they’ve... View Article
Continue readingNew Openness Rules for Finance Reform
On Friday, the New York Times reported that four agencies responsible for implementing the financial reform bill are announcing new... View Article
Continue readingGoogle Summer Of Code Adds New Goodies To Congress (Android App)
Over the past few months we've had the pleasure of working with several developers through Google's Summer of Code program. One of them is Evelina Vrabie, who has contributed her talents to our Android app (and has done so from across an ocean -- Evelina's based in Romania). She was nice enough to write about the experience, and to tease a few of the features she's been working on for the app.
My name is Evelina Vrabie, and for the last four months I've had a great experience collaborating with Eric Mill on the Congress project for Android, as part of the Google Summer of Code 2010 program. Working for the Sunlight Foundation has been an excellent opportunity for me to learn and grow as a capable Android developer...
Continue readingLess of a non-sequitur response on campaign finance
After responding to a non-sequiturial (sic?) tweet from Patrick Ruffini last week, Ruffini responded by calling my post a non-sequitur.... View Article
Continue readingMoney in State Judicial Elections
What’s the price of justice? Over the last decade, state supreme court candidates raised over $200 million for their elections,... View Article
Continue readingWhite House Announces Leading Practices Winners
On Thursday, the White House announced the winners of their Leading Practices initiative, that they first outlined in April. The... View Article
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