Noted curmudgeon David Obey, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, yesterday issued a disobliging statement towards the cause of transparency.... 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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Two years ago, I was named Time’s person of the year and now I own an insurance company, two mortgage... View Article
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Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted on a bill that ought to offend Americans of all stripes. The culmination of... View Article
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Cross posted from Open Records Blog In the case of Lautenschlager v. Gunderson, a Wisconsin appeals court has dismissed an... View Article
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Like the Little Engine that Could, Senate Bill 223, the Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, keeps chugging along against some pretty... View Article
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Like a man sinking in quicksand, Rep. Charles Rangel continues, with every flailing day, to sink further as more discrepancies... View Article
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Mike Allen at The Politico reports that the Obama/Biden campaign is planning to use disclosure as a way to challenge... View Article
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The House appears to be on the ball in pushing back against the kind of executive branch secrecy that Ellen... View Article
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According to both the New York Times and the New York Post, Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel sporadically reported... View Article
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