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NEWS ROUNDUP Campaign Finance Big Donors for Romney: Foster Friess, one of the biggest backers of Rick Santorum’s presidential campaign,... View Article
Continue readingThe News Without Transparency: $10 Million Fine on Red Cross Highlights its Troubled History of Blood Services
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NEWS ROUNDUP Government Feds fully embrace social media: Every major federal agency is now on Twitter and YouTube. The Nuclear Regulatory... View Article
Continue readingImprove Public Access to Legislative Information
Today 30 organizations from across the political spectrum joined together to ask Congress to improve public access to legislative information.... View Article
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If you haven’t already listened to This American Life’s episode, “Take the Money and Run for Office,” I encourage you... View Article
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NEWS ROUNDUP Campaign Finance Eric Cantor vs. The Establishment? Eric Cantor (R-Va), the House Majority Leader, is dealing with the... View Article
Continue readingGAO Finds Fault With Lobbyist Reports
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