The Washington Examiner’s Tim Carney had an amusing and mostly accurate run-down on where the retiring and defeated senators of... View Article
Continue readingIt’s Time For Earmark Transparency
As Paul just noted, the Senate just rejected a ban on earmarks. In the absence of an outright, Congress-wide ban... View Article
Continue readingSenate rejects earmark ban 39-56
In a fairly unsurprising vote, the Senate just rejected a two year ban on earmarks by a 39-56 vote. While... View Article
Continue readingSunlight’s Checking Influence: Find the Politics in Your Pocketbook
The Sunlight Foundation is proud to announce our Checking Influence tool that gives individuals the power to see the political... View Article
Continue readingWhat to expect with Rangel
Since the C-Span archives only go back to 1987 the best example that I can provide is the 1990 debate... View Article
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Rep. Maxine Waters wants her ethics trial to be held without delay: “So my message to the committee is simple:... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Blogger Round-up: Judgeship Applications to be disclosed
Carol Geiger, Steve Hall and Kathy Posner all have one thing in common. To see their government held accountable and ... View Article
Continue readingTom DeLay convicted on money laundering charges
In some breaking news former Majority Leader Tom DeLay, once the most powerful man in Congress, was just found guilty... View Article
Continue readingForeign Transparency Policies the US Government Could Learn From
The White House blog recently wrote about Obama’s trip to India and mentioned that US-based organizations could learn from Indian... View Article
Continue readingDemocratic activists, donors plan separate paths for disclosed and undisclosed money in 2012 election
Just announced chairwoman of Democratic Super PAC American Bridge Kathleen Kennedy Townsend: “American democracy has to be based on transparency,... View Article
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