The House Ethics Committee admonished Rep. Charles Rangel for trips he took in 2007 and 2008 to a business-funded event... View Article
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1) The House Ethics Committee admonished Rep. Charles Rangel for accepting reimbursement for trips to a business-planned and funded event... View Article
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Obama’s opening remarks Alexander’s opening remarks (created at Wordle and based on transcripts here).
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Upon assuming the presidency Barack Obama set about creating an office within the White House to spearhead his effort to... View Article
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Overall word usage during the health care summit
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The health care summit between Democrats and Republicans will be livestreaming on our Sunlight Live page so everyone can experience... View Article
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Senator Harry Reid, D-NV, Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell, R-KY, Republican Leader Senator Dick Durbin, D-IL, Majority Whip Senator Jon... View Article
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Today we're going to take our version of live political coverage to the next level by beginning to connect government data such as campaign contributions or lobbyist meetings to a political event in real-time.
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The Federal Communications Commission, in fulfilling their obligation to create broadband plan, is required (pdf) to lay out “a plan... View Article
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