To follow up on the previous post, the New York Times put together a useful chart to show the campaign... View Article
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Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner announced a new regulatory model for the financial system that includes regulating hedge funds for the... View Article
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In the few short weeks since we launched the Read The Bill campaign, more than 4600 people have signed our... View Article
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Last week, President Obama released an Executive Memorandum providing suggested rules for transparency and accountability surrounding the distribution of funds... View Article
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Obviously, open and easy access to government information is not only essential to democracy here in the United States, it’s... View Article
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Every week I climb into the depths of the local political blogosphere to find the Sunlight. I use this series... View Article
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Sunlight’s Nancy Watzman posted this over at Party Time last week, but it’s worth posting here. American News Project’s Harry... View Article
Continue readingThe Details on Recovery Lobbying Rules
Last week, the White House released Executive Memorandum instituting new rules for lobbyist disclosure for those seeking funds from the... View Article
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