According to various sources, the final stimulus bill (in the form of the conference report) was made publicly availabe last... View Article
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The idea that overt political influence by large organizations like the banking industry, and the larger financial services industry, has,... View Article
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A week ago, I blogged about the launch of the Coalition for an Accountable Recovery (CAR). The coalition (of which... 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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On Tuesday, Rasmussen Reports released a telephone survey that shows the Americans have strong doubts about whether congressional lawmakers understand... View Article
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While the House and Senate conferees have agreed on what the stimulus bill will look like in final form, the... View Article
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This morning I visited the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) website to check, in the face of the current... View Article
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Last month, the Treasury Department announced new rules restricting contacts made by lobbyists working for firms receiving bailout funds. Those... View Article
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The federal government–Executive Branch, Congress and the Judiciary–keeps all kinds of documents and data, but not all of it is... View Article
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After a series of articles noting the November FBI raid of the offices of the PMA Group, a Washington lobby... View Article
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