A number of newly elected lawmakers have serious experience with Internet technology and used the Internet in the campaign more... View Article
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sigh. The GAO has compiled an enormous document to help the Senate confirm political appointees, and has created sample questions... View Article
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The Obama transition team released two new policies this week, a Creative Commons license and a radical disclosure policy. These... View Article
Continue readingIndicted Rep. Jefferson Defeated in Bid for Re-Election
Despite the heavy Democratic tilt of the district, voters froze indicted Rep. William Jefferson out in the cold just like... View Article
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It should go without saying that at Sunlight, we believe that if Congress is required to make a document or... 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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Executives for the Big Three auto makers are in Washington again asking for money. (Did you know they drove to... View Article
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Continue readingThe Replacements: Illinois and New York
As you may be aware, President-Elect Barack Obama has vacated his Senate seat and Sen. Hillary Clinton will be following... View Article
Continue readingMaking Cities Think Like the Web
Mark Surman, executive director of the Mozilla Foundation, gave a very interesting talk (audio and slide show available) at last... View Article
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