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Fact-Checking Obama on That Job Count

In President Barack Obama’s news conference on Wednesday night, he said the $787 billion economic stimulus bill has already … more…

Quick Picks: Obama Gets an F and Lawmakers Get Lobbyist Cash

Our editors' picks of the latest investigative stories around the Web:

Volcanos and the Levitating Train to Disneyland

Viewers who tuned in to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's response to President Obama's pseudo-State of the Union on Tuesday night might … more…

Obama Speech Analysis: The Oratory and the Promises

Editor's Note: As an Inauguration Day special, we thought we'd offer some perspective from an in-house expert. Our general manager, D … more…

Visual of the Inaugural Address

Here is a word cloud of President Obama’s inaugural address. The larger the word, the more often he said it.

Unlike in the Inaug … more…

Tracking Obama’s Promises

While some candidates on the presidential campaign trail treat paint promises in glittering generalities, President Obama was … more…

Breadth of Proposed Stimulus Mirrors U.S. Budget

It seems like the only one NOT getting a handout in the Obama stimulus plan is Larry Flynt.

A bailout for the porn industry, pi … more…

The Wrinkle to Geithner’s Tax Troubles

How big a deal is it that Obama's pick for Treasury secretary underpaid his taxes for four consecutive years?

The story about Timot … more…

Deck Stacked Against Bailout Opposition

The incoming Obama administration has launched an “aggressive campaign” to release the second installment of bailout funds, the Washi … more…

Bush Signing Statements Will Retire With Their Author

Jan. 8: This post has been corrected.

President Bush has vetoed fewer bills than any president since Warren G. Harding, but not beca … more…

Where Things Stand: Obama and Transparency

Editor’s note: As part of our year-end coverage, we’re checking in on the latest on each of our in-depth stories.

Will the new admi … more…

Obama Regulatory Pick Blocked Influence of Agency He’ll Now Head

In the midst of a stream of financial scandals and regulatory failures, President-elect Barack Obama announced the nomination of two … more…

Who’s Not on the Clinton Foundation Donor List?

Dec. 19: This post has been corrected.

Curiosity killed the Clinton Foundation Web site.

In response to a deal with the Obama tran … more…

Obama Eyes ‘Provider Conscience’ Rule

Yesterday we reported on the White House's approval of a regulation that would allow health care workers at federally-funded institut … more…

Obama Announces (Controversial) EPA Pick

President-elect Obama has just announced his "green team." As expected, Obama's pick to head the EPA is Lisa Jackson, former head of … more…

Likely EPA Pick Hit for Jersey Record

This story was co-published with Politico.

Lisa Jackson, who President-elect Barack Obama is expected to name Monday evening to lea … more…

This Week’s Scandals: Blago’s Bribes, Blackwater And More

Every week, we take stock of how the week unfolded for the stories we're tracking in Scandal Watch (see the right sidebar). Here is … more…

Obama and Transparency: Walking the Talk

President-elect Barack Obama's transition team seems to be following through with its promise of transparency by posting documents fr … more…

Blagojevich, Bribes and More!

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich had the sole power to replace Barack Obama's seat in the Senate. That's unlikely to be the case for … more…

Rahmbo’s Revolving Door: Take 3

Since Rahm Emanuel was appointed the next White House chief of staff last month, we've been retracing his previous life as an invest … more…