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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 investmen … more…

Vendettas and Shady Ethics: Meet the Candidates to Replace Obama

Barack Obama's impending move to the White House has brought embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich new-found popularity, at least amon … more…

Change.gov ‘Agenda’ Pages Are Back

The agenda pages that we told you disappeared from Change.gov, President-elect Barack Obama's transition Web site, have returned in newl … more…

Transparency Groups Push Obama on Agenda

Freedom of information advocates have a lengthy to-do list for President-elect Barack Obama and Congress.

A report (PDF) from a coalitio … more…

Where Obama Stands: Clean Coal and CO2 Storage

“We’ll invest in technology that will allow us to use more coal, America’s most abundant energy source, with the goal of creating … more…

Obama Office Calls Mulligan on Change.gov

So why have the pages outlining President-elect Barack Obama's agenda been deleted from the president-elect's Web site?

"We're retooling … more…

Obama’s ‘Agenda’ Disappears From Change.gov

We noted Friday that President-elect Barack Obama’s transition Web site, Change.gov, included pages describing how he will use technolog … more…

Obama Details Promises for Transparency

Yesterday, we looked at President-elect Obama’s stance on transparency. As we noted, Obama’s record on the issue isn’t spotless, but he … more…

Where Obama Stands: Private Contractors

In a September speech, President-elect Obama s … more…

Where Obama Stands: Executive Power

Obama, once a scholar of constitutional law, h … more…

The Bush-Obama Bailout?

We’ve been hearing for weeks about how the Treasury Department is on the cusp of dramatically widening its current bailout program. Firs … more…

Will Obama Keep Transparency Promises?

[Update 11.17: Obama just released more details about his proposals on transparency. Here's a short piece we've just posted about them.] … more…

Surprise Us!

President-elect Obama’s transition team is making noise about tight ethics restrictions in the coming administration. From the Washingto … more…

What Letter Was McCain Referring to?

Oct. 10: This post has been updated.

Both John McCain and Barack Obama took turns during the second presidential debate on Tuesday nigh … more…

RNC Files Complaint, Cites Questionable Obama Donations

"Doodad Pro" in Nunda, N.Y. is apparently a big fan of Barack Obama. So enthusiastic, in fact, that when he/she contributed thousands of … more…

The Candidates—Where They Stand on Market ‘Reform’

Tonight's presidential debate was supposed to be about foreign policy, but with the financial system edging toward a breakdown, all ques … more…

Obama and Biden Voted Against Stripping ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ Funds

The funds for the “Bridge to Nowhere” had a tortured passage through the Congress in 2005, long before Gov. Sarah Palin confronted … more…

What Are the Rules on Presidential Campaign Financing, Anyway?

With the presidential campaign entering the final stretch, we thought we'd dig into what rules govern how the candidates can raise money … more…

McCain’s Record Contrasts With Promises of ‘Reforming’ Wall St.

With the market swooning yesterday, Sens. McCain and Obama promised to shake things up. McCain pledged to "put an end to running Wall St … more…

Fannie, Freddie Gave Big Support to Obama, McCain

With the government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac likely to cost taxpayers tens of billions, many experts have … more…