‘Deem and Pass’ Unlikely to Be Reversed in Courts, Experts Say
There's been a lot of buzz this week about the questionable constitutionality of a tactic House Democrats may use to pass the controversial Senate health care bill. By using the so-called deem and pass maneuver, they wouldn't have to vote explicitly for the bill. Instead, they would vote on fixes to the bill -- or maybe on rules for debating the fixes to the bill -- and agree that those votes would count as votes on the bill itself. Congress would then send the health care bill -- explicitly passed by the Senate and "deemed" to … more…
Read MoreJustice Dept Probing Russian Influence Buying
The Justice Department is investigating "what officials suspect are efforts by Russian-backed firms to gain influence or gather … more…
National Earmark Project Finds Contributions In, Earmarks Out
The results are in from a massive, national earmarks project. The idea behind the investigation is simple and worth repeating: The … more…
Despite New Obama DNC Lobbyist Money Ban, Loophole Permits Millions From Big Biz for Conventions
Among the first moves Barack Obama made as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee this week was to reform the Democratic … more…
Senate Intel Report: Administration Dishonest in Lead-up to Iraq War
The Senate Intelligence Committee has just released its looooong awaited report on the Bush administration's public statements in the … more…
Inspector General Report Confirms Distortion of Climate Science at NASA
Senior political appointees in NASA's public affairs office inhibited the release of scientific evidence of global warming, according to … more…
States, Enviro Orgs Sue EPA Over Ozone Rule
Over the past six months, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson has made three major controversial decisions. In … more…
Government Could Lose Billions to Oil Industry on Royalties
Oil companies may receive a $53 billion boon thanks to a royalty relief package designed to enhance the appeal of drilling in the Gulf … more…
Waxman Grills EPA Administrator After Investigation Suggests White House Interference
In a Congressional hearing yesterday, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) grilled EPA chief Stephen Johnson about the White House's decision to … more…
Industry-Packed Federal Advisory Board Told DOE to Double U.S. Coal Consumption
Yesterday we wrote about the influence of industry-slanted advisory panels to federal agencies, as detailed by the Center for Public … more…
Federal Advisory Panels, Often Slanted Toward Industry, Influence U.S. Rulemaking
The Center for Public Integrity has just released a new report probing the federal government's 900 advisory panels. Though … more…
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December 03, 2009
Reports Detail Lapses in Immigration Detention System Nina Bernstein, New York Times, December 03, 2009
November 24, 2009
Are Minorities Being Fleeced by the Stimulus? Tim Padgett, Time, November 24, 2009
November 18, 2009
GAO Finds Lapses on the Job at Federal Protective Service Joe Davidson, Washington Post, November 18, 2009
November 16, 2009
Education Department to Demand School Pay Data Stephen Sawchuk, Education Week, November 16, 2009
Schwarzenegger Quietly Quashed Effort to Improve Commuter Rails Dan Weikel and Eric Bailey, Los Angeles Times, November 16, 2009
Information on Stimulus Hard to Come By Jeremy Redmon, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 16, 2009
November 12, 2009
AIG Chief’s Mission: Save Executive Pay Mary Williams Walsh, New York Times, November 12, 2009
November 05, 2009
Don’t count on stimulus job tally Ben Poston, Journal-Sentinel, November 05, 2009
Bank Crackdown Draws Criticism Damian Paletta, Wall Steet Journal ($), November 05, 2009
November 02, 2009
Stimulus Wind Energy Funds Going Overseas Russ Choma, Investigative Reporting Workshop, November 02, 2009
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