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Government transparency under Obama misses the mark

By Jim Morris

To mark Sunshine Week, open-government groups are assessing President Barack Obama’s pledge to make the federal bureaucracy more open and le

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Recent bank closings reflect old trends

By Jeremy Borden

The abandoned cranes and empty Caterpillars say it all: U.S. commercial real estate development is crawling or at a standstill. The paralyz

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"… in many low-income communities. Located near the Chicago home of President Barack Obama, ShoreBank rose to prominence as it sought to give loans to low-income com …"

Will Washington pull the plug on HAMP?

By Michael Hudson

The future of the Obama administration’s troubled $30 billion initiative to bail out beleaguered homeowners is on the line. ...

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"… Democratic-controlled Senate and would face a certain veto from President Barack Obama.Michael Hudson is a staff writer at the Center for Public Integrity and au …"

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Obama’s new chief of staff sought to loosen post-Enron corporate reforms

By Michael Hudson

William M. Daley, President Barack Obama's new chief of staff, is a major Wall Street player who sought to loosen corporate reform laws and

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"… of this story misspelled Thomas Donohue's name. …"

Obama won't sign notary bill that might speed home foreclosures

By Michael Hudson

The White House announced this afternoon that President Barack Obama would not sign a bill to ease restrictions on interstate commerce, whic

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Obama proposal aims at problems highlighted in Center series

By Gordon Witkin

President Barack Obama’s proposal to spur the ailing U.S. economy by investing in transportation infrastructure is an effort to restart a st

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"… at did not serve any overriding national transportation strategy. …"

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Taxpayer billions could fall short in creating new jobs, more efficient cars

By Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk

Amid questions about whether the Obama administration played favorites with energy loans to green companies, a new audit uncovers lack of ov

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"… flowed to energy firms financially supported by fundraisers for President Barack Obama. The White House said political connections play no factor in the contract …"

Paul Ryan — Budget Committee

By Caitlin Ginley

Paul Ryan went to Congress at the age of 28, representing Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district, which includes farm communities as well as

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"… conomist Paul Krugman went so far as to call it a “sham” — President Barack Obama recognized it as a “serious proposal”.In an August op-ed in The Washin …"

State ethics update — June 5

By Caitlin Ginley

Here’s our biweekly round-up of recent developments regarding ethics policies in the states. PaperTrail is digging through the news for the

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"… icitly required of them. (One of those who did happens to be now-President Barack Obama, an Illinois state senator at the time, who disclosed a list of his law fi …"

The final totals

By Caitlin Ginley

It’s official. President-Elect Barack Obama not only made history as the first black president, but also by drawing almost $750 million for

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"… squo;s official. President-Elect Barack Obama not only made history as the first black president, but also by drawing almost $750 million for his campaign — the most …"

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