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Did 'cash for clunkers' run dry or not?

By Joe Eaton

Thought “cash for clunkers” had run dry? Not quite. Despite widespread reports that the wildly popular program has burned through its $1 bil

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Cash stimulates auto sales, real estate not so much

By Joe Eaton

Some candidates against government spending had federal contracts, tax breaks

By Kimberly Leonard and Aaron Mehta

Some anti-spending candidates’ businesses have government contracts, tax breaks in their past

By Kimberly Leonard and Aaron Mehta

IMPACT: Obama orders up government-wide accountability board

By Ben Wieder

Transparency test: Grading the super PACs

By John Dunbar

Methodology behind assigning our transparency letter grades to super PACs and nonprofit groups.

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Undisclosed soft money to pay for GOP perks; 21 on Hill seek change

By Marianne Holt and Kathryn Wallace

Methodology for Scared Red

By Elizabeth Lucas

Just 16 of top health IT firms maintain corporate PACs

By Josh Israel

Presidential candidates outspending 'Super PACs'

By Josh Israel

'State Integrity Investigation' has blockbuster first year

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Sixteen states take Center's State Integrity Investigation to heart, initiate government reform

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New grants fund 50-state corruption risk index

Weekly Watchdog: Counting impact and awards

By Bill Buzenberg

State ethics update — June 19

By Caitlin Ginley

Weekly Watchdog 3/22/12