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  1. Tight rules preclude reporting charitable donations to Speaker's pet charity

    By Keenan Steiner Aug 9, 2012 4:08 p.m.

    With Americans saying that reducing federal corruption is now their second most important campaign issue, it's worth looking at how well a 2007 law designed to curb corruption is holding up.

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  2. Special interests honor Congress, executive branch with nearly $19 million in 2011

    By Keenan Steiner Aug 2, 2012 12:31 p.m.

    Spurred by reports that Smartphone software made by Google and Apple could violate users' privacy, a Senate Judiciary subcommittee called executives from the companies to testify in May 2011. For the most part, the senators were uncharacteristically deferential to the hi-tech titans appearing before their panel. In his brief opening statement, ranking member Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said, “We need a whole lot more information and knowledge in terms of those of us on the legislative side before we come to conclusions about what needs to be done.”

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