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  1. Rep. Flake: Campaign contributions are a financial interest in an earmark

    By Bill Allison Jun 4, 2009 4:45 p.m.

    Rep. Jeff Flake has released a letter asking the Ethics Committee asking it to "specifically prohibit members from being able to certify having no financial interest in an earmark when they have received campaign contributions from the entity that would benefit from the earmark or those affiliated with it."

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  2. Still waiting for FOIA reforms to surface

    By Bill Allison Apr 27, 2009 2:49 p.m.

    Roger Strother writes at OMB Watch's Fine Print blog about the latest noise coming out of the Office of Information Policy about the "sea change in the way transparency is viewed across the government." That sea change is supposed to lift a lot of FOIA requests that, unlike boats, seem to sink the bottom with incredible rapidity, then burrow down into the muck at the bottom. We've found that the only way to surface those FOIA requests is the application of vigorous effort (including regularly calling FOIA officers to make sure they haven't forgotten us). Waiting--for months or years at a time--is also a necessary skill to master. In any case, Roger notes:

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  3. Examiner calls for more transparency in TARP

    By Bill Allison Apr 16, 2009 5:33 p.m.

    They mention Anu's report of how difficult it was just to get the names of the folks manning the TARP desk. The editorial is here. Key passage:

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  4. Must everything be earmarked?

    By Bill Allison Mar 29, 2009 1:45 p.m.

    Columnist George Will argues that the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 -- the bailout bill that set up TARP, is unconstitutional because it delegates legislative power to the executive branch:

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  5. A bad idea?

    By Bill Allison Mar 25, 2009 12:46 p.m.

    A colleague emailed this link with a subject line reading "Crazy! Non-profit papers?"

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