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Sunlight Live to cover the hidden influence in Obama jobs address
By Chris Zubak-Skees Sep 7, 2011 12:40 p.m.This Thursday at 7 p.m. President Barack Obama is set to address Congress and the nation when he’ll unveil his latest plan to create jobs. Already, a preview of the speech shows proposals consistent with the positions of influential groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO. Both groups have spent millions to influence elections and policies. With that in mind, the Sunlight Foundation will cover the speech with live video, data and commentary at sunlightlive.com.
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Sunlight Live to cover the Republican showdown in Iowa
By Stevie Mathieu Aug 9, 2011 11:43 a.m.In the fight to determine who will face President Obama in the 2012 election, Republican candidates will square off again this Thursday in Ames, Iowa, days before the straw poll. It will be the first debate since the latest campaign finance reports have been filed, showing Mitt Romney with a substantial financial lead over his competitors.
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Sunlight Live to cover Obama Middle East speech
By Joshua Hatch May 18, 2011 4:44 p.m.On Thursday, May 19, President Obama will give a speech on recent events in the Middle East, from the "Arab Spring" uprisings to the lack of progress on an Israeli-Palestinian peace pact. How he addresses these issues is influenced by U.S. interests in the region, as well as lobbying efforts by foreign governments and organizations such as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, better known as AIPAC.
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Senate wants to "check in" on mobile developments
By Joshua Hatch May 6, 2011 10:04 a.m.Few electronic devices have become as personal and ubiquitous as the mobile phone. Or as contentious. A few weeks ago, researchers discovered previously unknown location tracking files on the iPhone. Before that, the country's second-largest wireless carrier (AT&T) agreed to buy the fourth (T-Mobile). Next week the Senate will hold two hearings to look at these issues.
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Sunlight Live covers gas price hearing
By Joshua Hatch Mar 16, 2011 10:40 a.m.Tomorrow, when the Committee on Natural Resources will hold a full committee hearing on gas prices and U.S. jobs, the Sunlight Foundation will spin up another instance of its data and live-blogging Sunlight Live platform to cover it live.
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Sunlight Foundation Covers Obama's Chamber of Commerce Speech
By Josh Hatch Feb 7, 2011 10:55 a.m.This morning the Sunlight Foundation will be covering President Obama’s address to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce using Sunlight Live, our award-winning, real-time, investigative reporting platform.
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Few members at the summit own healthcare stock
By Anupama Narayanswamy Feb 25, 2010 4:31 p.m.A quick analysis of personal financial disclosures of Members of Congress shows that very few of them present at the healthcare summit own stock in the healthcare industry.
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