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This Week in Congress 6.09.08 - 6.13.08 | June 9, 2008

This Week in Congress 6.02.08 - 6.06.08 | June 2, 2008

Think Again: The Case of the Missing Scandal | May 29, 2008

Defending Science from Industry Assaults | May 29, 2008

This Week in Congress 5.19.08 - 5.23.08 | May 19, 2008

This Week in Congress 5.12.08 - 5.16.08 | May 12, 2008

This Week in Congress 5.5.08-5.9.08 | May 5, 2008

This Week in Congress 4.28.08 - 5.02.08 | April 28, 2008

This Week in Congress 4.21.08 - 4.25.08 | April 21, 2008

This Week in Congress 4.14.08 - 4.18.08 | April 14, 2008

This Week in Congress 4.7.08 - 4.11.08 | April 7, 2008

This Week in Congress 3.03.08 - 3.07.08 | March 3, 2008

Interactive Map: The Latino Vote in 2008 | February 28, 2008

This Week in Congress 2.25.08 - 2.29.08 | February 25, 2008

This Week in Congress 2.11.08-2.15.08 | February 11, 2008

This Week in Congress 2.4.08-2.8.08 | February 4, 2008

End Pet Projects: Earmarks are a Presidential Problem, Too | January 28, 2008

This Week in Congress: 1.14.07 – 1.18.07 | January 14, 2008

The Fraud of Voter ID Laws | January 11, 2008

Catching Crumbling Infrastructure | January 10, 2008

This Week in Congress: 12.17.07 – 12.21.07 | December 17, 2007

Ending Torture: CIA Tapes Spur House Action | December 13, 2007

This Week in Congress: 12.10.07 – 12.14.07 | December 10, 2007

Progressive Growth | November 28, 2007

This Week in Congress: 11.13.07-11.16.07 | November 13, 2007

This Week in Congress: 11.5.07-11.9.07 | November 5, 2007

This Week in Congress: 10.29.07-11.2.07 | October 29, 2007

Pursuing the Global Common Good | October 15, 2007

Shining Light on Blackwater USA | October 2, 2007

This Week in Congress: 10.1.07 - 10.7.07 | October 1, 2007

The Coming 'Stab in the Back' Campaign | September 27, 2007

Think Again: “Michael Mukasey: Man of Mystery” | September 20, 2007

For Miners: Too Little, Too Late | September 5, 2007

The Case Against Nussle’s Confirmation: Making Government Work | August 31, 2007

Think Again: Investigating an Outsourced War | August 30, 2007

Flim Flam Won’t Fix Roads | August 20, 2007

Last Guys Standing | August 16, 2007

This Week in Congress: 7.30.07-8.3.07 | July 30, 2007

Showdown on Government Investment | July 23, 2007

Raise the Bar on Broadband | July 18, 2007

Giving Taxpayers Their Money's Worth | July 18, 2007

The Voting Section’s Ethical Cloud | July 17, 2007

Clearing the Air on Earmarks | July 12, 2007

Government Secrecy on the Rise | July 12, 2007

This Week in Congress: 7.9.07 - 7.13.07 | July 9, 2007

Think Again: Lies, Justice, and the Punditocracy's "Place" | July 5, 2007

Over-Classified and Pseudo-Classified | June 28, 2007

New Study Shows Federal Government Moving Rapidly Toward Non-Competitive Contracts | June 27, 2007

Goodbye Portman, Hello Nussle | June 22, 2007

When Chutzpah is an Understatement | June 13, 2007

The Next Chapter in a Scandal | June 13, 2007

Feasting Off the Taxpayer | May 29, 2007

Competitive Contracting, by the Numbers | May 16, 2007

Cronyism and Corruption | May 15, 2007

A Return to Competitive Contracting | May 14, 2007

Corruption at All Levels | May 10, 2007

All the President’s Secrets | May 1, 2007

Think Again: Oversight, Overload? | April 26, 2007

We Can Make Government Work | April 24, 2007

Governing by the Numbers: The Promise of Data-Driven Policymaking in the Information Age | April 23, 2007

The CitiStat Model: How Data-Driven Government Can Increase Efficiency and Effectiveness | April 23, 2007

Should Members of Congress Under Criminal Investigation Keep Key Committee Assignments? | April 20, 2007

The Truth Congress Is Owed | April 17, 2007

Fight Air Pollution for Clean Air—and Water | April 17, 2007

Walter Reed is the Tip of the Iceberg | April 16, 2007

Improper Use of National Security Letters by the FBI | April 11, 2007

Think Again: The Best Things in Life Are Free... | April 5, 2007

Pelosi in Syria | April 4, 2007

Deterioration of Civil Rights Under Bush: Editors of the “Erosion of Rights” Report Testify | April 3, 2007

Classified: Ensuring Congressional Access to National Security Information | April 2, 2007

Congressional Access to Classified National Security Information | March 30, 2007

The Smoke Is Rising | March 29, 2007

Think Again: Just One DOJ Scandal? Does the MSM have BAADD? | March 28, 2007

Attorney Scandal Without Precedent | March 20, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: Changing Opinions on Iraq | March 16, 2007

Think Again: Now You Tell Us ... | March 15, 2007

National Security Above All in Iraq Debate | March 14, 2007

Behind the Mess at Walter Reed | March 5, 2007

Latino Voters: Misconceptions and Reality | February 21, 2007

Votantes Latinos: Conceptos Erróneos y La Realidad | February 21, 2007

Transparency in Jeopardy | February 20, 2007

Firing the Foggo Prosecutor: Sacked U.S. Attorney Bags CIA Official | February 14, 2007

Playing Politics with Prosecutors | February 6, 2007

Ballot Blocks | February 1, 2007

Blood on the Courthouse Floor | January 19, 2007

Prosecutors and Politicians | January 18, 2007

New Rules: Congressional Reform the Top Priority | January 3, 2007

Toxic Disclosure Should be Expanded, Not Scaled Back | December 18, 2006

Taking the Right Steps to Improve Intelligence Oversight | December 13, 2006

Dismal Legacy of 109th Congress | December 12, 2006

Voting Verification System Favored | December 6, 2006

Voting Reform Falls to the States | December 5, 2006

Redemption in 100 Days or Less | November 15, 2006

Coverups Lie Behind Hastert's Curtain | October 30, 2006

Worse than FoleyGate | October 13, 2006

Rosy Rhetoric | October 12, 2006

Undeniable | October 2, 2006

The Hidden Threat: Combating Government Secrecy in the 21st Century | September 15, 2006

Mending the Broken Branch: Strategies for Restoring the Constitutional Role of the U.S. Congress | August 10, 2006

After Delay, House Renews VRA | July 13, 2006

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