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Obama doing more great work for government transparency

This is fantastic. Senators Obama and Coburn have introduced the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S. 3077), which would modify their 2006 transparency act. That first bill created USASpending.gov, a searchable web site of government outlays. … The new bill would expand the scope of information available via USASpending.gov, adding [...]

Obama speaking on government accountability, transparency, and ethics

Here’s Barack Obama speaking on government ethics (lobbying, campaign finance, etc). I am extremely impressed– this is the most eloquent and intelligent I have ever heard a mainstream presidential candidate speaking on any issue. He speaks very confidently, never mincing his words to make them more digestible. That’s what I like so much about Obama– [...]