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Just look at any one of Sunlight’s projects and you’ll realize that it takes a mountain of data to help keep government open and transparent. From district information to campaign expenditures to lobbying dollars, making sense of large data sets is an intensive, concerted effort. Many of your own projects use dozens of spreadsheets, take [...] . . . → Read More: Tools for Transparency: Google Fusion Tables The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees is spending more than $1.5 million on ads that attack Republican congressional candidates in Michigan and Nevada. The big ad buy from the labor union also comes with some grandiose … . . . → Read More: AFSCME’s Big, Brazen Attack Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-OH) recently introduced legislation that would make it a lot easier for the public to access thousands of congressionally mandated reports. These reports are created when Congress requires agencies to give an accounting of their actions or plans for addressing a particular issue. Once received by Congress, the reports become House or [...] . . . → Read More: Bill Would Place Agency Reports to Congress Online Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-OH) recently introduced legislation that would make it a lot easier for the public to access thousands of congressionally mandated reports. These reports are created when Congress requires agencies to give an accounting of their actions or plans for addressing a particular issue. Once received by Congress, the reports become House or [...] . . . → Read More: Bill Would Place Agency Reports to Congress Online How many other unconstitutional laws are passed, enforced, and then not challenged until someone with the proper resources comes along? The obvious solution is to stop passing laws just because lawmakers think it will earn them votes and makes it look like they’re doing something. This system doesn’t “work,” but it is the only . . . → Read More: Great insight, Jeff! This week, readers sent us comments about Social Security, health insurance premiums, deportation and party pedestals. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length. Social Security Naivete I find your article on Social Security to be hopelessly naive ["Obama's (Latest) Social Security [...] . . . → Read More: FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Aug. 24-Aug. 30 On this week’s Sunday talk shows, we caught the education secretary making a greatly inflated claim about high-school dropouts. Plus, Florida lawmakers made exaggerated statements on tax cuts and support of environmental bills. Too Cool for School On ABC’s "This Week," Secretary of Education Arne Duncan greatly exaggerated the number of students leaving school every year: Duncan: In [...] . . . → Read More: Sunday Replay |
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