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<title>PC Update / Published News</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:03:36 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What can I do? (open source to open education)]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=What_can_I_do_open_source_to_open_education</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=What_can_I_do_open_source_to_open_education</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:03:36 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=What_can_I_do_open_source_to_open_education</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We, in education are moving towards more and more open systems<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Background | The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Background__The_Knight_Commission_on_the_Information_Needs_of_Communities_in_a_Democracy</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Background__The_Knight_Commission_on_the_Information_Needs_of_Communities_in_a_Democracy</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:03:34 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Background__The_Knight_Commission_on_the_Information_Needs_of_Communities_in_a_Democracy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[a 15-member commission of luminaries assembled to recommend both public and private measures that would help American communities better meet their i<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Be The Change inc.]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Be_The_Change_inc-</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Be_The_Change_inc-</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:03:31 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Be_The_Change_inc-</guid>
<description><![CDATA[making service a core value of American citizenship and a problem-solving force in American society<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EU Says Keeping Internet Open to Innovation is Key Policy Goal]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=EU_Says_Keeping_Internet_Open_to_Innovation_is_Key_Policy_Goal</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=EU_Says_Keeping_Internet_Open_to_Innovation_is_Key_Policy_Goal</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:02:08 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=EU_Says_Keeping_Internet_Open_to_Innovation_is_Key_Policy_Goal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The European Commission earlier this week released a paper identifying the following as the key challenges for the next stage of the Internet:(<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Facial Recognition Technology Is Here, But Privacy Lags]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Facial_Recognition_Technology_Is_Here_But_Privacy_Lags</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Facial_Recognition_Technology_Is_Here_But_Privacy_Lags</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:02:08 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Facial_Recognition_Technology_Is_Here_But_Privacy_Lags</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The San Francisco Chronicle recently reported on the rapid development of facial recognition technology. While the increased availability of these ro<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bailout Bill Wordle]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Bailout_Bill_Wordle</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Bailout_Bill_Wordle</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:02:01 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Bailout_Bill_Wordle</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Check out this really cool word cloud created out of the 110-page Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 that the House failed to pass on Monda<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Web-Use Reform Happy Ending]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Web-Use_Reform_Happy_Ending</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Web-Use_Reform_Happy_Ending</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:02:00 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Web-Use_Reform_Happy_Ending</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(Cross-Posted from the Open House Project)Yesterday, after months of negotiations and proposals, the House joined the Senate in updating the ar<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Vanderbilt University Press - books]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Vanderbilt_University_Press_-_books</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Vanderbilt_University_Press_-_books</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:42 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Vanderbilt_University_Press_-_books</guid>
<description><![CDATA[How Expert Rule Is Giving Way to Shared Governance -- and Why Politics Will Never Be the Same<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Agile Mind: Africa's Leading a Computer Revolution We Cannot Ignore]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=The_Agile_Mind_Africas_Leading_a_Computer_Revolution_We_Cannot_Ignore</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=The_Agile_Mind_Africas_Leading_a_Computer_Revolution_We_Cannot_Ignore</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:39 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=The_Agile_Mind_Africas_Leading_a_Computer_Revolution_We_Cannot_Ignore</guid>
<description><![CDATA[developing countries had created an international network of wirelessly connected computers--mobile phones. While we think of them primarily as a med<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[No Funding for a National a4REAL IDa4 Database?]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=No_Funding_for_a_National_ldquoREAL_IDrdquo_Database</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=No_Funding_for_a_National_ldquoREAL_IDrdquo_Database</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:02:05 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=No_Funding_for_a_National_ldquoREAL_IDrdquo_Database</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Congress couldn't get its act together in time to pass a proper appropriations bill for the 2009 fiscal year. Instead, last weekend it passed a conti<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yesa4 Our Congress CAN Tweet]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Yeshellip_Our_Congress_CAN_Tweet</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Yeshellip_Our_Congress_CAN_Tweet</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:02:03 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Yeshellip_Our_Congress_CAN_Tweet</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It seems that the controversy about legislators using Twitter, YouTube, and other third party Web services may have come to a close. Both branches of<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Versioning on Paper]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Versioning_on_Paper</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Versioning_on_Paper</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:01:51 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Versioning_on_Paper</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If, like many, you&amp;#8217;re trying to follow any of the various provisions in the bailout bill as they morph through various stages of the legislativ<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FARAdb Allows Digital Digging into Details of Lobbying]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=FARAdb_Allows_Digital_Digging_into_Details_of_Lobbying</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=FARAdb_Allows_Digital_Digging_into_Details_of_Lobbying</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:01:50 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=FARAdb_Allows_Digital_Digging_into_Details_of_Lobbying</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Imagine if you could get a list of all the meetings with members and staffers of the House and Senate initiated by lobbyists for the likes of Goldman<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENFORCEMENT LEGISLATION HEADS TO PRESIDENT]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=INTELLECTUAL_PROPERTY_ENFORCEMENT_LEGISLATION_HEADS_TO_PRESIDENT</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=INTELLECTUAL_PROPERTY_ENFORCEMENT_LEGISLATION_HEADS_TO_PRESIDENT</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:02:41 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=INTELLECTUAL_PROPERTY_ENFORCEMENT_LEGISLATION_HEADS_TO_PRESIDENT</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As the news focuses on negotiations over financial bailout legislation, congressional staff and Members who aren&amp;#8217;t neck-deep in that issue are <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Phishing: If You Suspect Deceit, Just Hit Delete!]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Phishing_If_You_Suspect_Deceit_Just_Hit_Delete</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Phishing_If_You_Suspect_Deceit_Just_Hit_Delete</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:02:40 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Phishing_If_You_Suspect_Deceit_Just_Hit_Delete</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Consumer Reports has released a new video, as part of their WebWatch project,  with a song and good advice about phishing and Internet scams. I'm not<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Bailout Bill in Senate]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=New_Bailout_Bill_in_Senate</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=New_Bailout_Bill_in_Senate</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:02:33 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=New_Bailout_Bill_in_Senate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It looks like the Senate is moving forward today with a new bailout bill, which is available through the Senate Banking committee site.A mirror<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Other Provisions in the Senate Bailout Bill]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=The_Other_Provisions_in_the_Senate_Bailout_Bill</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=The_Other_Provisions_in_the_Senate_Bailout_Bill</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:02:32 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=The_Other_Provisions_in_the_Senate_Bailout_Bill</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) patch, a mental health parity bill, a package of tax break extensions, and tax breaks and relief for victims of natu<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Senate Bailout Text on PublicMarkup]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Senate_Bailout_Text_on_PublicMarkup</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Senate_Bailout_Text_on_PublicMarkup</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:02:31 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Senate_Bailout_Text_on_PublicMarkup</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As the Senate moves forward today with the newest version of the bailout bill (now being referred to as the &amp;#8220;rescue plan&amp;#8221;), Sunlight has <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Urge Congress to Read the Bill First, Part 2]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Urge_Congress_to_Read_the_Bill_First_Part_2</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Urge_Congress_to_Read_the_Bill_First_Part_2</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:01:54 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Urge_Congress_to_Read_the_Bill_First_Part_2</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The unexpected failure of the bailout proposal has given lawmakers and citizens a second chance to understand the details of this sweeping legislatio<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[eGov monitor - A Policy Dialogue Platform | Promoting Better Governance]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=eGov_monitor_-_A_Policy_Dialogue_Platform__Promoting_Better_Governance</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=eGov_monitor_-_A_Policy_Dialogue_Platform__Promoting_Better_Governance</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:31 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=eGov_monitor_-_A_Policy_Dialogue_Platform__Promoting_Better_Governance</guid>
<description><![CDATA[John Glover, Director at INOVEM,speaks to eGov monitor about the core capabilities of INOVEM, its solutions and how it envisions online collaboration<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Liberty, Technology and the Next President]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Liberty_Technology_and_the_Next_President</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Liberty_Technology_and_the_Next_President</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:01:40 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Liberty_Technology_and_the_Next_President</guid>
<description><![CDATA[[Ed. Note: this is the first in a series of blog posts addressing a range of technology and civil liberties issues we believe America's next Presiden<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Urge Congress to Read the Bill First]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Urge_Congress_to_Read_the_Bill_First</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Urge_Congress_to_Read_the_Bill_First</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:01:32 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Urge_Congress_to_Read_the_Bill_First</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Today, the Sunlight Foundation is calling on Congress to exercise restraint, and give Members and the public sufficient time to read and respond to t<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Waiting for the Bill: Rules Committee]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Waiting_for_the_Bill_Rules_Committee</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Waiting_for_the_Bill_Rules_Committee</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:01:41 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Waiting_for_the_Bill_Rules_Committee</guid>
<description><![CDATA[While we&amp;#8217;re waiting for the text of the bailout legislation to become available, I&amp;#8217;ve been checking around the House Rules Committee Web <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[On Bailout Transparency]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=On_Bailout_Transparency</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=On_Bailout_Transparency</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:01:38 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=On_Bailout_Transparency</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Congress took a real step today toward legislative transparency, proactively posting the proposed bailout legislation in public, online, in advance o<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Technology, Internet Policy Suggestions for Next President, Congress]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Technology_Internet_Policy_Suggestions_for_Next_President_Congress</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Technology_Internet_Policy_Suggestions_for_Next_President_Congress</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:02:13 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Technology_Internet_Policy_Suggestions_for_Next_President_Congress</guid>
<description><![CDATA[War, financial crisis and the fate of a nation hanging in the balance.  It sounds like a back-of-the-envelope outline for a spy novel, but it&amp;#8217;s<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AT&amp;T, Verizon Back Opt-In Approach for Behavioral Advertising]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=ATT_Verizon_Back_Opt-In_Approach_for_Behavioral_Advertising</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=ATT_Verizon_Back_Opt-In_Approach_for_Behavioral_Advertising</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:01:41 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=ATT_Verizon_Back_Opt-In_Approach_for_Behavioral_Advertising</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, we set out our wish list for what we hoped to hear from witnesses during today&amp;#8217;s Senate Commerce Committee hearing on behavi<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Publish the Mortgages on Line]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Publish_the_Mortgages_on_Line</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Publish_the_Mortgages_on_Line</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:01:28 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Publish_the_Mortgages_on_Line</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dan O&amp;#8217;Neill (of Everyblock fame) is calling for publication of all mortgages that the government (read &amp;#8220;we&amp;#8221;) is going to buy in the<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Question of the Day]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Question_of_the_Day</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Question_of_the_Day</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:01:27 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Question_of_the_Day</guid>
<description><![CDATA[How much of the $700 billion in taxpayer money doled out to private enterprise will be turned around and used to lobby our government? (thanks Rich.)<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Finance Industry Giving Visualized]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Finance_Industry_Giving_Visualized</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Finance_Industry_Giving_Visualized</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:01:26 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Finance_Industry_Giving_Visualized</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Wonder just how Wall Street has become so influential on Capitol Hill that it can command the attention of the federal government from the President <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Show Us the Legislation]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Show_Us_the_Legislation</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Show_Us_the_Legislation</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:01:25 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Show_Us_the_Legislation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As news spreads that a consensus Wall Street bailout plan is being finalized, and leaders negotiate between proposals submitted from the Treasury Dep<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bailout Bill Lobbying Frenzy]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Bailout_Bill_Lobbying_Frenzy</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Bailout_Bill_Lobbying_Frenzy</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:01:51 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
<category></category>
<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Bailout_Bill_Lobbying_Frenzy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The consideration of the $700 billion bailout bill - now lovingly known as the Authorization for Use of Financial Force - has turned into a thriller <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Vote Correlations Back to 1999]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Vote_Correlations_Back_to_1999</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Vote_Correlations_Back_to_1999</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:01:51 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Massie Ritsch, communications director for the Center for Responsive Politics, has written a great post about the last time Congress took a serious l<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[No Time to Read the Bill]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=No_Time_to_Read_the_Bill</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=No_Time_to_Read_the_Bill</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:01:49 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=No_Time_to_Read_the_Bill</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Noted curmudgeon David Obey, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, yesterday issued a disobliging statement towards the cause of transparency.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Senate Changes Franking Rules for Web Sites]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Senate_Changes_Franking_Rules_for_Web_Sites</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Senate_Changes_Franking_Rules_for_Web_Sites</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:01:48 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Senate_Changes_Franking_Rules_for_Web_Sites</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Last year, the Open House Project proposed the loosening of rules governing what lawmakers can post to their official web sites. Last week, the Senat<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ethics Launches Rangel Probe]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Ethics_Launches_Rangel_Probe</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Ethics_Launches_Rangel_Probe</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:01:47 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Ethics_Launches_Rangel_Probe</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The House Ethics Committee officially launched a probe of the troubled finances of Rep. Charles Rangel, the House Ways and Means Committee Chairman. <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bill Allison on the Bridge to Nowhere]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Bill_Allison_on_the_Bridge_to_Nowhere</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Bill_Allison_on_the_Bridge_to_Nowhere</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:01:45 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Bill_Allison_on_the_Bridge_to_Nowhere</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sunlight&amp;#8217;s Bill Allison was on Anderson Cooper 360° on CNN last night discussing the Bridge to Nowhere and the votes cast for the Bridge by Bar<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[See Who&amp;#8217;s Wining and Dining the House Finance Committee]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=See_Who8217s_Wining_and_Dining_the_House_Finance_Committee</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=See_Who8217s_Wining_and_Dining_the_House_Finance_Committee</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:01:44 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=See_Who8217s_Wining_and_Dining_the_House_Finance_Committee</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You already know that the very same lawmakers who are deciding the fate of the financial bailout receive campaign cash from the industries they regul<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What to Listen for During Hearing on Re-write of FBI Investigation Guidelines]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=What_to_Listen_for_During_Hearing_on_Re-write_of_FBI_Investigation_Guidelines</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=What_to_Listen_for_During_Hearing_on_Re-write_of_FBI_Investigation_Guidelines</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:02:16 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=What_to_Listen_for_During_Hearing_on_Re-write_of_FBI_Investigation_Guidelines</guid>
<description><![CDATA[On September 23, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence will conduct a hearing on new Attorney General Guidelines governing FBI investigations a<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A National a4REAL IDa4 Database Is Not the Answer]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=A_National_ldquoREAL_IDrdquo_Database_Is_Not_the_Answer</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=A_National_ldquoREAL_IDrdquo_Database_Is_Not_the_Answer</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:02:16 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=A_National_ldquoREAL_IDrdquo_Database_Is_Not_the_Answer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Back in January I wrote an op-ed criticizing the Department of Homeland Security for flirting with the idea of creating a national ID database to imp<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Policy Commons]]></title>
<link>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Policy_Commons-3</link>
<comments>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Policy_Commons-3</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:29 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.policycommons.org/pligg/story.php?title=Policy_Commons-3</guid>
<description><![CDATA[<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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