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Obama gets high marks for transparency push

Mar 11, 2010
WASHINGTON — At a time when the Obama administration is struggling to move forward with major policy initiatives affecting health care, energy and banking, it is getting high marks for progress in one area: government transparency.

House bars earmarks to for-profits

Hit by recent ethics scandals, House Democratic leaders Wednesday barred the long-standing practice that allows members to direct federal spending to specific private companies.

USPS should engage public more when closing offices, PRC says

The U.S. Postal Service should engage the public more as it decides which post offices to close, the agency's regulating body recommends.
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