Federal Eye Archive: Congress
Auditors raise doubts about stimulus numbers, but expect data will improve
Updated 6:33 p.m. ET Government auditors raised doubts Thursday about the number of jobs created or saved by the economic stimulus program, but they also cautioned that erroneous mistakes reported in recent weeks signal the benefits of government transparency. Recovery...
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November 19, 2009; 12:13 PM ET |
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House panel approves domestic benefits bill
UPDATE 7:33 P.M. ET: The committee approved the bill 23 to 12 following more than four hours of debate. More details in tomorrow's Federal Diary column by Joe Davidson, and The Eye promises to post a more detailed transcript Thursday...
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Ed O'Keefe
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November 18, 2009; 3:15 PM ET |
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Latino population growth to have political impact after Census
The chart above shows the potential impact of Latinos on Congressional reapportionment (Image courtesy of America's Voice Education Fund) The nation's growing Latino population is likely to help eight states gain at least one more Congressional seat following the...
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Ed O'Keefe
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November 17, 2009; 4:31 PM ET |
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Flawed stimulus numbers -- or a flawed promise to provide them?
By Alec MacGillis in The Post's 44 blog: Another day, another flurry of outrage over the jobs numbers claimed by the government for the administration's $787 billion economic stimulus program. House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wisc.) released a blistering...
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November 17, 2009; 1:40 PM ET |
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House approves bill preserving FDR records
Lawmakers approved legislation on Monday that allows the National Archives and Records Administration to purchase Grace Tully's collection of documents and memorabilia related to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Tully served as an aide to Roosevelt when he served as New...
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November 17, 2009; 10:00 AM ET |
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Senate kills census citizenship amendment
Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and Robert Bennett (R-Utah) wanted the Census Bureau to ask about citizenship status next year. Updated 2:28 p.m. ET The Senate voted Thursday to block a Republican attempt to require the Census Bureau to ask...
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November 5, 2009; 1:39 PM ET |
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