Federal Eye Archive: Nuts and Bolts
President's Day 2011
Monday is a federal holiday, meaning most (but certainly not all) federal employees have the day off. At the federal level, the holiday is officially known as "Washington's Birthday."
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Ed O'Keefe
| February 21, 2011; 5:00 AM ET |
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What did OMB have to do with the oil spill?
A scathing series of presidentially-mandated reports about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill blames the Office of Management and Budget for denying a request by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to release "worst-case discharge figures" before the full extent of the oil spill was known.
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Ed O'Keefe
| October 7, 2010; 8:30 AM ET |
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How to host a rally on the Mall
So you want to host an event on the National Mall? Plan ahead and budget at least $50.
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Ed O'Keefe
| August 26, 2010; 12:20 PM ET |
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Original Magna Carta and replica get a cleaning
An elaborate gilded presentation case atop a sandstone pedestal, the Magna Carta display has resided in the Rotunda since 1976, when it was given as a gift to Congress by the British Parliament as part of the nation's bicentennial celebration.
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Ed O'Keefe
| August 20, 2010; 11:00 AM ET |
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Yes, the IRS buys guns
Some readers have asked what ever happened to the Nuts and Bolts series, and The Eye thought it was time to revive it when Matt Drudge on Wednesday highlighted a proposed gun purchase by the Internal Revenue Service. The conservative...
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Ed O'Keefe
| February 4, 2010; 1:45 PM ET |
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Explaining Employment and Unemployment Stats
It happens on the first Friday of every month: Government economists release new employment and unemployment statistics that gets widely quoted on television, on the Internet and in newspapers. But what exactly is that data? And who analyzes it?...
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Ed O'Keefe
| April 3, 2009; 8:23 AM ET |
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