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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.928 Improving Government Accountability Act</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/42385</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Good news: Federal agencies to be held more accountable</title>
    <link href="http://www.poststar.com/blogs/?p=9103&amp;amp;cat=50" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-19:/commentary/3059838</id>
    <updated>2008-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Glens Falls Post-Star,&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
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An amendment attached to the bill, HR 928, sponsored by our own Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand requires that inspectors general of federal agencies post all ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.poststar.com/blogs/?p=9103&amp;amp;cat=50&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Treadwell&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s plan to help NY; Gillibrand&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s amendment for transparency</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/9025" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-19:/commentary/3059837</id>
    <updated>2008-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Albany Times Union,&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
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Meanwhile, President George Bush signed into law the Improving Government Accountability Act (HR 928), which included an amendement sponsored by Gillibrand ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/9025&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Statement by the President on HR 928, the &quot;Inspector General ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-13:/commentary/3039050</id>
    <updated>2008-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Whitehouse.gov (press release),&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
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Today I have signed into law HR 928, the &quot;Inspector General Reform Act of 2008.&quot; The Act amends various authorities related to Federal Inspectors General. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/10/20081014-7.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>US Congress to vote on deal</title>
    <link href="http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=335737" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/commentary/3039051</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business Standard,&amp;nbsp;India</name>
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Two postponed votes have been scheduled, the first of which being HR 928 on the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, followed by HR 7081, the Berman Bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=335737&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tom Davis&amp;#8217; New Government Waste Initiative</title>
    <link href="http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=22859" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-15:/commentary/1236077</id>
    <updated>2007-10-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Human Events,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
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Last week, seven-termer Davis proposed an amendment to HR 928, which subsequently passed the House by a margin of 274-to-144. The Davis measure requires ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=22859&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>How they voted</title>
    <link href="http://www.post-trib.com/news/591904,votechart.article" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-06:/commentary/1203471</id>
    <updated>2007-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Gary Post Tribune,&amp;nbsp;IN</name>
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Strengthening Inspectors General (HR 928): The House on Oct. 2 passed a bill sponsored by Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., that amends the law governing federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.post-trib.com/news/591904,votechart.article&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cooper oversight bill passes House</title>
    <link href="http://www.dicksonherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071004/NEWS03/71004005" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-03:/commentary/1207274</id>
    <updated>2007-10-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dickson Herald,&amp;nbsp;TN</name>
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Cooper's &quot;Improving the Government Accountability Act,&quot; HR 928, attempts to protect the inspectors general within every government department from political ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dicksonherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071004/NEWS03/71004005&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressman Seeks to Rein in Agency Watchdogs</title>
    <link href="http://www.usnews.com/blogs/news-desk/2007/10/4/congressman-seeks-to-rein-in-agency-watchdogs.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-03:/commentary/1185924</id>
    <updated>2007-10-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CQPolitics.com</name>
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&quot;If HR 928 were presented to the president in its current form, the president's senior advisers would recommend that he veto the bill,&quot; the White House said ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usnews.com/blogs/news-desk/2007/10/4/congressman-seeks-to-rein-in-agency-watchdogs.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cooper oversight bill passes House</title>
    <link href="http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071004/NEWS03/71004005/1001/NEWS" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-03:/commentary/1185900</id>
    <updated>2007-10-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Tennessean,&amp;nbsp;TN</name>
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Cooper's &quot;Improving the Government Accountability Act,&quot; HR 928, attempts to protect the inspectors general within every government department from political ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071004/NEWS03/71004005/1001/NEWS&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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