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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.3077 Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008</title>
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    <title>H.R.4758: Secure Visas Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress</title>
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S. 3077: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to refuse or revoke visas to aliens if in the security or foreign policy interests of the ... Source: Mondoweiss ... - &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4758/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Biography Barack Obama (Bery)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-17:/commentary/3315562</id>
    <updated>2008-11-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>EKA SATRIA </name>
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S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 Govtrack.us, 2007-2008 (110th Congress) 66.^ McIntire, Mike, &quot;Nuclear Leaks and Response Tested Obama in Senate&quot;, The New York Times, 2008-02-03. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eka-satria-3.blogspot.com/2008/11/biography-barack-obama-bery.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>barak obama</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-16:/commentary/3420840</id>
    <updated>2008-11-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>www2.crecon.com whats new </name>
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Retrieved on 2008-04-27. and USAspending.gov; ^ S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 Govtrack.us, 2007-2008 (110th Congress); ^ McIntire, Mike (2008-02-03). &quot;Nuclear Leaks and Response ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.crecon.com/barak-obama.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>barack</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-13:/commentary/3387885</id>
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Retrieved on 2008-04-27. and USAspending.gov; ^ S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 Govtrack.us, 2007-2008 (110th Congress); ^ McIntire, Mike (2008-02-03). &quot;Nuclear Leaks and Response ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.crecon.com/barack.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-12:/commentary/3304341</id>
    <updated>2008-11-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>TRIUMPH </name>
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S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 Govtrack.us, 2007-2008 (110th Congress) ^ McIntire, Mike (2008-02-03). &quot;Nuclear Leaks and Response Tested Obama in Senate&quot;, The New York Times. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/y0ung80/2490&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Barack Obama Biografi 4</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-08:/commentary/3253897</id>
    <updated>2008-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Nurrahmah n&amp;#39; jaejoong </name>
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S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 Govtrack.us, 2007-2008 (110th Congress) ^ McIntire, Mike (2008-02-03). &quot;Nuclear Leaks and Response Tested Obama in Senate&quot;, The New York Times. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rahmahkim.blogspot.com/2008/11/barack-obama-biografi-4.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Barack Husein Obama</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-06:/commentary/3237985</id>
    <updated>2008-11-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>SYUKUR en IKHLAS </name>
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S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 Govtrack.us, 2007-2008 (110th Congress) ^ McIntire, Mike, &quot;Nuclear Leaks and Response Tested Obama in Senate&quot;, The New York Times, 2008-02-03. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ariefsuryadi.blogspot.com/2008/11/barack-husein-obama.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CELEBRITY HUB: Barack Obama elected 44th President of the United ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-04:/commentary/3350889</id>
    <updated>2008-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CELEBRITY HUB </name>
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S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 Govtrack.us, 2007-2008 (110th Congress) 68. ^ McIntire, Mike (2008-02-03). &quot;Nuclear Leaks and Response Tested Obama in Senate&quot;, The New York Times. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://celebrityhub.blogspot.com/2008/11/barack-obama-elected-44th-president-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Barack Obama</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-04:/commentary/3220563</id>
    <updated>2008-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Retrieved on 2008-04-27. and USAspending.gov; ^ S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 Govtrack.us, 2007-2008 (110th Congress); ^ McIntire, Mike (2008-02-03). &quot;Nuclear Leaks and Response ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://logisticslog.blogspot.com/2008/11/barack-obama.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>BARACK OBAMA</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-03:/commentary/3220564</id>
    <updated>2008-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Bisnis Investasi </name>
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S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 Govtrack.us, 2007-2008 (110th Congress) ^ McIntire, Mike, &quot;Nuclear Leaks and Response Tested Obama in Senate&quot;, The New York Times, 2008-02-03. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://madhepradana.blogspot.com/2008/11/barack-obama.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-01:/commentary/3350882</id>
    <updated>2008-11-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Finally, it examines legislation proposed in the 110th Congress (S. 3077) that would significantly expand the information accessible through USAspending.gov. This report will be updated as events warrant. Available Versions: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/RL34718&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Email Hackery, Working for the little guy, who&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s going neg ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NO QUARTER </name>
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S.3077 : A bill to strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending._Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 6/3/2008) Cosponsors (4) _Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _Latest Major Action: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/09/18/email-hackery-working-for-the-little-guy-whos-going-neg-uniter-means-bipartisan-targeting-voters-and-a-list-of-candidates-legislative-work/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-30:/commentary/3191762</id>
    <updated>2008-10-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Finally, it examines legislation proposed in the 110th Congress (S. 3077) that would significantly expand the information accessible through USAspending.gov. This report will be updated as events warrant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.cdt.org/document/RL34718&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Right Up Front...: It's Time To Play, &quot;Name. That. Accomplishment!&quot;</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-28:/commentary/3350878</id>
    <updated>2008-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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110 S. 3077 Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 IS 110 S. 433 Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007 IS [25] 110 S. 453 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 RS ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightupfront.org/2008/10/its-time-to-play-name-that.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpEdNews &#194;&#187; Who is he?</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 Introduced May 21, 2008 S. 3047: Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Act of 2008 . . . Introduced Oct 18, 2007 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opednews.com/articles/Who-is-he-by-Betsy-L-Angert-081011-150.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Who is he?</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 Introduced May 21, 2008 S. 3047: Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Act of 2008 . . . Introduced Oct 18, 2007 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/10/11/23546/775&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Who is he?</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 Introduced May 21, 2008 S. 3047: Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Act of 2008 . . . Introduced Oct 18, 2007 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bethink.org/showDiary.do?diaryId=1034&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Not a single piece</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-07:/commentary/3129432</id>
    <updated>2008-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Death Ends Fun </name>
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S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 Introduced May 21, 2008 S. 3047: Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Act of 2008 Introduced Dec 19, 2007 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dcubed.blogspot.com/2008/10/not-single-piece.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>But what has Barack Obama done in office.. Who is the real Obama</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/commentary/3129434</id>
    <updated>2008-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>That Marvelous Ape </name>
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110 S. 3077 Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 IS 110 S. 433 Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007 IS [25] 110 S. 453 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 RS ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thatmarvelousape.blogspot.com/2008/10/but-what-has-barack-obama-done-in.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senator Obama &amp; His Record in Congress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/commentary/3129429</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>For Which It Stands </name>
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In fact, Obama has sponsored 5 major pieces of legislation since December 30th, 2008--S.3047 (A bill to provide for the coordination of the Nation's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives), S.3077 (A ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://itstands.blogspot.com/2008/09/senator-obama-his-record-in-congress.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New bill advances open data, but could be better for reuse ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/commentary/3350883</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Freedom to Tinker </name>
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Senators Obama, Coburn, McCain, and Carper have introduced the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S. 3077), which would modify their 2006 transparency act. That first bill created ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/dgr/new-bill-advances-open-data-could-be-better-reuse&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Point of order: Obama, Biden helped keep 'Bridge to Nowhere' alive ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-23:/commentary/3350891</id>
    <updated>2008-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Jul 29, 2008 S. 3358: Improving Food-borne Illness Surveillance and Response Act of 2008; Jun 17, 2008 S. 3142: Preventing Stillbirth and SUID Act of 2008; Jun 3, 2008 S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/14597&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DorobekInsider: Seeking visibility in the federal budget process</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-22:/commentary/2966454</id>
    <updated>2008-09-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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USASpending.gov was a requirement of the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S.3077), sponsored by Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.). These sites are just a start &#226;&#8364;&#8221; and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dorobekinsider.com/2008/09/23/dorobekinsider-seeking-visibility-in-the-federal-budget-process/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Follow the money</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-19:/commentary/2875844</id>
    <updated>2008-09-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>SOSaipan </name>
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Or maybe S.3077, the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008, sponsored by Barack Obama with co-sponsors Thomas Carper, Thomas Coburn and... John McCain. To be fair, I didn't know the site has been ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sosaipan.blogspot.com/2008/09/follow-money.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>One Filmmaker Mom: Senator Obama's Senate congressional record</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-15:/commentary/3582481</id>
    <updated>2008-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>One Filmmaker Mom </name>
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S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008. Introduced May 21, 2008. S. 3047: Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Act of 2008. Introduced Dec 19, 2007 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onefilmmakermom.blogspot.com/2008/09/senator-obama-senate-congressional.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama Dares Question Palin&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Experience to by VP &#226;&#8364;&#166; Isn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t the ...</title>
    <link href="http://scaredmonkeys.com/2008/09/15/obama-dares-question-palins-experience-to-by-vp-isnt-the-president-the-head-of-the-ticket/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-14:/commentary/3387884</id>
    <updated>2008-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Scared Monkeys </name>
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Jun 3, 2008 S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 May 21, 2008 S. 3047: Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Act of 2008 Dec 19, 2007 S. 2519: Contracting ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://scaredmonkeys.com/2008/09/15/obama-dares-question-palins-experience-to-by-vp-isnt-the-president-the-head-of-the-ticket/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open thread: Sarah Palin's interview - Oregon Opinion Articles ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-10:/commentary/3837621</id>
    <updated>2008-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Opinion Impact - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com </name>
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110 S. 3077 Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 IS 110 S. 433 Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007 IS [25] 110 S. 453 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 RS ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2008/09/open_thread_sarah_palins_inter.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The FOI Advocate: Coverage of 2008 Secrecy Report Card continues</title>
    <link href="http://foiadvocate.blogspot.com/2008/09/coverage-of-2008-secrecy-report-card.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-10:/commentary/3350885</id>
    <updated>2008-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The FOI Advocate </name>
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For instance, Congress passed the OPEN Government Act of 2007, which was meant to help streamline the myriad of problems with the Freedom of Information Act. Another encouraging bill is S. 3077, the Strengthening Transparency and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://foiadvocate.blogspot.com/2008/09/coverage-of-2008-secrecy-report-card.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Political Punch</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/a-piggish-debat.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-08:/commentary/3387882</id>
    <updated>2008-09-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Political Punch </name>
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S.3358 Improving Food-borne Illness Surveillance and Response Act of 2008 Introduced Jul 29, 2, S.3077 Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 Introduce,S.1977 Nuclear Weapons Threat Reduction Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/a-piggish-debat.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Secrecy report card grades are in...</title>
    <link href="http://posterityproject.blogspot.com/2008/09/secrecy-report-card-grades-are-in.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-08:/commentary/2821131</id>
    <updated>2008-09-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Posterity Project </name>
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... HR 4806: Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2008; HR 985: Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007; S. 274: Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act; S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://posterityproject.blogspot.com/2008/09/secrecy-report-card-grades-are-in.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Message from Senator Barack Obama:</title>
    <link href="http://newsthief.blogspot.com/2008/09/message-from-senator-barack-obama.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-07:/commentary/2810766</id>
    <updated>2008-09-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Thief </name>
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The Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S. 3077) would expand the information available on USASpending.gov, as well as make the data more accessible and understandable. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsthief.blogspot.com/2008/09/message-from-senator-barack-obama.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senator Obama&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Priorities - The WashingtonWatch.com Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2008/09/07/senator-obamas-priorities/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-06:/commentary/3350880</id>
    <updated>2008-09-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The WashingtonWatch.com Blog </name>
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A follow-on in the current Congress is S. 3077, The Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008. Senator Obama&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s recent bills reflect a focus on energy issues and health care and benefits for military ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2008/09/07/senator-obamas-priorities/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Obama's Senate Record: 110th Congress</title>
    <link href="http://uspolitics.about.com/b/2008/09/05/obamas-senate-record-110th-congress.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-03:/commentary/3483821</id>
    <updated>2008-09-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>About US Politics </name>
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S.3077 : A bill to strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending. Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 6/3/2008) Cosponsors (3) Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://uspolitics.about.com/b/2008/09/05/obamas-senate-record-110th-congress.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Alan Colmes&#226;&#8364;&#8482; Liberaland &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Barack Obama: No Experience?</title>
    <link href="http://www.alan.com/2008/09/04/barack-obama-no-experience/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-03:/commentary/3374253</id>
    <updated>2008-09-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Alan Colmes' Liberaland </name>
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110 S. 3077 Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 IS. 110 S. 433 Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007 IS [26]. 110 S. 453 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alan.com/2008/09/04/barack-obama-no-experience/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senator Obama's Senate congressional record</title>
    <link href="http://www.nowpublic.com/world/senator-obamas-senate-congressional-record" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-03:/commentary/3350893</id>
    <updated>2008-09-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News is NowPublic.com - World: just in </name>
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Introduced Jun 3, 2008, S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008. Introduced May 21, 2008, S. 3047: Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Act of 2008 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nowpublic.com/world/senator-obamas-senate-congressional-record&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>iBrattleboro.com - Sarah Palin's Speech at the RNC</title>
    <link href="http://www.ibrattleboro.com/article.php/2008090400465352" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-02:/commentary/3420842</id>
    <updated>2008-09-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iBrattleboro Feed </name>
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110 S. 3077 Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 IS 110 S. 433 Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007 IS [25] 110 S. 453 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibrattleboro.com/article.php/2008090400465352&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Barack Obama and Joe Biden: The Change We Need | Blogging for ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-02:/commentary/3350890</id>
    <updated>2008-09-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ohioans For Obama </name>
    </author>
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S.3077 : (Sponsor: Obama; co-sponsors: 3; (introduced 6/3/2008) A bill to strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/The/gG5tCk&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Sarah Palin Watch: &#226;&#8364;&#339;This Is What Politicians Do When They Don&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t ...</title>
    <link href="http://flapsblog.com/2008/09/04/sarah-palin-watch-%E2%80%9Cthis-is-what-politicians-do-when-they-don%E2%80%99t-have-a-record-to-run-on/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-02:/commentary/3350884</id>
    <updated>2008-09-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog </name>
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... S. 2392, Introduced 11/16/07; S. 2428, Introduced 12/6/07; S. 2433, Introduced 12/7/07; S. 2519, Introduced 12/19/07; S. 3047, Introduced 5/21/08, S. 3077, Introduced 6/3/08; S. 3142, Introduced 6/17/08; S.3358, Introduced 7/29/08) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://flapsblog.com/2008/09/04/sarah-palin-watch-%E2%80%9Cthis-is-what-politicians-do-when-they-don%E2%80%99t-have-a-record-to-run-on/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MotherJones Blog: The First Time Hillary Clinton is Mentioned at ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2008/08/9467_palin_quayle.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-28:/commentary/3350888</id>
    <updated>2008-08-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MotherJones.com | MoJoBlog - Social Issues... </name>
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Jun 3, 2008 S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008. Introduced Oct 4, 2007 S. 2147: Security Contractor Accountability Act of 2007. Introduced Jul 26, 2007 S. 1885: Military Family Job ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2008/08/9467_palin_quayle.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rev. Wright&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s October Surprise?</title>
    <link href="http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/rev_wrights_october_surprise/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-26:/commentary/3420839</id>
    <updated>2008-08-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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The Hill reported on June 4 [2008] that &quot;McCain's Senate office contacted Obama's office Monday night asking to sign on to&quot; the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S.3077), an update of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/rev_wrights_october_surprise/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Are You a Closet Obamacan?</title>
    <link href="http://easttexasonline.com/blogs/2008/08/26/are-you-a-closet-obamacan/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-25:/commentary/2740946</id>
    <updated>2008-08-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>easttexasonline.com </name>
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See the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008&#226;&#8364;* - (S. 3077). 3. You make $250000 or less and want a $2200 tax-cut (McCain&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s plan would only provides a $1200 tax-cut for that range according to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://easttexasonline.com/blogs/2008/08/26/are-you-a-closet-obamacan/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending</title>
    <link href="http://www.grassrootsbrdems.com/2008/08/obama-and-coburn-introduce-strengthening-transparency-and-accountability-in-federal-spending-act-of-2008/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-14:/commentary/2800575</id>
    <updated>2008-08-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Grassroots Baton Rouge Democrats </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
US Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) today introduced the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S.3077), which would expand the information available on USASpending.gov, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.grassrootsbrdems.com/2008/08/obama-and-coburn-introduce-strengthening-transparency-and-accountability-in-federal-spending-act-of-2008/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 6411, The Strengthening Transparency ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6411.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/commentary/3374252</id>
    <updated>2008-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Welcome to WashingtonWatc... </name>
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The Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S. 3077). See Bills on the Same Subject: Budgets, Business, Collection of accounts, Criminal justice, Data banks, Due process of law, Ex-offenders, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6411.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bob Barr Signs Oath of Presidential Transparency</title>
    <link href="http://www.reason.org/outofcontrol/archives/2008/06/bob_barr_signs.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/commentary/2381729</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Out of Control </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Coburn-Obama 2.0, formally known as S. 3077 - the &amp;quot;Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act&amp;quot; was introduced by Sens. Obama and Coburn on June 3rd. Coburn-Obama 1.0 mandated the creation of usaspending.gov, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reason.org/outofcontrol/archives/2008/06/bob_barr_signs.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Chicago Tribune &amp;#39;s Zuckman repeated McCain&amp;#39;s suggestion that Obama ...</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.mediamatters.org/~r/mediamatters/latest/~3/314892254/200806180006" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-17:/commentary/2347991</id>
    <updated>2008-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Media Matters for America </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Additionally, The Hill reported on June 4 that &amp;quot;McCain&amp;#39;s Senate office contacted Obama&amp;#39;s office Monday night asking to sign on to&amp;quot; the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S.3077), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.mediamatters.org/~r/mediamatters/latest/~3/314892254/200806180006&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A Transparent Presidency, For a Change?</title>
    <link href="http://legislativeaccountability.org/2008/06/17/a-transparent-presidency-for-a-change/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-16:/commentary/2336839</id>
    <updated>2008-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>legislativeaccountability.org </name>
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    <content type="html">
This past week, those four of those same Senators (including both Presidential candidates) introduced a bill (S.3077) which aims to strengthen and expand that website by including copies of the contracts, whether the contract was the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legislativeaccountability.org/2008/06/17/a-transparent-presidency-for-a-change/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Which bill?</title>
    <link href="http://javelin04.blogspot.com/2008/06/which-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-15:/commentary/2336840</id>
    <updated>2008-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The V-Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... and invite your friends to stand with you on this important issue:. http://my.barackobama.com/closetheloophole. What bill is this referring to? My best guess in S.3077. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-3077.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://javelin04.blogspot.com/2008/06/which-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Obama, McCain want spending transparency</title>
    <link href="http://govpolicy.blogspot.com/2008/06/obama-mccain-want-spending-transparency.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-12:/commentary/2330395</id>
    <updated>2008-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reports on Governmentwide Policy </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
the presumptive Democratic nominee, introduced the bill, called the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act (S. 3077). Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the presumptive Republican nominee, was an original ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://govpolicy.blogspot.com/2008/06/obama-mccain-want-spending-transparency.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Obama and Coburn Shine Brighter Light on Government Spending ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.benton.org/node/11506" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-11:/commentary/3750143</id>
    <updated>2008-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Benton Foundation - Headlines </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act (S. 3077), introduced June 3, is a follow-up to the 2006 Transparency Act, which was also spearheaded by the two senators. Obama and Coburn, along with Sens. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.benton.org/node/11506&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive ...</title>
    <link href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/11/potential-vp-candidate-addresses-confederacy-views/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-11:/commentary/3350900</id>
    <updated>2008-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CNN Political Ticker </name>
    </author>
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S. 3077: A bill to strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending. 2. S. 1885: Military Family Job Protection Act 3. S. 1977: Nuclear Weapons Threat Reduction Act of 2007 4. S. 768: Fuel Economy Reform Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/11/potential-vp-candidate-addresses-confederacy-views/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New bill advances open data, but could be better for reuse</title>
    <link href="http://www.privacydigest.com/2008/06/12/new+bill+advances+open+data+could+be+better+reuse" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-11:/commentary/2368839</id>
    <updated>2008-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Privacy Digest - News that can impact your... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Senators Obama and Coburn have introduced the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S. 3077), which would modify their 2006 transparency act. That first bill created USASpending.gov, a searchable ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.privacydigest.com/2008/06/12/new+bill+advances+open+data+could+be+better+reuse&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Obama doing more great work for government transparency</title>
    <link href="http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2008/06/12/obama-doing-more-great-work-for-government-transparency/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-11:/commentary/2336841</id>
    <updated>2008-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>JJB Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Senators Obama and Coburn have introduced the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S. 3077), which would modify their 2006 transparency act. That first bill created USASpending.gov, a searchable ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2008/06/12/obama-doing-more-great-work-for-government-transparency/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Comment on New bill advances open data, but could be better for ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1300#comment-386449" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-11:/commentary/2317801</id>
    <updated>2008-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Comments for Freedom to Tinker </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Senators Obama and Coburn have introduced the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S. 3077), which would modify their 2006 transparency act. That first bill created USASpending.gov, a searchable ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1300#comment-386449&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New bill advances open data, but could be better for reuse</title>
    <link href="http://bill.wishon.org/2008/06/11/new-bill-advances-open-data-but-could-be-better-for-reuse/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-10:/commentary/2386330</id>
    <updated>2008-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bill Wishon&amp;#39;s News and Views </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Senators Obama, Coburn, McCain, and Carper have introduced the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S. 3077), which would modify their 2006 transparency act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bill.wishon.org/2008/06/11/new-bill-advances-open-data-but-could-be-better-for-reuse/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New bill advances open data, but could be better for reuse</title>
    <link href="http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1300" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-10:/commentary/2330394</id>
    <updated>2008-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Freedom to Tinker </name>
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Senators Obama and Coburn have introduced the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S. 3077), which would modify their 2006 transparency act. That first bill created USASpending.gov, a searchable ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1300&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-09:/commentary/3350896</id>
    <updated>2008-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Moments ago, Coburn and Obama introduced the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S. 3077), which would require the federal government to go beyond summary data on contracts it currently posts. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/usaspending_gov_2_0/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The original co-sponsors of the new bill (S.3077) are Senators . Phil Daily Inquirer R Phil . whose own allies say a McCain presidency would be another Bush economic term (oh, doesn&amp;#39;t that fill the country with glee. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://r-phil.blogspot.com/2008/06/r-phil_10.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-06-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On Tuesday, US Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) today introduced the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S.3077), which would expand the information available on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kswo.com/global/story.asp?s=8442079&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-06-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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in Federal Spending Act (S. 3077). Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the presumptive Republican nominee, was an ... records of any violations or criminal activities, tax compliance, and government reports. It also would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=173210762&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-05:/commentary/2295210</id>
    <updated>2008-06-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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WASHINGTON, DC - US Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) today introduced the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S.3077), which would expand the information available on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kalimao.blogspot.com/2008/06/2008-elections-your-next-president.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>R Phil</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-04:/commentary/2317803</id>
    <updated>2008-06-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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The original co-sponsors of the new bill (S.3077) are Senators John . Louie Sakoda was selected as a preseason All-American punter by Phil Steele&amp;#39;s 2008 College Football Preview, while 15 Utes were named to the publication&amp;#39;s preseason ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://r-phil.blogspot.com/2008/06/r-phil_05.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama and McCain Agree on Transparency</title>
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    <updated>2008-06-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S.3077 calls for an expansion of the data provided via USA Spending, the creation of which also needs to be credited to OMB Watch, which built its own contract database, FedSpending, on which the federal resource ended up being based. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dirtdiggersdigest.org/archives/63&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>SIDEBAR U.S. &#194;&#183; June 4, 2008 &#194;&#183; Freedom of information Sens. Obama ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/commentary/3350903</id>
    <updated>2008-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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The Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S.3077) would enhance the Web site USASpending.gov, which was launched in December 2007 following a similarly themed law passed a year earlier. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=6788&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Shining a Brighter Light on Federal Spending</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/commentary/2374336</id>
    <updated>2008-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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The &amp;quot;Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008&amp;quot; (S. 3077) would expand the Senators&amp;#39; first creation, USASpending.gov--a user-friendly web site where taxpayers can see how our money is spent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.afscmeinfocenter.org/privatizationupdate/2008/06/shining_a_brighter_light_on_fe.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hill Watching, June 3, 2008 - Gov&amp;#39;t Spending &amp;amp; Child Sex Crime ...</title>
    <link href="http://hillwatcher.blogspot.com/2008/06/hill-watching-june-3-2008-govt-spending.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/commentary/2280756</id>
    <updated>2008-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hill Watcher - Daily Tidbits from the Hill </name>
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S. 3077. A bill to strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Source GPO: [S4969] On the House side, I&amp;#39;m all for anything that strengthens penalties ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hillwatcher.blogspot.com/2008/06/hill-watching-june-3-2008-govt-spending.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Barack Obama and Tom Coburn Introduce Strengthening Transparency ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/commentary/2280755</id>
    <updated>2008-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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June 3, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC - US Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) today introduced the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S.3077), which would expand the information ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48748252_barack-obama-and-tom-coburn-introduce-strengthenin&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Federal Spending Transparency Take #2 - Starring: Sens. Obama ...</title>
    <link href="http://friendsofatr.blogspot.com/2008/06/federal-spending-transparency-take-2.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/commentary/2280754</id>
    <updated>2008-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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S. 3077, the &amp;quot;Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act&amp;quot; introduced today would, among other things, codify the additional features of the website, such as providing information on whether an award was ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://friendsofatr.blogspot.com/2008/06/federal-spending-transparency-take-2.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama for...Transparency</title>
    <link href="http://pogoblog.typepad.com/pogo/2008/06/shining-a-brigh.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/commentary/2280752</id>
    <updated>2008-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) Blog </name>
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The &amp;quot;Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008&amp;quot; (S. 3077) would expand the Senators&amp;#39; first creation, USASpending.gov--a user-friendly web site where taxpayers can see how our money is spent. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pogoblog.typepad.com/pogo/2008/06/shining-a-brigh.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama-Coburn Continue Transparency March</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/commentary/2280751</id>
    <updated>2008-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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The bill, the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act (S. 3077), would augment the 2006 law but go further, making important new data more easily accessible to the public and making it easier for citizens ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/5064&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/commentary/2280750</id>
    <updated>2008-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Tom Carper (D-DE), McCain and Obama introduced yesterday the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S.3077). According to Sen. Obama&amp;#39;s press release: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonpolicyblog.typepad.com/washington_policy_center_/2008/06/obamamccain-pro.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/commentary/2280749</id>
    <updated>2008-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Tom Carper (D-DE), McCain and Obama introduced yesterday the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S.3077). Read Jason&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s full blog post, right here. Meanwhile, Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.bellinghamherald.com/index.php?blog=12&amp;amp;title=obama_mccain_jointly_propose_transparenc&amp;amp;more=1&amp;amp;c=1&amp;amp;tb=1&amp;amp;pb=1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>USASpending.gov 2.0</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-02:/commentary/2280753</id>
    <updated>2008-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Moments ago, Coburn and Obama introduced the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S. 3077), which would require the federal government to go beyond summary data on contracts it currently posts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/node/4850&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Introduced Bill: S.3077</title>
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    <updated>2008-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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A bill to strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3077/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Sen. Barack Obama [D-IL] introduced this bill. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-3077&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 3077 would strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3077.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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