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  1. FOIA Collection-Kudos

    http://freegovinfo.info/node/1820#comment-23724

    Great idea! Because not everything is archived by the FAS. ;-) I find so much through their website...…

    10 days ago
  2. Daily Show

    http://freegovinfo.info/node/1812#comment-23725

    Thank goodness for the Daily Show. When I get depressed about these issues, I rely on them to make me laugh.…

    10 days ago
  3. FOIA collections

    http://freegovinfo.info/node/1820#comment-23713

    Thanks Daniel. I've kicked around the idea of a FOIA digital collection for a while and with several others (Jim Jacobs and Elliot Kanter at UCSD library especially). So it's cool that I can use the archive-it service to harvest those documents that federal agencies have put up. …

    11 days ago
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    Voterwatch | Blog | Transparency Recap: Street Dollars, Wikis & Corporate Sponsorship May 14, 2008

    http://www.voterwatch.org/voterwatch/blog

    have to approve his request to leave the system...Meanwhile, the McCain campaign is spending away and has long surpassed the spending limit. Bush’s solution...Good bye Chairman Mason.” Meanwhile, over at the Free Government Information blog, chatter centers upon a report about the National Archives’ plan to provide online access to the Founding Fathers papers. When completed, the digital files from America’s founding era will provide quite a rich resource! According to a press release published by FGI, “This report is the National Archives response to concerns raised by the Committees that the

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    Transparency Recap: Street Dollars, Wikis & Corporate Sponsorship

    http://www.voterwatch.org/site/transparency_recap_street_dol...

    for primary votes in their respective communities by using a controversial and ethically suspicious campaign tool.” While the campaign tool is entirely legal, ethical questions have surrounded its use. And on the Free Government Information blog, Paul highlights a Wall Street Journal piece that focuses on the federal government’s use of Wikis. Collaborative measures occurring within the federal government are an encouraging sign that things are headed in the right direction. According to All Things Reform, Public Citizen is asking for public support for government whistleblowers

  3. Photo of vwatch

    Transparency Recap: Street Dollars, Wikis & Corporate Sponsorship

    http://www.voterwatch.org/site/transparency_recap_street_dol...

    for primary votes in their respective communities by using a controversial and ethically suspicious campaign tool.” While the campaign tool is entirely legal, ethical questions have surrounded its use. And on the Free Government Information blog, Paul highlights a Wall Street Journal piece that focuses on the federal government’s use of Wikis. Collaborative measures occurring within the federal government are an encouraging sign that things are headed in the right direction. According to All Things Reform, Public Citizen is asking for public support for government whistleblowers

  4. Author unknown

    Transparency Recap: Street Dollars, Wikis & Corporate Sponsorship

    http://www.voterwatch.org/site/transparency_recap_street_dol...

    for primary votes in their respective communities by using a controversial and ethically suspicious campaign tool.” While the campaign tool is entirely legal, ethical questions have surrounded its use. And on the Free Government Information blog, Paul highlights a Wall Street Journal piece that focuses on the federal government’s use of Wikis. Collaborative measures occurring within the federal government are an encouraging sign that things are headed in the right direction. According to All Things Reform, Public Citizen is asking for public support for government whistleblowers

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    Voterwatch | The Congressional Record You Always Wanted

    http://www.voterwatch.org/blog

    have to approve his request to leave the system...Meanwhile, the McCain campaign is spending away and has long surpassed the spending limit. Bush’s solution...Good bye Chairman Mason.” Meanwhile, over at the Free Government Information blog, chatter centers upon a report about the National Archives’ plan to provide online access to the Founding Fathers papers. When completed, the digital files from America’s founding era will provide quite a rich resource! According to a press release published by FGI, “This report is the National Archives response to concerns raised by the Committees that the

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    VoterWatch’s Transparency Recap: An Introduction to Our New Recap of the Blogosphere!

    http://www.voterwatch.org/site/voterwatch_daily_an_introduct...

    plan to provide online access to the Founding Fathers papers. When completed, the digital files from America’s founding era will provide quite a rich resource! According to a press release published by FGI, “This report is the National Archives response to concerns raised by the Committees that the complete papers of America’s Founding Fathers are not available online. The Founders Online is a plan for providing online access, within a reasonable” And yesterday, All Things Whistleblower focused on the raid on the Office of the Special Counsel and on the home of Special Counsel Scott Bloch. Interestingly, ATW’s Dylan Blaylock reported the following:

  7. Author unknown

    VoterWatch’s Transparency Recap: An Introduction to Our New Recap of the Blogosphere!

    http://www.voterwatch.org/site/voterwatch_daily_an_introduct...

    plan to provide online access to the Founding Fathers papers. When completed, the digital files from America’s founding era will provide quite a rich resource! According to a press release published by FGI, “This report is the National Archives response to concerns raised by the Committees that the complete papers of America’s Founding Fathers are not available online. The Founders Online is a plan for providing online access, within a reasonable” And yesterday, All Things Whistleblower focused on the raid on the Office of the Special Counsel and on the home of Special Counsel Scott Bloch. Interestingly, ATW’s Dylan Blaylock reported the following:

  8. Author unknown

    VoterWatch’s Transparency Recap: An Introduction to Our New Recap of the Blogosphere!

    http://www.voterwatch.org/site/voterwatch_daily_an_introduct...

    plan to provide online access to the Founding Fathers papers. When completed, the digital files from America’s founding era will provide quite a rich resource! According to a press release published by FGI, “This report is the National Archives response to concerns raised by the Committees that the complete papers of America’s Founding Fathers are not available online. The Founders Online is a plan for providing online access, within a reasonable” And yesterday, All Things Whistleblower focused on the raid on the Office of the Special Counsel and on the home of Special Counsel Scott Bloch. Interestingly, ATW’s Dylan Blaylock reported the following:

  9. Author unknown

    courier-journal.com | Depth Reporting | The Courier-Journal

    http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/depth/blog.html

    ... was founded by librarians "to raise public awareness of the importance of government information and create a community with various stakeholders to facilitate an open and critical dialogue": We believe that it is important to garner support for government information not

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    New Impressive Lunchtime Listen/watch: Danah Boyd!

    http://www.myfknspace.com/blog/2008/05/09/new-impressive-lun...

    s just showing where the interview was held.)Video Interview with danah boyd, Discover Magazine (Feb 12, 2008). 14 minutes. (here is an alternate link to the same video) (Source: Free Government Information (FGI) blogs) (Link)

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