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News & Updates

March 15, 2010 AIG Said to Cut Bonuses by $21 Million to Meet Feinberg Mandate

Source:BusinessWeek

American International Group Inc., the bailed-out insurer, cut retention bonuses to be delivered to former employees today by about $21 million to meet a target imposed by U.S. paymaster Kenneth Feinberg, said a person briefed on...

March 15, 2010 Federal Reserve decision on interest rates is due Tuesday

Source:Los Angeles Times

The central bank is expected to keep its short-term rate near zero, so investors and analysts will scour its statement's language for subtle clues. The stock market doesn't want any surprises from the Federal Reserve's meeting...

March 15, 2010 Report Faults U.S.’s Efforts at Transparency

Source:NY Times

In his first full day at the White House almost 14 months ago, President Obama declared openness and transparency to be touchstones of his administration, and he ordered federal agencies to make it easier for the public to get...

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Research & Insights

March 15, 2010 Report Faults U.S.’s Efforts at Transparency

Source:NY Times

In his first full day at the White House almost 14 months ago, President Obama declared openness and transparency to be touchstones of his administration, and he ordered federal agencies to make it easier for the public to get...

February 22, 2010 Health Insurance Coverage Varies Widely by Age and Income

Source:Gallup.com

PRINCETON, NJ -- As White House and congressional leaders prepare for their bipartisan summit on healthcare on Feb. 25, a new Gallup Daily tracking analysis reinforces the wide degree of variability in health insurance coverage...

February 12, 2010 Poll finds most Americans are unhappy with government

Source:Washington Post

Two-thirds of Americans are "dissatisfied" or downright "angry" about the way the federal government is working, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. On average, the public estimates that 53 cents of every tax dollar...

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Commentary & Opinion

March 15, 2010 The Politics Of The Dodd Bill

Source:The Atlantic

Counterfacturals are fun in politics: what if Democrats had introduced a comprehensive, sweeping financial regulation reform bill a year ago? After trying to forge a bipartisan consensus with Republicans on his committee, Sen....

March 15, 2010 What a Health Care Loss Would Mean for a President Used to Winning

Source:Time

In 2000, Barack Obama tried to unseat incumbent Illinois Congressman Bobby Rush in a Democratic primary. The thumping Obama received — Rush got 61% of the vote to the upstart's 30% — was a grave political disappointment for the...

March 11, 2010 Righting a Wrong - Let Shareholders, Not CEOs, Decide How Corporate Money Is Spent on Politics

Source:Public Citizen

WASHINGTON - March 10 - Irresponsible corporate governance has become a plague on the U.S. economy and soon will become a plague on our political system as well. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the U.S. Supreme...[more]

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