1.0 link 228283 <![CDATA[Nelson Blocks Fed Audit In Senate (VIDEO)]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/08/nelson-blocks-fed-audit-i_n_228283.html Boding poorly for advocates of transparency for the Federal Reserve, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) shot down legislation to audit the Fed Wednesday afternoon that's patterned closely on the Ron Paul bill that has already gained majority support in the House.

Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) tried to tack his version of the Fed audit bill onto a legislative appropriations bill already chock-full of legislation dealing with the authority or funding of the Government Accountability Office. DeMint's bill would have struck legal...

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