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	<title><![CDATA[No excuses. Time for Congress to ReadTheBill.org]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-newmark/no-excuses-time-for-congr_b_217953.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Right now, Congressional humans don't actually read the legislation they vote on. Citizens like us don't have the time to make our voice heard before passage. This is really bad, but as of Wednesday afternoon, we have the beginning of a solution.</p><p>Bipartisan sponsors Reps. Baird (D-WA) and Culberson (R-TX) introduced the "72 Hour Rule" in House Resolution 554 this week, and in so doing have taken us one step closer to greater transparency. Perhaps more importantly, they've given us a...</p>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2009-06-19T10:45:00-04:00</date_published>
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