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Obama vs. the Media

John McQuaid | Posted 02.22.2009 | Media


John McQuaid

Obama (correctly, I think) sees the press representing two things that are clear obstacles to his ambitious plans: official Washington and a trivia-obsessed media culture.

Fox Business Network Sues Treasury Department

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 01.18.2009 | Media


Fox Business Network has filed a lawsuit against the Treasury Department over "failure to provide information on the bailout funds or respond to FBN's...

Next President Has "Open" Opportunity

Leslie Harris | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Leslie Harris

The issue of a government-led artificial restriction on access to information has more or less flown under the radar screen but it won't remain that way; it can't.

Bush Dismantles Economic Programs for Small Business as Economy Continues Downward Spiral

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 11.21.2008 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

Ninety-eight percent of all companies in the United States have less than 100 employees. Twenty-seven million firms fall into the category of small bu...

SBA Appeals Federal Court Ruling to Release Contracting Data

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 10.26.2008 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

The SBA's decision to appeal the ASBL case is the latest in a series of moves by the Bush administration to limit the public's access to information regarding federal small business contracting programs.