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Matthew Burton, 11/11/2008 - 9:40pm

Due to a Monday court ruling, a set of backup tapes containing internal White House emails will survive the Bush Administration. This has big implications for the future of presidential transparency and history.

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Dave Witzel, 06/28/2008 - 12:58pm

Sarah Schacht, founder and Executive Director of Washington based Knowledge as Power, takes a few minutes to introduce her organization and the sweet new tools for legislators they are launching.

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Joshua Levy, 10/31/2007 - 10:19am

Forwarded emails from right-wing activists continue to spread false rumors about the candidates; William Beutler says Stephen Colbert is popular in the blogosphere, but not as popular as other candidates; once again, is the left better at the web than the right? No, says Jon Henke, though they still have a few things to learn; a "truth-boating" video drudges up old accusations about Hillary Clinton; and Chris Dodd's Talk Clock is back! Pez!

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Joshua Levy, 04/18/2007 - 9:01am

The Web on the Candidates

Which candidate has the strongest stance on universal health care? Is it 53-year-old John Edwards? Or 59-year-old Hillary Clinton? How about 10-year-old Susie Flynn? Flynn is running for president on one platform, getting health insurance for the nine million uninsured children in America. While this might seem like a cutesy ploy, Susie (and her handlers) are actually quite serious -- in one video she argues that, for the amount we spend every three and half months in Iraq, every child in the U.S. could be insured. She even takes her campaign to Capitol Hill. When will another candidate adopt her platform?

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