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Suit Says BP Official Resigned Over Safety Issues
Associated Press
CRS Questions the Open Government Initiative
Steven Aftergood, Secrecy News
Top watchdog for the $700-billion bailout fund resigns
Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times
Vanishing Act: ‘Advisers’ Seek Distance From a Report
Andrew Ross Sorkin, DealBook
S.E.C. Questioned on Disclosure of Criminal Inquiries
Peter J. Henning, DealBook
Democrats, GOP spar over SEC, CFTC budgets
Ronald D. Orol, MarketWatch
EPA Official Cries Foul Over Obama’s Budget
Stephen Power, Wall Street Journal
Republicans May Fight Obama’s $671 Billion 2012 Defense Budget
Tony Capaccio and Gopal Ratnam, Bloomberg
Most recalled medical devices received speedy FDA review
Andrew Zajac, Los Angeles Times
Pentagon’s 2012 Budget Makes Highly Optimistic Assumptions About ‘Efficiency’ Savings
Sandra Erwin, National Defense Magazine
White House seeks new fees on offshore drillers
Ben Geman, The Hill
Obama: Shrink Exclusivity And End Pay-To-Delay
Ed Silverman, Pharmalot
Despite Earmark Ban, Boehner Brings Home Pork-Barrel Defense Project That Pentagon Doesn’t Want
Zaid Jilani, Think Progress
New Budget Projects JSF Costs
Bill Sweetman, Ares
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