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Where there's smoke, there's fire. POGO's Morning Smoke is a collection of the freshest investigations, scoops, and opinions related to the world of government oversight. Have a story you'd like to see included? Contact POGO's blog editor |
Money in Politics
Rep. Spencer Bachus Faces Insider-Trading Investigation
Scott Higham and Dan Keating, The Washington Post
Whistleblower Issues
IRS Settles Whistleblower Suit, Special Counsel Reports
Charles S. Clark, Government Executive
The Cost of Speaking Out
Mark Thompson, Battleland
Public Health
FDA Says It Monitored Workers' Email to Investigate Potential Leak
Ellen Nakashima and Lisa Rein, The Washington Post
Open Government
Senate Panel Votes, 11-7, to Open Supreme Court to Cameras
Josh Gerstein, Politico
Nuclear Energy
U.S. Approves First New Nuclear Reactors in Decades
Olga Belogolova, Government Executive
National Security
An Insider's Guide to Decoding the Pentagon Budget
Winslow Wheeler, Aol Defense
Aussies' Modest Proposal: Sell Us F-22s, Mate
Philip Ewing, DoD Buzz
CSBA: Pentagon Must Plan for More Cuts
John Reed, DoD Buzz
Financial Oversight
SEC Reaches Settlement in Bear Stearns Fraud Case
Peter Lattman, The New York Times
Treasury Explores Final Exit from Bank Bailouts
Jeffrey Sparshott, The Wall Street Journal
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