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Financial Oversight
Whale of a Problem: Regulators Subvert Will of Congress
Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica
Regulators Defend Derivatives Rule
Ben Protess, The New York Times
SEC Approves New Rules for Dealers of Credit Default Swaps; Regulators Face Challenge
David S. Hilzenrath, The Washington Post
SEC Beware, Money Funds Can Bring System Down
The Squam Lake Group, Bloomberg
Volker Rule Gets Murky Treatment
Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica
National Security
Pentagon Chief: ‘We’re Within an Inch of War Almost Every Day’
Jeremy Herb, The Hill
Nuclear Weapons
ICBM Coalition of Rural Senators Fights Nuclear Weapons Cuts
Andrea Stone, The Huffington Post
Revolving Door
Former USAF Acquisition Exec Joins L-3
Marcus Weisgerber, Defense News
Government Oversight
Amid Scandal and Shrinking Budgets, Senator Asks if GSA Can Get Its Work Done
Charles S. Clark, Government Executive
Open Government
Spending Transparency Bill DATA Act Inches Toward House Vote
Daniel Schuman, Sunlight Foundation
Whistleblower Issues
Whistleblower Denied Clemency in Killings Case
Gene Johnson, The Associated Press
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