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    <dc:rights>Copyright 2012</dc:rights>
    <dc:date>2012-05-09T21:45:01+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>House Ethics Committee: Rep. Buchanan is Still Under Investigation</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/house-ethics-committee-representative-buchanan-still-under-investigation/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The House Committee on Ethics announced today that Rep. Vern Buchanan is still under investigation by the Committee.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Corruption, Ethics, House Ethics Committee, Office of Congressional Ethics, States, Florida, Press Releases, House Members, Vern Buchanan</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-09T20:45:01+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>CREW and Others Renew Call for Congress to Investigate Murdoch&#8217;s FCC Licenses</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-and-others-renew-call-congress-investigate-rupert-murdoch-fcc-licenses/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-and-others-renew-call-congress-investigate-rupert-murdoch-fcc-licenses/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[CREW and others called on Congress to hold hearings to determine whether News Corp. should retain its 27 Fox broadcast licenses in the U.S.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Congress, Corporate, Corruption, Federal Agencies, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), House, Organizations, Public Citizen, Senate, Press Releases, House Members, Fred Upton, Henry Waxman, Senate Members, John Rockefeller, Kay Baily Hutchinson, Public Corruption</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-08T13:59:21+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>CREW Congratulates April’s Scoundrel of the Month: the Senate Ethics Committee</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-congratulates-april-scoundrel-of-the-month-senate-ethics-committee/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-congratulates-april-scoundrel-of-the-month-senate-ethics-committee/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Senate Ethics Committee's most recent miscarriage of justice involving Sen. David Vitter has earned it the title of Scoundrel of the Month for April 2012.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Ethics, Senate Ethics Committee, Press Releases, Senate Members, David Vitter</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-03T19:30:39+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>Court Upholds CREW’s Right to Sue SEC Over Destruction of Investigative Files</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/court-upholds-lawsuit-sec-over-destruction-of-investigative-files/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/court-upholds-lawsuit-sec-over-destruction-of-investigative-files/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[CREW won a significant victory in CREW v. SEC when the district court gave CREW the green light to proceed with its lawsuits against the SEC regarding unlawfully destroyed records of closed preliminary investigations.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Federal Agencies, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Press Releases, CREW v. Securities and Exchange Commission (Administative Procedures Act)</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-02T19:00:53+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>CREW Responds to Letter Regarding Investigation of Rep. Don Young</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-responds-to-letter-regarding-alaska-rep-don-young-investigation/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-responds-to-letter-regarding-alaska-rep-don-young-investigation/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Today we received a letter from John M. Dowd, attorney for Rep. Don Young, regarding his client's criminal investigation.  Here's our response. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Congress, Corruption, Ethics, Letters, States, Alaska, Press Releases, House Members,  Don Young</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-23T19:03:31+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>DOJ Releases Documents to CREW Indicating Rep. Don Young (R&#45;AK) Currently Under Investigation</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/department-of-justice-doj-congress-don-young-under-investigation/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/department-of-justice-doj-congress-don-young-under-investigation/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The FBI released to CREW documents from its criminal investigation of Rep. Don Young (R-AK).  The documents suggest Rep. Young is the subject of a current criminal inquiry.  ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Federal Agencies, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), States, Alaska, Press Releases, House Members,  Don Young</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-20T16:35:55+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>CREW Calls on House Leadership to Demand Rep. Rivera&#8217;s Resignation</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/house-leadership-demand-representative-david-rivera-resign/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/house-leadership-demand-representative-david-rivera-resign/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Today, CREW called on the Republican leadership of the House of Representatives to demand the resignation of Rep. David Rivera (R-FL).]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Congress, Corruption, Ethics, Most Corrupt, States, Florida, Press Releases, House Members, David Rivera</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-19T18:49:24+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>Why Hasn&#8217;t White House Responded to CREW Petition Requesting New Appointments to FEC?</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/president-obama-federal-election-commission-new-commissioners-letter/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/president-obama-federal-election-commission-new-commissioners-letter/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[CREW and 11 other good government groups today reiterated their call on President Obama to fix the Federal Election Commission by appointing new commissioners]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Letters, Press Releases, President Barack Obama</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-11T13:40:49+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>CREW Lukewarm on STOCK Act</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-lukewarm-on-stock-act-insider-trading-ban-should-be-stronger/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-lukewarm-on-stock-act-insider-trading-ban-should-be-stronger/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[CREW Executive Director Melanie Sloan issued a statement in response to President Obama signing the STOCK Act.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Governance &amp; Legislation, STOCK Act, Press Releases, President Barack Obama</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-04T13:45:46+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>CREW Congratulates March’s Scoundrel of the Month: Grover Norquist</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-congratulates-marchs-scoundrel-of-the-month-grover-norquist/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-congratulates-marchs-scoundrel-of-the-month-grover-norquist/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[CREW crowned Grover Norquist, founder of Americans for Tax Reform, as March's Scoundrel of the Month.  ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Legal, IRS Complaints, Organizations, Americans for Tax Reform, Scoundrel of the Month, Press Releases, Grover Norquist</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-04T13:00:24+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>For the Second Time, Senate Ethics Committee Tells David Vitter &#8220;Don&#8217;t Do It Again&#8221;</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/senate-ethics-committee-senator-david-vitter-complaint-dismissed/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/senate-ethics-committee-senator-david-vitter-complaint-dismissed/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Senate Ethics Committee released a letter to Sen. Vitter finding the senator’s conduct was inappropriate, but failing to take further action because there was "no clear Senate guidance addressing such conduct." ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Ethics, Senate Ethics Committee, States, Louisiana, Press Releases, Senate Members, David Vitter</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-30T19:15:11+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>CREW Releases Report Revealing Representatives Abuse Position to Benefit Family Members</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-report-revealing-representatives-nepotism-abuse-to-benefit-family/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-report-revealing-representatives-nepotism-abuse-to-benefit-family/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[After extensive research, we have found a shocking 248 House members who used their positions to financially benefit themselves or family members.  ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Congress, Corruption, Democrats, Earmarks, Ethics, Congressional Ethics, House, Lobbying, Republicans, Press Releases</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-22T09:00:49+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>CREW Congratulates February’s Scoundrel of the Month: Rep. Eric Cantor</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-congratulates-february-scoundrel-of-the-month-eric-cantor-stock-act/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-congratulates-february-scoundrel-of-the-month-eric-cantor-stock-act/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite strong competition, Majority Leader Eric Cantor was overwhelmingly selected by online voters as our first two-time "winner" of Scoundrel of the Month.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Governance &amp; Legislation, STOCK Act, Scoundrel of the Month, Wall Street, Press Releases, House Members,  Eric Cantor</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-01T16:00:47+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>CREW and Other Groups Protest CIA&#8217;s Covert Attack on Public Access</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-protests-cia-covert-attack-on-public-access/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-protests-cia-covert-attack-on-public-access/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[More than 30 organizations, including Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), signed on to a letter joining the National Security Archive and OpenTheGovernment.org in protesting the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) recent decision to charge the public outrageous fees for the opportunity to challenge secrecy claims.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Federal Agencies, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Letters, Organizations, OpenTheGovernment.org, The National Security Archive, Transparency, Open Government</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-23T15:06:29+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>CREW Calls on Gingrich to Ask DOJ to Release Ethics File</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/newt-gingrich-justice-department-release-ethics-files/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/newt-gingrich-justice-department-release-ethics-files/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[CREW called on presidential candidate Newt Gingrich (R-GA) to direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release records related to the House Ethics Committee’s investigation of his conduct.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Congress, Ethics, House Ethics Committee, Legal, Lawsuits, Newt Gingrich</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-15T17:19:15+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>CREW Awaits White House Response to FEC Petition</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-awaits-white-house-response-to-fec-petition/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-awaits-white-house-response-to-fec-petition/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Today, a broad coalition of civic groups led by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) announced the success of a petition drive aimed at forcing President Obama to reform the broken Federal Election Commission (FEC).
]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), The White House, Press Releases</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-09T19:08:43+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>CREW Slams Cantor&#8217;s Sham STOCK Act  and Calls for Open Conference</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-slams-cantors-sham-stock-act-and-calls-for-open-conference/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-slams-cantors-sham-stock-act-and-calls-for-open-conference/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) criticized House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) for substituting a watered-down version of the STOCK Act in place of the strong version passed by the Senate last week.  Nevertheless, CREW called on members to vote for passage of the bill and demanded an open conference where the bill can be repaired.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Governance &amp; Legislation, STOCK Act, Press Releases, House Members,  Eric Cantor</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-08T14:55:39+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>CREW Strongly Urges Senate to Pass Congressional Integrity &amp;amp; Pension Forfeiture Amend. to STOCK Act</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/senate-pass-congressional-integrity-pension-forfeiture-stock-act/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/senate-pass-congressional-integrity-pension-forfeiture-stock-act/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[CREW Strongly Urges Senate to Pass Sen. Blumenthal's Congressional Integrity and Pension Forfeiture Amendment to the STOCK Act]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Ethics, Governance &amp; Legislation, STOCK Act, Press Releases</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-01T17:34:32+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>CREW Urges Senate to Pass the Corruption Prosecution Amendment to STOCK Act</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-urges-senate-to-pass-to-corruption-prosecution-amendment-to-stock-act/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-urges-senate-to-pass-to-corruption-prosecution-amendment-to-stock-act/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) urges the Senate to pass the Leahy-Cornyn “Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act” amendment to the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act (STOCK Act).  This amendment, sponsored by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and John Cornyn (R-TX), will give law enforcement officials the tools they need to detect and prosecute public corruption.  A similar bill, authored by Reps. James Sensenbrenner (D-WI) and Mike Quigley (D-IL), was approved unanimously by the House Judiciary Committee last year.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Corruption, Governance &amp; Legislation, STOCK Act, Senate, Press Releases</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-01T13:47:38+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>CREW Congratulates January&#8217;s Scoundrel of the Month: Newt Gingrich</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-congratulates-januarys-scoundrel-of-the-month-newt-gingrich/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-congratulates-januarys-scoundrel-of-the-month-newt-gingrich/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite strong competition, GOP presidential contender and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-GA) was overwhelming selected by online voters as CREW’s Scoundrel of the Month for his effort to rewrite history to exclude his lucrative lobbying career. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Scoundrel of the Month, Press Releases, Newt Gingrich</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-01-30T20:08:14+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>Gingrich Lies About His Past Lobbying Again</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/gingrich-lies-about-his-past-lobbying-again/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/gingrich-lies-about-his-past-lobbying-again/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) renewed its call for a federal investigation into former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) for violations of the Lobbying Disclosure Act.  When pressed on the issue by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in last night’s GOP presidential debate, Mr. Gingrich again falsely claimed he had never engaged in lobbying. This argument has been thoroughly debunked by CREW.  ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Requests for Investigation, Lobbying, Press Releases, Newt Gingrich , Political Candidates</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-01-24T16:33:16+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>CREW Leads Petition Drive to Push President Obama to Fix the Federal Election Commission</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-leads-petition-drive-push-president-obama-fix-fec/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-leads-petition-drive-push-president-obama-fix-fec/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The presidential primary season is in full swing, with millions of dollars pouring in to fund deceptive ads designed to mislead voters.  Nevertheless, the agency charged with regulating campaign spending – the Federal Election Commission (FEC) – is a dysfunctional mess.  Today, a broad coalition of civic organizations led by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) launched a petition drive through the White House’s “We the People” website to force President Obama to get off the sidelines and fix the FEC.  The administration has promised an official response to any petition that receives 25,000 signatures within 30 days. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), The White House, Press Releases, Don McGahn, President Barack Obama, Reforming the FEC</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-01-12T13:42:59+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>Court Victory: Rep. Young&#8217;s Privacy Doesn’t Trump Right to Learn About DOJ Corruption Inquiry</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/don-young-privacy-interest-doesnt-trump-public-right-learn-doj-inquiry/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/don-young-privacy-interest-doesnt-trump-public-right-learn-doj-inquiry/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Today in CREW v. Dep’t of Justice (D.D.C.), District Court Judge Gladys Kessler handed CREW a resounding victory in CREW’s FOIA lawsuit to compel the Department of Justice to release documents related to its investigation of an earmark Rep. Don Young (R-AK) inserted into a previously enrolled bill.   The $10 million Coconut Road Interchange earmark had become such a symbol of congressional corruption and earmarking excess that Congress passed legislation directing DOJ to investigate it origins.  ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, States, Alaska, Press Releases, House Members,  Don Young</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-01-10T16:51:25+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>CREW Congratulates 2011 Scoundrel of the Year: Rupert Murdoch &amp;amp; News Corp.</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-congratulates-2011-scoundrel-of-the-year-rupert-murdoch-news-corp/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-congratulates-2011-scoundrel-of-the-year-rupert-murdoch-news-corp/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The race to be named CREW’s first ever Scoundrel of the Year came down to a dead heat between a Wall Street puppet and a media puppet master.   While House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s (R-VA) hypocrisy riled up voters, in the end, he was no match for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., which may have spied on the families of 9/11 victims as well as other American citizens. The Department of Justice is now investigating the matter.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>News, News Corp. , Scoundrel of the Month, Press Releases, Rupert Murdoch</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-12-23T15:30:46+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>CREW Names the Top Scandals of 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-names-the-top-scandals-of-2011/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-names-the-top-scandals-of-2011/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Lecherous lawmakers, a deadbeat dad, and absentee agencies made Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington’s (CREW) annual list of the year’s top political scandals. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Press Releases, House Members, Anthony Weiner,  Eric Cantor, Joe Walsh, Governors, Scott Walker, Presidential Candidates, Herman Cain, Rupert Murdoch</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-12-20T13:59:57+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>New Report: Obama Administration Makes Transparency Gains; Challenges Remain</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/measuring-transparency-under-foia-report/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/measuring-transparency-under-foia-report/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and OpenTheGovernment.org released a joint report, Measuring Transparency Under the FOIA: The Real Story Behind the Numbers, analyzing the government’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) data for 2010 and how it compares to the previous administration’s data. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>FOIA, Transparency, Press Releases, Open Government</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-12-15T15:06:17+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>CREW Calls for Quick Passage of the Clean Up Government Act</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-calls-for-quick-passage-of-the-clean-up-government-act/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-calls-for-quick-passage-of-the-clean-up-government-act/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) urged the House Republican leadership to schedule a floor vote for the “Clean Up Government Act of 2011” (H.R. 2572). The bipartisan bill restores important tools to federal prosecutors fighting public corruption and was approved unanimously by the often rancorous House Judiciary Committee earlier this month.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Ethics, Congressional Ethics, Governance &amp; Legislation, Clean Up Government Act, Honest Services , Letters, Press Releases, House Members,  Eric Cantor, John Boehner, Open Government</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-12-14T14:26:19+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>CREW&#8217;S Melanie Sloan Testifies on Congressional Insider Trading and the &#8220;STOCK Act&#8221;</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/melanie-sloan-testifies-congressional-insider-trading-stock-act/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/melanie-sloan-testifies-congressional-insider-trading-stock-act/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is holding a hearing on legislation to prohibit insider trading by members of Congress and congressional staff: the "Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act" (S. 1871 and S. 1903).  Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Executive Director Melanie Sloan is scheduled to testify before the panel on why it is critical Congress act to explicitly make such practices illegal. Ms. Sloan released the following statement:]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Congress, Congressional Testimony, Governance &amp; Legislation, STOCK Act, Press Releases, Melanie Sloan</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-12-01T13:34:24+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <title>CREW Calls on House Judiciary to Pass the &#8220;Clean Up Government Act&#8221;</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-calls-on-house-judiciary-to-pass-the-clean-up-government-act/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-calls-on-house-judiciary-to-pass-the-clean-up-government-act/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and other good governance groups joined urge the House Committee on the Judiciary to pass the bipartisan Clean Up Government Act of 2011 (H.R. 2572).  This critical legislation would, among other things, restore important tools for federal prosecutors fighting public corruption  specifically revisions to the Honest Services and illegal gratuities statutes.]]></description>
      <dc:subjede}Governance &amp; Legislation, Clean Up Government Act, Letters, Press Releases, Open Government</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-11-30T15:20:11+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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      <titde}CREW and OpenTheGovernment.org Statement on Presidential Memo on Managing Government Records</title>
      <link>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-openthegovernment-statement-presidential-memo-managing-records/</link>
      <guid>http://www.citizensforethics.org/index.php/press/entry/crew-openthegovernment-statement-presidential-memo-managing-records/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and OpenTheGovernment.org applaud the President's Memo on Managing Government Records for taking critical steps towards instituting effective and efficient records management in the federal government. As past experiences demonstrated, failing to properly manage records, especially email, creates an unacceptable risk of losing valuable information that is necessary to understand the development of national policies and to hold officials accountable for their decisions.]]></description>
      <dc:subjede}Organizations, OpenTheGovernment.org, The White House, Transparency, Press Releases, Anne Weismann</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-11-28T15:53:15+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator></dc:creator>
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