The Daily Muck
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 24th, 2009 5:39 am by HL
The Daily Muck
President Obama issued an executive order yesterday limiting the ability of former presidents to keep certain records private. Under the order, former presidents, former vice presidents, and relatives of former presidents will have less control over the release of their…
Bailout Overseer To Ask Banks To Track Funds
Could we finally be headed for a whole new level of transparency and oversight over the bailout funds? Neal Barofsky, the inspector general for the TARP program, today sent a letter to Sen. Charles Grassley, the ranking Republican on the…
FBI Raids Defense Contractor Linked To Murtha
Local media in western Pennsylvania is reporting that FBI agents have raided the offices of a defense contractor in the area, which has received millions of dollars in earmarks at the request of earmark king Rep. John Murtha (D-PA). According…