CREW In The News

Obama Administration Backs Bush White House on Cheney Interview

SOURCE: David Corn // Mother Jones

2 Jul 2009 // When it comes to the Bush White House's decision to withhold from the public Dick Cheney's interview with FBI agents investigating the CIA leak case, the Obama administration says its predecessor did the right thing. And it's fighting hard to do the same.

The senator inquired about federal aid for Central Pacific, in which he holds shares

SOURCE: Jim Kuhnhenn // Associated Press, as seen in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin

2 Jul 2009 // WASHINGTON » Hardly a bank bailout hearing goes by in Congress without a lawmaker raising a question on behalf of constituent banks that have applied for federal assistance from the government's financial bailout fund.

McCain and Feingold Use ‘Hold’ to Pressure Obama on FEC Picks

SOURCE: Greg Vadala // CQ Politics

1 Jul 2009 // Campaign finance mavens John McCain, R-Ariz., and Russ Feingold, D-Wis., are joining forces once again – this time to block President Obama’s nomination of labor lawyer John J. More»

Melanie Sloan Discusses Transparency in the Obama Administration on CNN's The Situation Room

1 July 2009 // Source: Elaine Quijano // CNN's The Situation Room

South Carolina Democrats Join Calls For Sanford To Resign

SOURCE: Chris Good // The Atlantic

1 Jul 2009 // The South Carolina Democratic Party added its voice today to growing calls on Gov. Mark Sanford to resign today, citing Sanford's "stream of confessions" and "immoral and reprehensible behavior" as distractions from state business.

Poe’s Campaign Fined $25,000 by FEC

SOURCE: John McArdle // Roll Call

1 Jul 2009 // The campaign committee of Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) recently agreed to pay a $25,000 fine to the Federal Election Commission for failing to properly report receipts, disbursements and cash-on-hand figures during the 2004 cycle, according to an enforcement agreement released Thursday.

What happened to the earnest John Ensign

SOURCE: Jon Ralston // Las Vegas Sun

1 Jul 2009 // When I first met John Ensign in 1993 over coffee at the Country Inn on Rainbow Boulevard, the budding congressional candidate struck me as almost impossibly earnest and sincere. On the cusp of the Gingrich Revolution, Ensign presented himself as apolitical, ready to change Washington.

White House Pushes To Keep Visitor Logs Private

SOURCE: Don Gonyea // NPR's Morning Edition

1 Jul 2009 // Click here to listen to a recording of this segment.

It was a recurring theme of Barack Obama's presidential campaign — a call for openness: "Transparency and accountability, getting the American people involved, that's how we're gonna bring about change," candidate Obama said.

White House Pushes To Keep Visitor Logs Private (MP3 Audio)

1 July 2009 // Source: Don Gonyea // NPR's Morning Edition

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Open visitor logs for public review

SOURCE: Editorial Board // San Antonio Express-News

30 Jun 2009 // One notable aspect of White House business hasn't changed in the switch from the Bush administration to the Obama administration — unwarranted secrecy surrounding White House visitor logs.