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Azooz Donating Member (271 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 01:57 PM
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Change you can download: a billion in secret Congressional reports

Wikileaks has released nearly a billion dollars worth of quasi-secret reports commissioned by the United States Congress. The 6,780 reports, current as of this month, comprise over 127,000 pages of material on some of the most contentious issues in the nation, from the U.S. relationship with Israel to abortion legislation. Nearly 2,300 of the reports were updated in the last 12 months, while the oldest report goes back to 1990. The release represents the total output of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) electronically available to Congressional offices. The CRS is Congress's analytical agency and has a budget in excess of $100M per year...(more)


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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 01:59 PM
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1. Thank you for posting this!
Now we need to find out how many of these reports were tampered with by the GOP.

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williesgirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 02:21 PM
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2. Thanks - rec'd
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mopinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-09-09 03:20 PM
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3. awesome
and progressive.
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