en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/politics/information/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/politics/house_passes_federal_journalist_/ The Free Flow of Information Act has just cleared the House by a vote of 398-21, but that doesn't mean President Bush has any interest in signing it. The bill would offer protection of sources and documents to journalists (including professional bloggers) news politics 2007-10-17 20:37:12 http://www.newsique.com/politics/house_passes_federal_journalist_/ Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071016-house-passes-federal-journalist-shield-includes-bloggers.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/ars_technica/ 97 Interesting [15] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/house_passes_federal_journalist_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/fcc_permits_well-connected_lobby/ A new report from the Government Accountability Office (PDF) takes a look at FCC rulemaking procedures from the last five years to see if the agency is following its own guidelines. While the answer is generally yes, the report focuses on one troubling fi news politics 2007-10-04 14:54:31 http://www.newsique.com/politics/fcc_permits_well-connected_lobby/ Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071003-report-fcc-lets-well-connected-groups-learn-private-info-early.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/ars_technica/ 97 Important [9] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/fcc_permits_well-connected_lobby/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/cheney_exempts_his_office_from_g/ House Democrats on Thursday denounced Vice President Dick Cheney's idea of abolishing a government office charged with safeguarding national security information — and criticized him for refusing to cooperate with the agency. Cheney's office — over news politics 2007-06-22 08:11:09 http://www.newsique.com/politics/cheney_exempts_his_office_from_g/ USA Today http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/126989835/2007-06-22-cheney-secrecy_N.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/usatoday/ 91 Shocking [22] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/cheney_exempts_his_office_from_g/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/oversight_committee_on_the_vice_/ From the Oversight and Government Reform Committee: Vice President Exempts His Office from the Requirements for Protecting Classified Information Washington, D.C. — The Oversight Committee has learned that over the objections of the Nation news politics 2007-06-21 15:06:55 http://www.newsique.com/politics/oversight_committee_on_the_vice_/ www.speaker.gov http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=507 Important [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/oversight_committee_on_the_vice_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/saudi_king_chides_uk_on_terroris/ Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has accused Britain of not doing enough to fight international terrorism, which he says could take 20 or 30 years to beat. He was speaking in a BBC interview ahead of a state visit to the UK - the first by a Saudi monarch f news politics 2007-10-29 08:20:31 http://www.newsique.com/politics/saudi_king_chides_uk_on_terroris/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/7066867.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/saudi_king_chides_uk_on_terroris/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/gonzales_received_report_in_2005/ As he sought to renew the Patriot Act two years ago, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales assured lawmakers that the FBI had not abused its potent new terrorism-fighting powers. "There has not been one verified case of civil liberties abuse," Gonzales tol news politics 2007-07-10 08:25:34 http://www.newsique.com/politics/gonzales_received_report_in_2005/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/132249568/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/gonzales_received_report_in_2005/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/cheney_defiant_on_classified_mat/ Vice President Cheney's office has refused to comply with an executive order governing the handling of classified information for the past four years and recently tried to abolish the office that sought to enforce those rules, according to documents relea news politics 2007-06-22 08:04:39 http://www.newsique.com/politics/cheney_defiant_on_classified_mat/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/21/AR2007062102309.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/cheney_defiant_on_classified_mat/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/kaine_may_seek_more_data_for_gun/ Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said yesterday that he is considering an executive order to make sure that gun sellers have more information about the mental health of potential buyers, a move that would have kept Seung Hui Cho from purchasing the handguns news politics 2007-04-25 13:02:11 http://www.newsique.com/politics/kaine_may_seek_more_data_for_gun/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/24/AR2007042402524.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/kaine_may_seek_more_data_for_gun/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/us_house_stands_up_for_open_reco/ The U.S. House took a welcome stand for open government this week, passing four bills designed to lower barriers between citizens and government information. We urge the Senate to follow the House's example - and President Bush to back down from veto t opinion politics 2007-03-17 18:07:52 http://www.newsique.com/politics/us_house_stands_up_for_open_reco/ Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/ci_5454849 http://www.newsique.com/sources/denverpost/ 88 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/us_house_stands_up_for_open_reco/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/lawmakers_considering_new_401k_r/ Investment plan fees can sap thousands of dollars from a worker's retirement savings. Some lawmakers are considering making companies that manage 401(k) plans give clearer and more complete information on those costs. "We have to ask whether all these news politics 2007-03-06 09:48:00 http://www.newsique.com/politics/lawmakers_considering_new_401k_r/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/401 http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Important [2] 80 mrmdc http://www.newsique.com/profiles/mrmdc/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/lawmakers_considering_new_401k_r/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/bush_meets_media_holds_silence_o/ President Bush held a news conference Wednesday for the first time in almost two months. He discussed a variety of issues, but refused to comment on some key topics — including the ongoing trial of former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby tri news politics 2007-02-15 09:47:05 http://www.newsique.com/politics/bush_meets_media_holds_silence_o/ NPR http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7416241 http://www.newsique.com/sources/npr/ 94 Under Rated [2] 80 mrmdc http://www.newsique.com/profiles/mrmdc/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/bush_meets_media_holds_silence_o/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/judge_orders_cheney_visitor_logs/ A federal judge has ordered the Bush administration to release information about who visited Vice President Dick Cheney's office and personal residence, an order that could spark a late election season debate over lobbyists' White House access. news politics 2006-10-19 15:04:29 http://www.newsique.com/politics/judge_orders_cheney_visitor_logs/ ABC News http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2586712&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 http://www.newsique.com/sources/abc_news/ 91 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/judge_orders_cheney_visitor_logs/#comments