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The Open House Project: The Day in Sunlight 6/30/2010 bit.ly/9RNFaY #gov20

Kagan Defends Against Republican Criticism, Wall Street Reform Reformed and More in Capital Eye Opener:... bit.ly/cg1tau #cfr

New Podcast: Fun with Inherently Governmental Functions bit.ly/9Z6CfJ #obama

The Open House Project: The Day in Transparency 6/30/2010 bit.ly/apYZuA #gov20

Sunlight Foundation's Political Party Time: Hill staffers walk a fine line in fundraising bit.ly/9P2DCx #gov20

Three Steps to Help Make Energy Efficiency an Institutional Priority bit.ly/aPCV89 #climate

The Deregistration Dilemma: Are Lobbyists Quitting the Business as Federal Disclosure Rules Tighten? bit.ly/cJw1sY #cfr

Latest reports on the climate debate bit.ly/cexTLb #climate

June 30th, 2010 – The voices of a new clean energy future bit.ly/cWibXj #climate

Hurry up and wait: Not much new revealed by EPA's initial round of dispersant toxicity testing bit.ly/9613cB #climate

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'Fair Election' Advocates Mark End of Campaign Finance Reporting Period with 'Dependence Day' Demonstrations - OpenSecrets Blog | OpenSecrets

Facebook owes 700,000 users better explanation on decision to take Boycott BP fan page down �

Happy Social Media Day!

Activists seize control of politics - John F. Harris and Jim VandeHei - POLITICO.com

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> The Open House Project: The Day in Sunlight 6/29/2010 bit.ly/8Y2Vyg #gov20

> Watchdog Accuses White House of Violating Disclosure Laws, Byrd's Death Endangers Democratic Agenda and... bit.ly/a8gNB9 #cfr

> Sunlight Foundation: Stories to start the day bit.ly/9rRHaM #gov20

> A note from our interns-send us your letters! bit.ly/bCywtX #climate

> Lawmakers Go Out To The Ballgame, Sometimes For Campaign Cash bit.ly/auyuH c #cfr

> Sunlight Foundation: Opponents of net neutrality attending congressional telecom meetings spend more ... bit.ly/bO5wFH #gov20

> The Open House Project: The Day in Transparency 6/29/2010 bit.ly/aOkovK #gov20

> NIH Director Continues to Support Embattled Leader of Conflict-of-Interest Reforms bit.ly/bH3QDo #obama

> Climbing to the Peak of Organizational Efficiency at Cummins bit.ly/9OorgI #climate

> June 29, 2010 – The voices of a new clean energy future bit.ly/9rDCNW #climate

> Sunlight Foundation's Political Party Time: Senate Judiciary members fundraise prior to Kagan confirm... bit.ly/bsl3WY #gov20

> Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: Citizens United: New York, California and Washington bit.ly/a7U7Z9 #gov20

> Creating Change above the Line – A Talk with Peter Senge bit.ly/boYv7Q #climate

> Threadbare Politics: How Partisan is Your Clothing? bit.ly/a5OwMB #cfr

> One Last Chance to Improve Financial Transparency bit.ly/cHf0xe #obama

> Supreme Court Reaffirms Ban on Soft Money, Once a Powerful Factor in Political Campaigns bit.ly/cgOpSk #cfr

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ACLU Study Highlights U.S. Surveillance Society | Threat Level | Wired.com

Seattle Immigration Reform Protest: June 23, 2010 - CNN iReport

Huffington Post: Public Deliberation - The Left Should Learn to Trust Americans - Ash Center

Fellow citizens make a case for corporate citizenship � Blog Archive � Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship Blog

CTV Calgary- Police actions questioned following G20 weekend - CTV News

Stuart W. Holliday: America's Best Export

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> Sunlight Foundation: How the Supreme Court Misunderestimates The Power of Technology in Doe v. Reed bit.ly/bNYbGT #go v20

> Morning Smoke: Lobbyists Set Sights on Regulators as Finance Bill Moves Ahead bit.ly/cQYphl #obama

> The Open House Project: The Day in Sunlight 6/28/2010 bit.ly/bM5fGF #gov20

> Robert Byrd Dies at 92, Kagan Nomination Hearings Begin and More in Capital Eye Opener: June 28 bit.ly/dgdvrk #cfr

> Sunlight Foundation: US Russian Anti-Corruption bit.ly/9JvpPg #gov20

> The Open House Project: The Day in Transparency 6/28/2010 bit.ly/9SYMr2 #gov20

> OpenSecrets Blog's PolitiQuizz: Which Asset Am I? bit.ly/aDZkva #cfr

> June 28th, 2010 – The voices of a new clean energy future bit.ly/cY9lYp #climate

> Latest on the climate bill and new economic study of 'energy-only' approach bit.ly/d8wzhg #climate

> Linda McMahon Aims to Avoid 'Special Interest Money' in Senate Bid, Criticizes Proposal To Allow Others... bit.ly/8XnNEJ #cfr

> Sunlight Foundation's Political Party Time: Fiorina Steps Up Fundraising Inside the Beltway bit.ly/aeOPME #gov20

> Sunlight Labs: Cole§law: Visualizing the US Legal Code bit.ly/aS80aa #gov20

> Momentum Builds for GAO Audits of Intelligence Community bit.ly/c8xx5J #obama

> An Interview with Rod Fujita, EDF Senior Scientist and Director of Ocean Innovations bit.ly/bYCGZ2 #climate

> Gun Rights Lobbying Firepower Underscores Supreme Court Victory bit.ly/8WWJlx #cfr

> Reason Number 3,484,917 for Enhancing Whistleblower Protections bit.ly/c6UfeM #obama

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What I Saw at "AmericaSpeaks": A Mind Control Experiment Gone Horribly Right | OurFuture.org

Join Us Wednesday, June 30, In Washington | Public Agenda

How to Get the Social-Media Generation Behind Your Cause - Advertising Age - Digital

Arab-Israeli Tensions Spill Over to Pride Celebrations :: EDGE Boston

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> G-20 misses opportunity to tackle world's dependence on fossil fuels bit.ly/dBmI2K #climate

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Hundreds Busted at the G-20 - Truthdig

FDL Book Salon Welcomes Deanna Zandt, Share This! | Firedoglake

The Alliance For Democracy - News, eNewsletters, Alerts and Chapter News: Meanwhile, in Moab...

'Patriotism' calls for action

PublicDecisions: Collab Governance Case/Simulation Competition, New Winners Announced

Preliminary National Town Meeting Results � AmericaSpeaks

PACE - "An Inequitable Invitation to Citizenship: Non-College-Bound Youth and Civic Engagement"

HOW TO: Turn Slacktivists into Activists with Social Media

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> June 26th, 2010 – The voices of a new clean energy future bit.ly/c5N5nN #climate

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Everyday-Democracy.org: Involving young people in dialogues and action groups

From TEDxOilSpill to tip lines: finding citizen voice in disaster response

News from Government Watchdogs

> Democracy Now! in Toronto For G20 Meeting & Protests bit.ly/91yHmN #engagement #activism

> Sunlight Foundation: Victory for Read The Bill: Financial Reform edition bit.ly/dpYviR #gov20

> The Open House Project: The Day in Sunlight 6/25/2010 bit.ly/asASsz #gov20

> Morning Smoke: House-Senate Conference Reaches Late Night Deal on Financial Reform Overhaul bit.ly/cVWTYd #obama

> Wall Street Reform Passes Conference Committee, Shades of Greene in Louisiana, and More in Capital Eye ... bit.ly/9PTVKa #cfr

> The Open House Project: The Day in Transparency 6/25/2010 bit.ly/ahnBl9 #gov20

> Sunlight Foundation: Another Victory on the DISCLOSE Act bit.ly/9Wnd7t #gov20

> The latest on the climate bill bit.ly/bOtzX2 #climate

> Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: States of Transparency: Washington bit.ly/bK5i5t #gov20

> The Green Portfolio Project achieves $160 million in savings after two years bit.ly/cvSQJt #climate

> Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: Sunlight Labs weighs in on Earmark bill bit.ly/aI9Rco #gov20

> Sunlight Foundation: Top 25 Viewed Pages in Elena's Inbox bit.ly/aR7Vol #gov20

> Do CEOs Care About Energy Efficiency? The C-Level View of Sustainability bit.ly/df2Kvt #climate

> Sunlight Foundation: Whither Transparency bit.ly/bPIanc #gov20

> Oil Dispersants in the Gulf: A Vast Uncontrolled Chemical Experiment bit.ly/9y7hiu #climate

> Sunlight Foundation: The Ticking Time Bomb in the Supreme Court's Doe v. Reed Opinion bit.ly/b0w1Td #gov20

> Sunlight Foundation: The Caribou Coffee Lobby bit.ly/cobOqm #gov20

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Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network Blog: Score for a complete participatory democracy: US = Not very good.

EPIC - Cybersecurity Legislation Moves Forward in Congress

Ballot Access News � Blog Archive � Texas State Court Removes Green Party from Ballot

Our answer to USA Today: BP boycott sends a message �

House passes DISCLOSE Act, takes critical step in addressing unlimited campaign spending �

Supreme Court on transparency vs. anonymous speech - CSMonitor.com

PublicDecisions: Free July 20 PACE Webinar on Executive Branch, Philanthropy & Civic Engmt

News from Government Watchdogs

> BP Lobbyist Fundraises for GOP, Democratic Divisons on Derivatives and More in Capitol Eye Opener: June 24 bit.ly/aNX8ko #cfr

> FairVote Releases New Report on Redistricting Reform tinyurl.com/2cd3kw2 #politics

> Climate highlights from the past few days bit.ly/aryVMF #climate

> Sunlight Foundation's Political Party Time: Conference Committee Democrats plan fundraisers at home o... bit.ly/cQbh4K #gov20

> Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: Earmark Transparency Act reaches first Committee bit.ly/bDXgs6 #gov20

> The Open House Project: Video from "Transparency Made Easy" Presentations bit.ly/b4W38H #gov20

> Sunlight Foundation: Will the House Stand Up for Disclosure of Campaign Spending? bit.ly/9taLNl #gov20

> Sunlight Foundation: Elena's Inbox: from leaked letters to missing mousepads bit.ly/95FAUZ #gov20

> Interior Secretary Wants a Revolving Door Ban bit.ly/a9ovRh #obama

> The Numbers Game and Climate Change bit.ly/cFMPLB #climate

> Supreme Court Rules On High-Profile Disclosure Case Regarding Same-Sex Marriage Ballot Measure bit.ly/c5eKNW #cfr

> Smart Grids, Coming to a California Utility near You bit.ly/9Bs73N #climate

> Does dispersant toxicity count? No toxicity standard limits EPA's listing of oil spill dispersants bit.ly/cuPeBa #climate

> Treasury Secretary Talks TARP Before Congressional Oversight Panel bit.ly/9shMVi #obama

> Head of Revamped Offshore Drilling Regulator Creates Investigative "SWAT Team" bit.ly/dkQhVB #obama

> Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: Kagan's constitutional thoughts on abortion bit.ly/9WxhDx #gov20

> House Passes DISCLOSE Act For New Reporting Requirements on Independent Expenditures bit.ly/alsXCV #cfr

> Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: Levin and Coburn, toe to toe on Earmark Transparency Bill bit.ly/cMTx0C #gov20

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Democracy Now! in Toronto For G20 Meeting & Protests

Aggressive Progressive � We Are Here to Exercise Democracy

Americans for Financial Reform � TheStreet: Financial Reform: Petitions vs. Lobbyists

EPIC - Privacy Conference Attendees Set Out Social Networking Bill of Rights

EPIC - Supreme Court Permits Disclosure of Petitioner Signatures

America "Speaks" On Saturday, But There's An Anti-Social Security Script | OurFuture.org

America Cowed: Are We Too Frightened to Forge Our Future? | OurFuture.org

Another Chicagoan tapped for Obama post - Lynn Sweet

AIDemocracy Joins Opening March at the U.S. Social Forum � The World InSight

News from Government Watchdogs

> Morning Smoke: Senate Negotiators Likely to Soften Volcker Rule bit.ly/bbBkAw #obama

> Pizza With Jack Abramoff, Election Results From Carolinas, Utah and More in Capital Eye Opener: June 23 bit.ly/cq6s5y #cfr

> Leadership, Innovation and Security: Benefits We Can't Measure bit.ly/9ALKlk #climate

> The Open House Project: The Day in Sunlight 6/23/2010 bit.ly/aFnbOC #gov20

> Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: Citizens United: Kentucky's response bit.ly/bDZ8Op #gov20

> Tapping into the Next Wave of Start-Ups: The Software Side of Energy Efficiency bit.ly/bqKlJk #climate

> Sunlight Foundation's Political Party Time: Rep. Jerry Moran hopes Nationals' Strasburg will draw donors bit.ly/bnN7Jk #gov20

> The Open House Project: The Day in Transparency 6/23/2010 bit .ly/b9VqJU #gov20

> As oil gushes in the Gulf Coast, all eyes turn to California bit.ly/9qJ3qf #climate

> Sunlight Foundation's Political Party Time: Free love and money at the Carole King, James Taylor Reun... bit.ly/c7iYkm #gov20

> Keeping the Heat on Contractors bit.ly/93qncA #obama

> When Justice Is Blind[ed by Oil] bit.ly/b52cfk #obama

> Gushing oil in the Gulf Coast meets gushing oil money in California bit.ly/d33qp2 #climate

> June 23, 2010 – The voices of a new clean energy future bit.ly/aXCmaL #climate

> Lesson from The Climate War: the missing ingredient is presidential leadership bit.ly/buUCxa #climate

> Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: States of Transparency: Ohio bit.ly/cjaHCT #gov20

> Congress Shines Light on For-Profit Education Sector as Industry Makes Lobbying Surge bit.ly/a62NiJ #cfr

> Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: Kagan central to Clinton campaign finance reform efforts bit.ly/dkkW9Y #gov20

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Gavel Grab � On Petition-Privacy Case, and Fear in a Democracy

Chamber's "Virtual" March on Washington: Only an Avatar Can Love a Big Bank | Center for Media and Democracy

CIRCLE - A nonpartisan research center studying youth civic engagement and civic education. � July 2010 Edition of CIRCLE’s Quarterly Newsletter Available

Logically Absurd and Contradictory | Miller-McCune Online

Jeffrey Abelson: Make Your Voice Heard Without Screaming

CJO - Abstract - Collaborative Governance and Civic Empowerment: A Discussion of Investing in Democracy: Engaging Citizens in Collaborative Governance

News from Government Watchdogs

> Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: Reporter's Notebook: How we got the latest FTA disappearmark data bit.ly/aob52L #gov20

> Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: Disappearmarks: Millions in SAFETEA-LU transit earmarks are unspent bit.ly/dtROZv #gov20

> Obama Moves to Block Lobbyists from Serving on Advisory Boards, A Hollywood Lobbying Success and More i... bit.ly/9yq4y1 #cfr

> EDFix Call #15: Fuel choices for today's lower-carbon companies bit.ly/9jIE42 #climate

> Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: Podesta's lobbying ties bit.ly/aSRaQR #gov20

> The Open House Project: The Day in Sunlight 6/22/2010 bit.ly/dieg7q #gov20

> Correction to my last post: Clarification from EPA bit.ly/cIjBpe #climate

> Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: States of Transparency: Arizona bit.ly/cNqodt #gov20

> Sunlight Labs: Labs Olympics: Sunlight 2D bit.ly/cX9y6K #gov20

> Sunlight Foundation's Political Party Time: Republicans cozy up with BP lobbyist Thursday bit.ly/ddrtRI #gov20

> New Details Trickle Out About Contractor Misconduct Disclosure Rule bit.ly/cW8D8r #obama

> The Open House Project: The Day in Transparency 6/22/2010 bit.ly/aCzJTa #gov20

> Sunlight Foundation: What Does an Election Cost? bit.ly/9xiM0y #gov20

> The voices of a new clean energy future – June 22, 2010 bit.ly/aQIvOe #climate

> Sunlight Foundation: The Fundamentals bit.ly/bqzE2e #gov20

> Lesson from The Climate War: the missing ingredient is presidential leadership bit.ly/d6WwvW #climate

> The Open House Project: Advisory Committee on Transparency Update bit.ly/d6zA8o #gov20

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Ideas Action Blog: Voting Rights Since 2000: Have We Made Progress?

Everyday-Democracy.org: How broken is our democracy? And how can we fix it?

The Europe roundup: Democracy, populism and the Internet | Personal Democracy Forum

Andrea Chalupa: Visible Vote: Easy Civic Engagement, Y'all!

Project MUSE - Biography - Blogging and Mass Politics

News from Government Watchdogs

Sunlight Foundation: Former government officials hired to lobby as Congress looks to rewrite telecom law bit.ly/9GzSnW #gov20

The Open House Project: The Day in Sunlight 6/21/2010 bit.ly/dvR5sg #gov20

Morning Smoke: Interior IG Says Greatest Challenge in MMS Reorganization Lies with Agency's Culture bit.ly/cqY2ny #obama

BP's Chief Executive Enjoys a Yacht Race, Romney Donates Big to Nikki Haley and More in Capital Eye Ope... bit.ly/aHT7WW #cfr

The Open House Project: The Day in Transparency 6/21/2010 bit.ly/9iZ15B #gov20

Is BP complying with the Directive to reduce dispersant use in the Gulf? bit.ly/c5YI1U #climate

The voices of a new clean energy future – June 21, 2010 b it.ly/cVVRVp #climate

Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: OGD: Medicare data shows trouble spots for nursing homes bit.ly/bTLKTF #gov20

Sunlight Foundation's Political Party Time: Google CEO to speak at Warner fundraiser tonight bit.ly/9gXiSS #gov20

Going for the Green: Climate Corps Fellow Aims to Change American Energy Statistics at Verizon bit.ly/958wCE #climate

Interior Rehashes Old Recommendations in Wake of Oil Spill bit.ly/dvWr9L #obama

OpenSecrets Blog's PolitiQuizz: Which State Loves Earmarks? bit.ly/cKeKKQ #cfr

Energy IG Findings Show You Can't be Everyb ody's Partner and be a Good Watchdog at the Same Time bit.ly/cHNfSk #obama

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