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    Chicago Tribune: Commentary - Don't Reopen the Earmark Favor Factory

    Jan 26, 2018

    Forget about our near-trillion-dollar annual budget deficits and our $20 trillion...

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    Oregon Live: Oregon Ethics Watchdog Rejects Conservative Group's Complaint About Kate Brown

    Jan 25, 2018

    It took the Oregon Government Ethics Commission roughly 24 hours to vet and reject...

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    Forbes: Ms. Ethics, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Has 52 Lobbyists But State Website Shows $0 Spent on Lobbying

    Jan 23, 2018

    Has Oregon Gov. Kate Brown filed false lobbying disclosure reports for the past seven...

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    Adam Andrzejewski

    Subscriber Special: Congressional Swine Flu

    Jan 23, 2018

    "Earmarking is the surest way for Republicans to infuriate voters and get thrown...

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    Adam Andrzejewski

    Subscriber Special: Operation Drain the Swamp

    Jan 23, 2018

    "It Isn't a Swamp, It's an Ocean." Investor's Business Daily

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    South Carolina Coalition Convention: Adam Andrzejewski discusses Mapping the Swamp in Myrtle Beach, SC

    Jan 22, 2018

    On January 21, 2018, OpenTheBooks CEO Adam Andrzjewski spoke with a gathering of...

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    WGN Chicago Radio: Open The Books oversight report – Mapping The Swamp, A Study of the Administrative State

    Jan 10, 2018

    Adam Andrezejewski from Open The Books stopped by the Steve Cochran Show to discuss...

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    Adam Andrzejewski

    Subscriber Special: Play "Mapping The Swamp" Game

    Jan 08, 2018

    "What will you find in your own backyard?" Every taxpayer in America can search the...

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    Fox and Friends: How Much does 'The Swamp' Cost You?

    Jan 04, 2018

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    Fox News: 'Mapping the Swamp' Report Finds 30,000 Feds Earn More Than Any Governor

    Jan 03, 2018

    Tens of thousands of federal employees earn more money than any U.S. governor.

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    Fox Business: Government Watchdog Group Could Be The Key to 'Draining the Swamp'

    Jan 03, 2018

    Throughout Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, he promised to “drain the swamp” and to...

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    Fox News: 'How MUCH Is That Federal Salary?' Now You (And All Taxpayers) Can Help Drain the Swamp

    Jan 03, 2018

    Every taxpayer in America can search the $136 billion federal payroll by zip code. When...

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    After the Bell: Mapping the Swamp

    Jan 03, 2018

    OpenTheBooks.com CEO and Founder Adam Andrzejewski on After The Bell with David Asman...

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    Forbes: The Administrative State - Size, Scope And Resistance Of The Swamp

    Dec 29, 2017

    “It’s hard, when you’re up to your armpits in alligators, to remember you came here...

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    Washington Examiner: Report - Federal worker 'minimum wage' is $100,000, 8.5 weeks off

    Dec 29, 2017

    The federal government has become one of the most generous employers ever.

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    Real Clear Policy: Mapping the Swamp, Federal Bonus Payments in 2016

    Dec 29, 2017

    The U.S. Government doled out $1.5 billion in recruitment, retention, incentive,...

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