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  • 23_The_Department_of_Self-Promotion

    The Department of Self-Promotion, Federal Public Relations | Open The Books Oversight Report

    Dec 07, 2015

    How Federal Agency PR Spending Advances Their Interests Rather Than the Public Interest​

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    Forbes -The EPA's Budget Deniers

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    Subscriber Special - The EPA'S Budget Deniers

    Dec 05, 2015

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    Forbes: 10 Reasons Illinois Bureaucrats (And Their Friends) Are Thankful Today

    Dec 04, 2015

    In Illinois, and many states, it sometimes feels like if anything happens for the...

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    Subscriber Special - IL Bureaucrats Have A Lot to Be Thankful For

    Dec 03, 2015

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    The Blaze: Five Reasons the EPA Should Scare the Heck Out of You

    Few people realize just how massive and powerful the U.S. Environmental Protection...

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    Hypeline: EPA Spokespersons Exposed as Budget Deniers

    Open the Books just released a comprehensive report on the EPA’s spending habits...

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    The Daily Caller Obamas EPA Spending MILLIONS Overseas

    Nov 23, 2015

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    Breitbart: Watchdog: State Department $36.5 Million Spent Polling Citizens of Foreign Nations

    Nov 20, 2015

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    Subscriber Special - "I don't want to pay for this. Have the government pay for it." Anonymous

    Nov 20, 2015

    "I don't want to pay for this. Have the government pay for it." Anonymous

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    The Washington Times - State Department spent $36.5 million polling foreigners’ opinions

    Nov 19, 2015

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    Congressional Press release, Washington, D.C.: Reps. Brat and Moulton Release Bipartisan Bill to Increase Government Transparency

    Congressmen Dave Brat (R-Va.) and Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) introduced yesterday H.R....

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    Heartland: Report: Environmental Protection Agency Is Well-Armed and Anti-Business

    Nov 17, 2015

    A newly released audit of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the Illinois-based...

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    The Daily Caller: Yellow River: EPA Forced Secrecy On Gold King Mine Spill Firm

    Nov 12, 2015

    Environmental Protection Agency officials require contractors to sign secrecy pledges...

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    The Daily Caller: Gold King Mine Spill Contractor Cashed In After The Disaster

    Nov 12, 2015

    Environmental Protection Agency officials awarded nearly $2.7 million in contract...

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    Forbes - Open The Books On The EPA And We Find Appalling Waste

    Nov 09, 2015

    The last several months have been bad ones for the Environmental Protection Agency.​

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