Rewind 2005: Top Stories of the Year
FoxNews.com
December 29, 2005

Religion: FEMA finds faith
Bill Berkowitz
Online Journal
December 23, 2005

EPA proposing to reduce toxic release reporting
Letter to the Editor by Joseph Miller
The Truth (Elkhart, IN)
December 21, 2005

PART-ing Shots: The Bush administration's curiously one-sided good-government tool
Ryan Grim
The American Prospect
December 20, 2005

Proposal shrouds toxic emissions
EPA plan would change reporting requirements
Hank Shaw
The Stockton Record
December 18, 2005

Crackdown on waste
Benjamin Grove
The Las Vegas Sun
December 12, 2005

Breathing Acid? That's So 2003!
Jarrett Murphy
The Village Voice
December 8, 2005

Proposed Barriers to Pollution Oversight Alarm Watchdogs, Activists
Michelle Chen
The NewStandard
December 8, 2005

Excerpts from Ultimate Sacrifice: A New Take on the Murder of JFK
Thom Hartmann and Lamar Waldron
Buzzflash
December 5, 2005

New Health Agency Would be Free from Open-gov’t Laws
Brendan Coyne
The NewStandard
December 5, 2005

U.S. Government Releases Revised Antiterrorism Regulations
Ian Wilhelm
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
December 5, 2005

Group Cites Trips for White House Aides
Michael J. Sniffen
The Associated Press
December 1, 2005

Fly me to the moon
John Dimsdale
Marketplace
November 30, 2005

Voting Info Group Launches Campaign for Open Gov't
Brendan Coyne
The NewStandard
November 22, 2005

Group: Comment period for protection plan too short
Alice Lipowicz
Washington Technology
November 21, 2005

Louisiana Citizens Requesting President Bush for Contracts Online
Bayoubuzz.com
November 21, 2005

The Moderates' Integrity Test
Gary Bass
TomPaine.com
November 16, 2005

Report: Measures to Undercut ‘Terrorism’ Stunt Charities’ Fundraising
Brendan Coyne
The NewStandard
November 15, 2005

EPA may reduce online toxic pollution notifications
Aliya Sternstein
Federal Computer Week
November 11, 2005

Requirement on Watch Lists Is Dropped
Stephanie Strom
The New York Times
November 10, 2005

Feds Quietly Drop Charity Name-check Requirement
Brendan Coyne
The NewStandard
November 10, 2005

The Ultimate Special Interest
Adam Hughes and Gary Bass
TomPaine.com
November 10, 2005

Frist set up trust to avoid estate tax
Elana Schor
The Hill
November 3, 2005

Troubling Reports on Trends Affecting Boomers, Retirees
Betty Booker
RedOrbit.com
Reprinted from Richmond Times-Dispatch
November 2, 2005

EPA Proposes Reducing Information on Toxics Release
BushGreenwatch
November 01, 2005

Looking Back on the Presidents' Policy Wonks
Cindy Skrzycki
Washington Post
November 1, 2005

Nonprofit gag rule un-American
Role in spurring civic participation should be encouraged.
Op-ed by Gary Bass
Philanthropy Journal
October 31, 2005

House OKs nonprofit ‘gag’ provision
News Roundup
Philanthropy Journal
October 27, 2005

Housing legislation hampers advocacy
New source of funds would be denied to nonprofits that advocate, lobby.
Ret Boney
Philanthropy Journal
October 24, 2005

Critics rip plan to relax chemical release rules
EPA wants to let companies report every other year
Robert McClure
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
October 22, 2005

Fed chief nomination in November?
Sue Kirchhoff and Judy Keen
USA Today
October 18, 2005

University might feel effects of tax repeal
Government report predicts that $25 billion could be lost if ‘death tax’ repeal passes
Nicholas Wilbur
Oregon Daily Emerald
October 18, 2005

Grant, housing programs see early cuts
Aimee Curl
Federal Times
October 13, 2005

What it takes to transform corn to fuel.
Up & Coming Magazine
October 12, 2005

Lawmakers Continue Pushing Cuts to Social Spending, Taxes
Brendan Coyne
The NewStandard
October 11, 2005

Calls flood Congress: ‘No cuts in food, Medicaid’
Tim Wheeler
People's Weekly World Newspaper
October 10, 2005

Researchers say new center will remain independent
Tomislav Ladika
The Michigan Daily
October 04, 200

Newspapers seek access to FEMA files
Agency's after-storm relief payouts, no-bid contracts questioned
Staff
The Clarion-Ledger
October 4, 2005

FEMA's Readiness Hampered by Budget Issues, Critics Charge
Chuck McCutcheon and Katherine Reynolds Lewis
Newhouse News Service
October 4, 2005

Opening FEMA’s books at issue: Lawsuit requests sealed documents from agency
Jeff Cull
The Fort Myers News-Press
October 2, 2005

Worry over hurricane costs aids reform bill
Jim Snyder
The Hill
September 29, 2005

EPA tells polluters it wants less data
Rule changes would let firms emit more before reporting it
Michael Hawthorne; Darnell Little contributed to this report
Chicago Tribune
September 28, 2005

Porter promotes bills to consolidate programs
Katrina relief efforts cited as reason to reduce wasteful spending
Steven Tetreault
Las Vegas Review-Journal
September 28, 2005

How are we going to pay for all of this?
David R. Francis
The Christian Science Monitor
September 26, 2005

FEMA Budget So Complex It Defies Consensus
Randolph E. Schmid
The Associated Press
September 24, 2005

EPA Calls for Fewer Pollution Reports
Activists Worried About Loss of Data

James Bruggers
The Louisville Courier-Journal
September 23, 2005

Relief Workers May Be Next Wave of Katrina Victims
Michelle Chen
The NewStandard
September 23, 2005

Damage Control?
Gary Bass
TomPaine.com
September 22, 2005

Report on post-Katrina regulatory rollbacks
Lou Dobbs tonight
CNN News
September 21, 2005

Critics Say EPA Withholding Information on New Orleans Contamination
BushGreenwatch
September 20, 2005

Commentary
Storm Warnings: Will the Toxic Cleanup be Politicized?

Jim Motavalli E/The Environmental Magazine
Week of September 18, 2005

Groups Challenge Gov’t Funding of Abstinence-only Sex-ed
Brendan Coyne
The NewStandard
September 14, 2005

Roberts' record shows business savvy
Nominee often argued for companies in court

Robert Schroeder
MarketWatch
September 11, 2005

A Government that Passes the Buck, Risks Lives: A Civics Lesson from Katrina
Reprint of OMB Watch Statement by Gary Bass
CounterPunch's Weekend Edition
September 9 / 11, 2005

An Embarrassment of Riches
Jonathan Tasini
TomPaine.com
September 6, 2005

Warnings swept away by politics
NY Times News Service
picked up by the Taipei Times
September 03, 2005

Gazing at Breached Levees, Critics See Years of Missed Opportunities
Andrew C. Revkin
The New York Times
September 2, 2005

Opposing groups ready for estate tax fight
Richard Wolf
USA Today
August 28, 2005

Lawmakers Brace For A Fight To The Death Over The Estate Tax
PBS Nightly Business Report
August 25, 2005

States Filling in for Feds on Emission Regulations
Brendan Coyne
The NewStandard
August 25, 2005

Judge to decide on release of new Iraq prison abuse photos
Rebecca Carr
Cox News Service
August 15, 2005

Louisiana Purchase
Sharon Lerner
The Nation
August 11, 2005

The 2005 NPT Power & Influence Top 50
The Nonprofit Times
August 1, 2005

Shuffling the Deck
New nominees for top spots at EPA worry enviros

Amanda Griscom Little
Grist Magazine
July 29, 2005

Estate Tax Advocates Shift Moral Spotlight onto Unbridled Inheritance
Michelle Chen
The NewStandard
July 28, 2005

Deepening the Faith
Bush and Congress Aim to Institutionalize Faith-Based Initiative

Bill Berkowitz
www.dissidentvoice.org
July 28, 2005

Sunset Law for Agencies on the Horizon
Cindy Skrzycki
Washington Post
July 26, 2005

CDC Report on Chemicals Shows Mixed Bag on Exposure Levels
Gabrielle Banks
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 23, 2005

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Porter promotes effort to streamline federal bureaucracy
Bills give president additional authority

Steve Tetreault
Las Vegas Review Journal
July 18, 2005

Commissions Are Proposed To Weigh Need for Agencies
Christopher Lee
Washington Post
July 15, 2005

Spending on Regulation Keeps Growing
Cindy Skrzycki Washington Post
July 12, 2005

Alternative Tax Starts to Cause Consistent Woe
Jessica Kovler
New York Times
July 3, 2005

Hold Contractors Accountable
Letter to the editor by Gary Bass
Washington Post
June 28, 2005

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