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The Watcher: September 9, 2008

Vol. 9     No. 18      PDF Version

  • Citizen Health & Safety

    FDA Fighting Mounting Evidence on BPA

    Commentary: Bush's Last-Minute Rush to Dismantle Public Protections

  • Revenue & Spending

    Rising Unemployment Adds to Struggling Economy

    Congress Returns with Little Time, Huge Workload

  • Open, Accountable Govt.

    Government's Secrecy Grade: Unsatisfactory

    EPA Withholds Pesticide Information While Bees Die

  • Protecting Nonprofit Rights

    Critics Ask DOJ to Drop Proposed Expansion of Domestic Surveillance Powers

    Police and Protest Groups Clash at Political Conventions

Citizen Health & Safety

FDA Fighting Mounting Evidence on BPA

by Rick Melberth*

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Citizen Health & Safety

Commentary: Bush's Last-Minute Rush to Dismantle Public Protections

by Gary Bass*

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Revenue & Spending

Rising Unemployment Adds to Struggling Economy

by Craig Jennings

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Revenue & Spending

Congress Returns with Little Time, Huge Workload

by Adam Hughes*

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Open, Accountable Govt.

Government's Secrecy Grade: Unsatisfactory

by Sean Moulton

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Open, Accountable Govt.

EPA Withholds Pesticide Information While Bees Die

by Brian Turnbaugh*

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Protecting Nonprofit Rights

Critics Ask DOJ to Drop Proposed Expansion of Domestic Surveillance Powers

by Kay Guinane

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Protecting Nonprofit Rights

Police and Protest Groups Clash at Political Conventions

by Amanda Adams*

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