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FDA’s Peter Lurie on being out and being in

November 4, 2010June 29, 2016 Free Agency 0

When Dr. Peter Lurie was working at Public Citizen, he was known as one of the FDA’s biggest public opponents.  He participated in congressional

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The problem with politics is toothless government

September 25, 2010June 29, 2016 Free Agency 0

When government agencies don’t do their jobs, the result can be . . . death.  It would be easier to write “the result is

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California renewables plan a breath of fresh air

September 23, 2010June 29, 2016 Beltway Outsider 0

California state officials are expected to approve regulations today requiring the state’s investor-owned utilities to source 33 percent of their power from renewable sources

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“Toxic” doesn’t do justice to Iron Mountain runoff

August 31, 2010June 28, 2016 Uncategorized 0

The EPA’s new regional administrator, Jared Blumenfeld,  joined California officials deep inside an otherworldly realm of deadly caustic waste deemed the most toxic place

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GSA announces first “Chief Greening Officer”

June 14, 2010June 28, 2016 Uncategorized 0

Poaching from the private sector, the General Services Administration has named its first “Chief Greening Officer” to aggressively pursue “innovative sustainable practices within GSA’s

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Your Government at Work . . . And No One’s Happy

April 21, 2010June 29, 2016 Free Agency 0

Turns out that as soon as government starts trying to solve problems — especially in the middle of a massive recession which means government

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Deferred Pension Payments Enable States to Panic Later

April 9, 2010June 29, 2016 Beltway Outsider, Government in My Backyard (GIMBY) 0

The Wall Street’s Gina Chon reports that states are trying to close mammoth budget deficits by “kicking the can” on payments to public employee

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From Cuba To Illinois: Resettling Gitmo Inmates In An Illinois Prison Could Be An Economic Boon — But Does It Solve The Terrorist Detention Dilemma?

December 5, 2009June 28, 2016 Uncategorized 0

A day after Attorney General Eric Holder revealed his plan to try alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed in federal court, the Chicago Tribune

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In FutureGen We Trust: While Washington Procrastinates On Global Warming, a Rural Illinois Town Casts its Lot With Clean Coal

November 14, 2009June 28, 2016 Uncategorized 0

A tour of Mattoon – a central Illinois town with around 18,000 people – can be kind of underwhelming. The town is off the

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VOA TXTG: SMS Technology Helps Amplify the Voice of America

October 23, 2009June 29, 2016 Free Agency 0

With Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking tools coming to the fore as public diplomacy tools, you might be surprised to know that a

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