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The key to building trust in government is to show deep understanding of the difference between effective and ineffective government -- putting our tax dollars into what works, scrapping or revamping programs that don't work. Thankfully, some ineffective government...

The key to building trust in government is to show deep understanding of the difference between effective and ineffective government—putting our tax dollars into what works, scrapping or revamping programs that don't work. Thankfully, some ineffective government...

As noted here before, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., who chairs a key environmental committee, is close to the auto industry and may be an obstacle to strong global warming legislation. But yesterday at the Detroit Economic Club, Dingell said his committee is "working to...

The Hotline's Marc Ambinder wins the coveted "Wanker of the Day" honor from Atrios today, after Ezra Klein called him out for "pat[ting Sen. Barack] Obama on the back for becoming 'the first top-tier Democratic presidential candidate to acknowledge that Social...

To "greenwash" is to spin something as good for the environment, when it really amounts to direct harm or damaging inaction. Like Monday, when President Bush addressed the nation in the Rose Garden, and called for Congress to pass his "20 in 10" plan, cutting our gas...

When the Supreme Court last month told the Bush administration to follow the law and treat greenhouse gases as a pollutant under the Clean Air Act, environmental groups noted that the ruling should end the administration's efforts to prevent states from adopting their...

To "greenwash" is to spin something as good for the environment, when it's really amounts to direct harm or damaging inaction. Like today, when President Bush addressed the nation in the Rose Garden, and called for Congress to pass his "20 in 10" plan, cutting our gas...

A few months ago, Bush's Medicare officials claimed private insurers were getting pharmaceutical companies to lower prices, but when Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif, and Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., asked for the proof, the administration wouldn't cough up the data. So, Waxman's...

Here's how the Sunday news shows did with our Weekend Watchdog questions. In a word, not well. For former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (Fox News Sunday): One of the first things you did after leaving the mayor's office was become a PR flack for the makers of...

Here's how the Sunday news shows did with our Weekend Watchdog questions. In a word, not well. For former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (Fox News Sunday): One of the first things you did after leaving the mayor's office was become a PR flack for the makers of...