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Obama Introduces New Transparency Bill; McCain a Co-Sponsor

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· Story link Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain, the likely Democratic and Republican nominees for president, have co-introduced…

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Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain, the likely Democratic and Republican nominees for president, have co-introduced legislation that would provide the public more information on government spending. The bill, S-3077, builds on previous efforts of Obama and Sen. Tom Coburn, R-OK, another co-sponsor to provide web access to federal grand and contract information.

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