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What is so important about H.R. 1207: the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009 aka the 'Audit the Fed' bill? This bill "To amend title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited by the Comptroller General of the United States and the manner in which such audits are ...

Sarah Palin is keeping a tight lid on her political ambitions for 2012, but her influence on other would-be politicians can by seen by the growing number of women she has inspired to seek public office.

Rep. Ron Paul's amendment would allow the Government Accountability Office to conduct audits of the Federal Reserve.

Published: Monday, November 23, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 11:00 p.m. Former Florida Gov.

A U.S. congressional panel on Thursday approved a measure to open the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decisions to government audits, a surprise blow to the central bank's efforts to shield its independence and a signal of frustration with the central bank.

This sponsors of an amendment to audit the Federal Reserve, Alan Grayson and Ron Paul, are a legislative dream team: a true libertarian who questions whether the Civil War should have been fought and the guy who said that the Republican health care plan is for people to " die quickly ." They have sponsored a bill to allow the first-ever audit of ...

For the first time in history, the Federal Reserve Bank may be facing an audit. Yesterday, the House Finance Committee passed a bill that authorizes the Government Accountability Office to conduct a wide-ranging audit of the Fed's secretive deals with foreign central banks and major U.S. financial institutions.

That's a bad idea. But it will be made a little less bad if Congress establishes some oversight over the largely-unaccountable institution.

Something quite amazing happened yesterday in Congress: the House Finance Committee -- in a truly bipartisan and even trans-ideological vote -- defied the banking industry, the Federal Reserve, the Democratic leadership, and mainstream Beltway opinion in order to pass an amendment, sponsored by GOP Rep.

This news is not directly related to election law, but it is being posted because it concerns Ron Paul, who has been the leading champion in Congress for ballot access reform for the last ten years.

It's time to make some phone calls. It will take less than 10 minutes. Here are the Democrats who support the auditing of the fed.

The House Financial Services Committee will consider today how much to expand audits of the U.S. central bank in a test of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernankea s clout among lawmakers.

A bipartisan effort to force transparency on the Federal Reserve is suddenly in jeopardy after a House Financial Services Committee member introduced an amendment that would let the multi-trillion dollar organization continue throwing tax dollars around in secret.

Posted By Tumultuous 8 hours, 51 minutes ago in Political Opinion A week ago Ken and I were marveling about how one trained congressional chimpanzee after another got up on the House floor and made an identical 60 second speech about why he opposes healthcare reform.

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It looks like the call by Erick Erickson of RedState to " purge " the Republican Party in the wake of the NY-23 loss is getting some traction: the Charleston County, South Carolina GOP has actually censured Republican Senator Lindsey Graham for cooperating with the enemy, that is, the Democratic Party.

Healthcare Champions vs. Anti-Choice Democrats The House Healthcare vote focuses attention on two groups of Democrats: those who, despite representing conservative districts, voted against the anti-choice Stupak amendment and for healthcare reform , and those who voted for the Stupak amendment, thus putting women's right to choose at risk.

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David Hedrick of Camas, who attracted national attention last summer for his tirade against health care reform at Rep.

Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 1:15 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 1:38 p.m. State Rep.