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		<title>Food safety bill stalled</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oklahoma Republican Tom Coburn has put a crimp in the Senate's debate to strengthen FDA regulations to protect the public from foodbourne illnesses.]]></description>
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		<title>Transparency for you not me</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A federal lawsuit on public disclosure of grassroots activism could have big implications for the West's broken citizen initiative process.]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Open Government Day!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal agencies today are expected to unveil plans to boost transparency and public participation. OMB Watch previews the #OpenGov piñata.]]></description>
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		<title>Political interference in the lab</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists fight back. A two-year report finds bureaucratic red tape and White House politics hampered health and environmental research.]]></description>
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