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Do E-Journalists Have a "Document Cloud" in Their Future? [1]

An online compendium of key source documents behind all the big stories seems on its way for future reference from ProPublica, thanks to a Knight News Challenge $719,500 grant.
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FOIA Not Fixed Yet: Senate Panel [6]

Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) says Congress has to do more to fix the Freedom of Information Act — especially stemming the hundreds of special exemptions created by Congress itself.
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Sen. Schumer Pushes Back Against WH Effort To Weaken Shield Law [9]

A federal law protecting reporters who maintain the confidentiality of their sources is currently stalled in the Senate Judiciary Committee as Obama breaks campaign promise.
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Supreme Court Hears Animal Video Case [10]

Some justices skeptically questioned a 10-year-old law, intended to outlaw "crush videos," making it a criminal offense to possess or publish many depictions of cruelty to animals.
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Lobbyists Target Hundreds of Billions in Transportation Spending [11]

Congress must once again approve a 6-year plan for transportation funding. Lobbyists on all sides of the issues have already spent about $45 million in just the first half of 2009, according to the Center for Public Integrity.
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TipSheet [12]
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Transportation [13]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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CRS Publishes Cost-Benefit Analysis of House Climate Bill [14]

A report prepared by the Congressional Research Service is likely to be one key focus of an upcoming Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing.
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TipSheet [12]
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Climate Change [15]
Economy & Business [16]
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CA Set To Curb Energy-Guzzling TVs [17]

Flat-screen TVs can be stunningly energy-inefficient. New California standards could shift manufacturing processes significantly.
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Energy & Fuel [18]
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California [20]
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Older Buildings May Pose Sizable Risk of PCB Exposure [21]

EPA is warning about possible risks from PCBs in the caulking at some schools and older buildings. Are there some in your community?
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Tracking Trash? There's an App for That [24]

MIT researchers have been using custom-made sensors planted on trash in New York City, Seattle, and London to track the circuitous route that trash takes each day. Similar efforts are planned for other cities.
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Waste [25]
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Senate Dents Shield Law for Reporters [26]

A de facto filibuster by several Republicans, plus quibbling by some Democrats, caused a long-awaited markup of bill S 448 to end with no action.
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