Law Shrouds Details of Congressional Trips Abroad
by Justin Elliott, ProPublica
April 11, 2012, 10:24 a.m.
When members of Congress or their staffers travel on a private group's dime, they are subject to a long list of requirements and restrictions, thanks to the Jack Abramoff scandal and that infamous picture of the grinning super-lobbyist with a congressman at a famous Scottish golf course.
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ProPublica's Justin Elliott reveals how Congress evades 2007 lobbying reforms - Law Shrouds Details of Congressional Trips Abroad
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ProPublica's Lois Beckett on how politicians are presenting themselves to different audiences and whether they have a responsibility to tell people about the personal information they collect about them on Facebook, Google and other social media
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How to Win Facebook Friends and Influence People
by Lois Beckett, ProPublica,
March 13, 2012, 1:31 p.m.
Instead of picketing outside company headquarters, an advocacy group is using Facebook ads to try to influence people whose profiles identify them as employees of Freddie Mac or JPMorgan Chase.
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