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President Barack Obama tours Solyndra, Inc., a solar panel manufacturing facility, with Executive Vice President, Operations and Engineering Ben Bierman (R) and Chief Executive Officer Chris Gronet (L) on May 26, 2010 in Fremont, Calif. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Report: Energy Dept. Spent More Than $11M Per Green Job Created

A new report reveals that the Department of Energy has spent more than $11 million per green job created since 2009.

2013/05/09

Tax Cheaters Pay Up $5.5 Billion In Amnesty Program

The Internal Revenue Service has recouped more than $5.5 billion under a series of programs that offered reduced penalties and no jail time to people who voluntarily disclosed assets they were hiding overseas, government investigators said Friday.

2013/04/27

President Barack Obama walks with Vice President Joe Biden before making a statement on gun violence in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 17, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Poll: 56 Percent Of Americans Believe US Heading In Wrong Direction

President Barack Obama’s re-election glow is gone. Congress’ reputation remains dismal. And only about one in five Americans say they trust the government to do what’s right most of the time, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds.

2013/04/18

For the first time since Barack Obama became president, more Democrats say they have an unfavorable view of the federal government in Washington than a favorable view (51 percent unfavorable vs. 41 percent favorable). (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Poll: Democrats Show First Unfavorable View Of Federal Government Since Obama Election

Americans’ views of the federal government continue to fall to new lows, yet the public opinion of their local and state governments are seen in a more positive way.

2013/04/17

Government Spent Nearly $3.7M on Ex-Presidents in 2012

Being the leader of the free world is an expensive proposition. But the costs don’t stop once you leave the White House.

2013/03/25

Obama Administration Censored, Withheld Record Amount Of Government Documents In 2012

The Obama administration answered more requests from the public to see government records under the Freedom of Information Act last year, but more often than it ever has it cited legal exceptions to censor or withhold the material, according to a new analysis by The Associated Press. It frequently cited the need to protect national security and internal deliberations.

2013/03/11