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Open CRS: Free Government Research Reports

Posted by samzenpus on from the 4-out-of-5-politicians dept.

securitas writes "Ted Bridis of the Associated Press reports that more than 8000 Congressional Research Service reports produced exclusively for legislators are now available to the public for free. The Center for Democracy & Technology's Open CRS project is a Web-based central clearinghouse that features several collections of government reports. The research service has '... a staff of more than 700 and a nearly $100 million budget ...' but 'CRS Reports do not become public until a member of Congress releases the report.' The Open CRS project wants your help in obtaining and adding reports to the database."

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  1. Re:FUCK THE GOVERNMENT by chez69 · · Score: 3, Funny

    nah, you might catch something

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  2. Re:FUCK THE GOVERNMENT by Elbereth · · Score: 1, Funny

    As Benjamin Franklin once said, "He who would give up a chance to fuck the government deserves no more chances to fuck."
    Or something.

  3. Re:Ok by chickenmonger · · Score: 1, Funny

    We can always look forward to events like the "redacted PDFs" episode, though.

  4. Re:If the government were truly free by wallykeyster · · Score: 3, Funny
    As it stands, though, the People care more about their Big Macs and SUVs than voting.

    How many voters does it take to change a lightbulb?

    None. Voters can't change anything.

  5. Kill me with excitement by Squawker · · Score: 1, Funny

    The chance to read thousands of pages of undigested government reports? I can't wait! Maybe just as soon as I've finished reading all my phone books.