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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. CRS, and it's multiple meanings by rattler14 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Open "can't remember shit reports"? Why, that explains a lot about our system!

    I used to suffer from CRS myself, but I forgot what finally cured me.

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  2. YES! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    See if God can hook me up with a giant penis and a pony.

    These two wishes are completely unrelated, by the way.

  3. Other meanings by lheal · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Cranio-Rectal Syndrome.

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    Raise your children as if you were teaching them to raise your grandchildren, because you are.
  4. Re:FUCK THE GOVERNMENT by commodoresloat · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    IN SOVIET RUSSIA, government fucks you.

    Sorry, sorry, I had to.

  5. Re:The government they deserve? by TheKidWho · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    wow only slashdot would my post get modded as flamebait while the gp gets modded insightful!