Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Watch full Obama-Romney debate

By now, there are dozens of analyses and summaries of the presidential debate available from various media outlets. I will not provide another here. Instead, I invite you to watch (or read) the debate yourself, in full, and come to your own conclusions. My advice is that you at least watch the closing statements.

Oct. 3, 2012 Presidential Debate at the University of Denver, provided by 2012 Election Central:
http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012/10/video-watch-the-first-presidential-debate-from-the-university-of-denver/

Topics Covered:
(times are approximate because they include the mediator's questions)
00:00-22:40The economy: job creation and taxes
22:40-36:20The economy: national deficit, taxes and Medicaid
36:20-47:04The economy: entitlements (social security, Medicare)
47:04-52:10The economy: level of federal regulation on the economy
52:10-1:09:08Health care: Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")
1:09:08-1:14:20The role of government (in general)
1:14:20-1:20:16The role of government in education
1:20:16-1:24:19What would you do about gridlock in legislature?
1:24:19-1:26:42Obama's closing statement
1:26:42-1:28:50Romney's closing statement

Watch for the next debate Oct. 11 between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan!

Brush up on Biden's and Ryan's political histories:
Joe Biden, WhiteHouse.gov
Paul Ryan, GovTrack.us

Monday, October 1, 2012

FOIA Online now live

Today, the Sunshine in Government Blog announced the launch of a new system that it says should help government agencies keep better track of record requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and "make the FOIA process more efficient."

I highly encourage anyone who has ever used FOIA or plans to use it in the future to read more about the new system, FOIA Online, on the blog: "FOIA Online goes live; new tool to track FOIA requests, responses."

Or you could go straight to FOIA Online: foiaonline.regulations.gov/foia/action/public/home