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SPOTLIGHT: Quarterly House expense reports go online

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The House of Representatives is taking transparency as seriously as President Obama. For the first time, it has posted quarterly expense reports for House offices on the Internet. Previously, the information was available only on paper and in unwieldy books. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ordered the online disclosure after news stories raised questions about how some members were using their office allowances. Now, their expenses will be an open book--online, of course. Article