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Need To Know | Meacham: Make Government Contractors Disclose Political Spending | PBS

Duration: 02:41
Program: Need to Know #151
Broadcast Date: Apr. 29, 2011

After reports of a possible executive order from President Obama which would require federal contractors to disclose political spending, Jon Meacham discusses why we need transparency in corporate political contributions.

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