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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword and Acknowledgements

Executive Summary

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: The First 100 Days

Recommendations for President-Elect Obama

Recommendations for the 111th Congress

Chapter 3: Detailed Recommendations

A. Improving the Quality of Regulations

B. Integrity and Accountability

C. Implementation and Enforcement

D. Transparency

E. Public Participation

Appendices

Lists of Recommendations

Project Description

Steering Committee Members

Task Force Members

AUTHORS:
Gary D. Bass
Michael Bird
Caroline Smith DeWaal
N. Bruce Duthu
David J. Goldston
Mark Greenwood
Francesca Grifo
John Irons
Edwin S. Jayne
Sylvia Johnson
David Michaels
Richard W. Parker
Beryl Radin
Reece Rushing
J. Robert Shull
Peter L. Strauss
Wesley Warren

Note on authorship: The vision and the general thrust of the recommendations in this report are supported by each author, although not all authors agree on every recommendation or characterization.