Feb 28 04:03 AM US/Eastern WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress is about to open a new, real-time window into its members' stock trades, real estate deals and other financial transactions. Legislation would allow anyone to view the information online within weeks of the investments. The frequent reporting requirement also will cover top aides and about 28,000 officials in the executive branch, including the president and the vice president. The House and Senate both have approved insider trading bans that would make lawmakers post their investment transactions within 30 or 45 days. Final passage is expected soon. Lawmakers and watchdog groups say timely disclosure will discourage cheating. But Republican Sen. Richard Shelby doubts the effort will improve Congress' image. Shelby says, "Congress has been the whipping boy for a long time," and one bill won't change that.