Sunday, October 12, 2008

lobbying

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Data Points: House Members and the Bailout Bill Vote

Members who voted "yes" received 54 percent more money from the banking and securities sectors. more >>

John McCain, Rick Davis, and the Glass Housing Crisis

Beware: Lobbyists reflected in the wall may be closer than you think. more >>

McCain's Campaign Manager Was for It Before He Was Against It

Rick Davis headed Fannie Mae lobby and said people wanted "into houses cheap." more >>

Who Were Abramoff's Victims?

The Indian tribes aren't among Abramoff's victims. more >>

Data Points: Sarah Palin's Lobbyist

As mayor, Palin hired a lobbyist who secured $27 million for the small town of Wasilla, Alaska. more >>

The Scarlet Letter—L for Lobbyist

Lobbyists are people too. Some of them anyway. more >>

5 Foreign Governments Orion Strategies Has Represented

Sen. John McCain's top foreign policy adviser's lobbying firm represents other countries than Georgia. more >>

The Devil Went Down to Georgia

McCain's top foreign policy adviser was a Georgian lobbyist—so what? more >>

Critics Blast Wal-Mart for Lobbying Against Carbon-Offset Guidelines

Despite its own green efforts, the company thinks the FTC should not define carbon offsets. more >>

In Defense of Lobbyists

Blaming lobbyists for legislation that isn't in the public interest is obviously nonsense. more >>

Abramoff Scandal Is Back

Now it's Guam's shot at notorious former Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff. more >>

McCain and Special Interests

John McCain's ties to corporate money came under intense scrutiny today in a New York Times story suggesting that a telecom lobbyist received favorable treatment from the Arizona senator. The senator this morning denied any improper relationship with the lobbyist. Last year, in a story titled "Straight Talk and Cold Cash," U.S. News reported that an "analysis of his 25-year legislative career shows he has been an avid seeker of special-interest money to support his campaigns and initiatives." more >>

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