Telecom and Internet application companies are sending lobbyists and corporate executives to Washington to try and sway the newly appointed... View Article
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1) TPM has been hounding Rep. Steve Buyer over his namesake non-profit that seemingly exists as a conduit for companies... View Article
Continue readingApple Claims Drawings of Public Figures Are “Obscene, Pornographic or Defamatory”
According to Apple, political caricatures are “obscene, pornographic or defamatory.” This is monumentally stupid: Back in the late summer movie... View Article
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1) The White House’s agressive outreach to and public shaming of certain lobbyist groups is causing a reshuffling of the... View Article
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1) Some facts about H.R. 3962. Fewer words than Harry Potter books and only one-half of one percent of the... View Article
Continue readingThe Max Baucus Energy & Climate Lobbyist Complex
Last week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee reported out a bill to address climate change by a 10-1... View Article
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The House Rules Committee is meeting to discuss the final rule and proposed amendments for the floor debate on the... View Article
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1) Five lawmakers are likely to have ethics complaints against them for allegedly accepting travel to a corporate sponsored event... View Article
Continue readingManager’s Amendment Posted, Clock Begins
Earlier this week, John Wonderlich wrote about the promised 72 hour online posting of the House health care bill and... View Article
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Philadelphia congressman Robert Brady recently joined 71 other lawmakers in signing a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) questioning... View Article
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