ProPublica features a terrific graphic showing the relative size of the government bailouts as compared to previous bailouts. Take a... View Article
Continue readingHome Builders Seek Bailout Pie
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Home Builders lobby is ramping up their campaign for a section of the... View Article
Continue readingThe Revolving Door, Robert Rubin, and Citigroup
Today, President-Elect Barack Obama named the key members of economic team including Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary and Larry Summers... View Article
Continue readingPolicy Review: POGO on Closing the Revolving Door
In the winter of 2007, in between the two sessions of the 110th Congress, Sen. Trent Lott, an institution in... View Article
Continue readingBailout Lobbying, Grassroots, and PACs
If ever there was a doubt that campaign contributions effect the votes of lawmakers, look no further than today’s Op-Ed... View Article
Continue readingYouTube Presidential Dialogue, Sort Of
Sunlight’s Ellen Miller posted previously on President-Elect Barack Obama’s use of Internet video – or lack of imaginative use. Recently,... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: Down the Tubes
Ted Stevens is toast; Hawaii is the Big Kahuna; and K Street says hello and goodbye. Today’s news round-up below:... View Article
Continue readingFARA Reports Shine Light on Dubai Dealings
My colleague Anupama Naranswamy writes at the Real Time Investigations blog about the lobbying campaign waged by Dubai businesses in... View Article
Continue readingTransparency Rising
The idea of far greater transparency in government affairs is spreading fast. How can you tell? Today’s Washington Times carries... View Article
Continue readingDonor Disclosure During the Transition
The Presidential transition is a costly effort for both the incoming and outgoing administrations. The Presidential Transitions Act appropriates $5.2... View Article
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