In what may be considered one of the greatest feeding frenzies since the Night of Living Dead, lobbyists are working... View Article
Continue readingK Street Sees Mixed Opportunities
The 2008 presidential campaign featured blistering attacks, particularly from the eventual victor Sen. Barack Obama, on Washington’s chief money-making industry.... View Article
Continue readingScandal Plagued Lawmakers Win and Lose
In some ways it is unbelievable to think that a candidate for the United States Senate, fresh off of seven... View Article
Continue readingTransparent Lawmakers Win
In January of 2007, freshman Democratic congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand became the first member of the House of Representatives to post... View Article
Continue readingCitizenship Doesn’t End at the Voting Booth
Election Day has to be one of my favorite days of the year. There is no other day where you... View Article
Continue readingHome Loan Disclosures
Now that it is official that the Feds are investigating Countrywide’s “VIP” home loan program, it’s time to revisit one... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: FBI Peeks Into VIP
An investigation begins into the Friends of Angelo. Stevens’ conviction prompts reform group push. Some people don’t like transparency. That... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: Luis’ Loan
Not much news today. A Chicago congressman gets caught up in a widening local investigation into the political fixing of... View Article
Continue readingD.C., VA Top Campaign Contributors
Update: Please see Ellen’s comment in the comment thread for a clarification of these numbers. MAPLight.org’s excellent study on in-state... View Article
Continue readingReform Effect on Lobbyists
After a year of operating under the new reforms Congress enacted after a series of lobbyist-related scandals, lobbyists are reporting... View Article
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