SUBPRIME REVOLVING DOOR —Reuters: “A key advisor on housing policy to President Barack Obama has accepted an offer to head... View Article
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NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP/NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN/NEVER GONNA TURN AROUND AND DESERT YOU —Roll Call: “House appropriators from... View Article
Continue readingRevolving Door Update
–Former Rep. Steve Buyer registered his first client with his own eponymous lobbying practice. Last week his firm, Steve Buyer... View Article
Continue readingCongress’ Ludicrously Lax Employment Negotiation Rules
On Friday the chief of staff to the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure left his post... View Article
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AP SURVEY: OPENNESS IN STATE GOV —AP: “More openness in government. Lawmakers across the country, including the Republicans who took... View Article
Continue readingThe Rise and Fall of Sectors in Washington Lobbying
From 1998 to 2009 spending on lobbying expanded by nearly 150 percent. Spending grew across the board during this period,... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explorer: Wisconsin State Senate
Yesterday we were tweeting (follow us) the Influence Explorer profiles of members of the Wisconsin State Senate. With so much... View Article
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POTENTIAL COMMERCE PICKS HAVE LOBBYING, CONTRIBUTION PAST WITH ADMIN —Sunlight: “The Obama administration is considering two former corporate CEOs–Google’s Eric... View Article
Continue readingPotential Commerce Secretaries Have Lobbying, Campaign Finance Ties To Administration
The Obama administration is considering two former corporate CEOs–Google’s Eric Schmidt* and Pfizer’s Jeff Kindler–to fill the soon-to-be empty cabinet... View Article
Continue readingMonitor Group Looking Into FARA Violation
The question of whether a Boston-based consulting group hired by Libya’s Moammar Gaddafi should have registered as a foreign agent... View Article
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