An article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer examines the difficulty of searching for lobbyist contributions in the Washington state disclosure databases.... View Article
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Sen. McCain, can you hear me now? Sen. Stevens pays for his own lunch like a big boy. And Rep.... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: Your Own Personal Cell Phone Towers
Senators get their own cell phone towers installed, don’t pay for it. Rep. Tim Mahoney continues to sink in yet... View Article
Continue readingAIG Still Lobbying for Lax Regulations
A month ago, at the advent of the global economic crisis, the federal government loaned the nation’s largest insurer, AIG,... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: The Banks Bought Congress
Budgeting political risk helped Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and financial services companies avoid the kind of scrutiny they needed from... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: Scandal Tarred Florida Seat
Sometimes congressional seats come fixed with a superstitious quality; a curse, perhaps. North Carolina’s Class 3 Senate seat is famous... View Article
Continue readingThe Other Provisions in the Senate Bailout Bill
An Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) patch, a mental health parity bill, a package of tax break extensions, and tax breaks... View Article
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How much of the $700 billion in taxpayer money doled out to private enterprise will be turned around and used... View Article
Continue readingBill Allison on the Bridge to Nowhere
Sunlight’s Bill Allison was on Anderson Cooper 360° on CNN last night discussing the Bridge to Nowhere and the votes... View Article
Continue readingEthics Launches Rangel Probe
The House Ethics Committee officially launched a probe of the troubled finances of Rep. Charles Rangel, the House Ways and... View Article
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