Lawyers allege that Sen. Ted Stevens received additional gifts outside of the over $250,000 in labor and renovations to his... View Article
Continue readingGovernment Takeover to Roil K Street
Yesterday, I was thinking about Sen. Jim DeMint’s bill to ban Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from lobbying Congress and... View Article
Continue readingFull Ring Indictment
The full indictment of lobbyist Kevin Ring is available here part 1, part 2 (via Letter of Apology). As I... View Article
Continue readingYet Another Abramoff Crony Indicted
The Justice Department unsealed a ten-count indictment today against Kevin Ring, a lobbyist and former staffer to Rep. John Doolittle,... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit
The Detroit Big Three are seeking $50 billion in government loans. Their big lobbying push begins as Congress comes back... View Article
Continue readingJust Words Part 2
As promised, the prime time speeches to the Republican convention in word cloud form. Guess who gave each speech:
Continue readingAround the Corner, September Legislative Agenda
Birds of a feather flock together. On Monday, our nation’s legislators will return, on winged flight, to finish up the... View Article
Continue readingCharlie Rangel’s Dominican Get-away
According to both the New York Times and the New York Post, Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel sporadically reported... View Article
Continue readingJack Abramoff Sentenced to 4 Years
Once one of the biggest lobbyists in Washington, Jack Abramoff was just sentenced to 4 years in prison. Abramoff faced... View Article
Continue readingJust Words
With saturation convention coverage, how could I not post something about what is going on inside the convention halls? Here... View Article
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