From Teapot Dome to Ted Stevens, the oil and gas industry holds a special place in imagination of Americans. This... View Article
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Last week, finger food and Kanye; this week, finger food and Tom DeLay. The convention parties have already kicked off... View Article
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Since the presidential race has turned into an episode of MTV Cribs – next up, web ads with seizure inducing... View Article
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TPM Muckraker captured some great audio of Sen. Ted Stevens lashing out at constituents asking questions about his current legal... View Article
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Sen. Ted Stevens has served as senator from Alaska for most of his life and nearly all of the state’s... View Article
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Twice this year I’ve been astonished to see Ralph Reed’s mug appear in election coverage. After the New Hampshire primaries... View Article
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Public Campaign Action Fund just released a report on total influence spending by the big oil, coal, and electricity interests... View Article
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You’re going to Denver for the Democratic convention and you think to yourself, “What will I need to survive this... View Article
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There are two prime negative stereotypes of elected officials. One is of the official who sticks their finger to the... View Article
Continue readingCasino Jack
TPMtv has an interview up with Oscar winning director Alex Gibney about his new documentary “Casino Jack and the United... View Article
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