Neil Barofsky, the former special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, tells Dan Rather that another financial meltdown... View Article
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 6/9/2011
Here is Thursday’s look at transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency-related events. News... View Article
Continue readingBayh Tells Paper: I’m not Lobbying
The quote is almost reminiscent of “We don’t need no stinking badges.” Former Sen. Evan Bayh, responding to a report... View Article
Continue readingWith Foes Like These, Frank Doesn’t Need Friends
The New York Times’ Dealbook blog writes of a fundraiser we didn’t have in our Party Time database. Rep. Barney... View Article
Continue readingDaily roundup
Avast ye maties! Thar be Spanish foreign agents off the port side! Or something like that. Covington and Burlington has... View Article
Continue reading2Day in #OpenGov 6/8/2011
Here is Wednesday’s look at transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency-related events. News... View Article
Continue readingVerrilli, Former RIAA Lawyer, Confirmed as Solicitor General
Via Wired, we learn that former Recording Industry Association of America attorney Donald Verrilli Jr. has been confirmed by the... View Article
Continue readingYes, but will Bayh register?
The Center for Public Integrity’s iWatchNews reports that former Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., has a new gig working for the... View Article
Continue readingTwo groups oppose soliciting for Super PAC scheme
Bob Kerrey and Warren Rudman, two former U.S. Senators who are now co-chairs of Americans for Campaign Reform, gave testimony almost a decade ago documenting how raising big soft money donations to political parties had a corrupting effect on lawmakers. The see a similar corrupting effect should the Federal Election Commission rule that federal candidates and party officials can raise unlimited contributions from any source for Super PACs. The Campaign Legal Center agrees, arguing that candidates for federal office and party committee officials are barred from raising funds not subject to the limits of the Federal Election Campaign Act ...
Inbox Influence: Political Influence Data in Gmail
Today we're officially launching Inbox Influence, the latest addition to our suite of political influence tools. Inbox Influence is a browser extension that adds political influence data to your Gmail messages. With Inbox Influence installed, you'll see information on the sender of each email, the company from which it's sent, and any politician, company, union or political action committee mentioned in the body of the email. The information is added unobtrusively and nearly instantaneously, and includes campaign contributions, fundraisers and lobbying activity. You can use it to add context to news alerts, political mailers and corporate emails, or just to see who your friends donated to in the last election. We hope that the tool will be of interest to journalists, activists and anyone interested in seeing the political activity of the people and organizations they communicate with.
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