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Just Words Part 2

by Paul Blumenthal Sep 5, 2008 6:06 pm

As promised, the prime time speeches to the Republican convention in word cloud form. Guess who gave each speech:

by Paul Blumenthal Sep 5, 2008 5:54 pm

Birds of a feather flock together. On Monday, our nation’s legislators will return, on winged flight, to finish up the... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Sep 5, 2008 12:18 pm

According to both the New York Times and the New York Post, Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel sporadically reported... View Article

by Ellen Miller Sep 5, 2008 11:56 am

Participant Media has a new movie coming out early next year called “Casino Jack: The United States of Money.” (Their... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Sep 4, 2008 6:40 pm

Once one of the biggest lobbyists in Washington, Jack Abramoff was just sentenced to 4 years in prison. Abramoff faced... View Article

by Ellen Miller Sep 4, 2008 5:14 pm

The new rules Congress passed last year requiring the disclosure of expense-paid trips members and their staff receive have sharply... View Article

by Ellen Miller Sep 4, 2008 12:03 pm

When Congress passed and the president signed into law the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (two years... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Sep 3, 2008 6:05 pm

With saturation convention coverage, how could I not post something about what is going on inside the convention halls? Here... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Sep 3, 2008 4:22 pm

From Teapot Dome to Ted Stevens, the oil and gas industry holds a special place in imagination of Americans. This... View Article

by Ellen Miller Sep 3, 2008 10:23 am

Apropos to all the lobbyist sponsored parties at the conventions, the Los Angeles Times, in its Sunday edition, reported that... View Article