Soon-to-be ranking member on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Rep. Darrell Issa issued a letter demanding Fannie... View Article
Continue readingDaily Outrage: How Fannie and Freddie Bought Congress
If you want your daily rage inducing news piece, this Associated Press investigation into Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae should... View Article
Continue readingBig Three Ask for Money, Spend On Lobbying
Executives for the Big Three auto makers are in Washington again asking for money. (Did you know they drove to... View Article
Continue readingHome Builders Seek Bailout Pie
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Home Builders lobby is ramping up their campaign for a section of the... View Article
Continue readingBailout Lobbying, Grassroots, and PACs
If ever there was a doubt that campaign contributions effect the votes of lawmakers, look no further than today’s Op-Ed... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: Down the Tubes
Ted Stevens is toast; Hawaii is the Big Kahuna; and K Street says hello and goodbye. Today’s news round-up below:... View Article
Continue readingFARA Reports Shine Light on Dubai Dealings
My colleague Anupama Naranswamy writes at the Real Time Investigations blog about the lobbying campaign waged by Dubai businesses in... View Article
Continue readingTransparency Rising
The idea of far greater transparency in government affairs is spreading fast. How can you tell? Today’s Washington Times carries... View Article
Continue readingLobbying Spurs Changes in Bailout Plan
In what may be considered one of the greatest feeding frenzies since the Night of Living Dead, lobbyists are working... View Article
Continue readingK Street Sees Mixed Opportunities
The 2008 presidential campaign featured blistering attacks, particularly from the eventual victor Sen. Barack Obama, on Washington’s chief money-making industry.... View Article
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