On Friday, August 1, 2008, the Clerk of the House must launch a public database on the Clerk’s web site... View Article
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The New York Times printed a really interesting story today about the coziness between the Congressional Black Caucus and the... View Article
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Last month, after Portfolio revealed that Sens. Chris Dodd and Kent Conrad received favorable loan deals from mortgage giant Countrywide,... View Article
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The Society for Human Resource Management is displeased with a public blog post by Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Stewart Baker... View Article
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While many major K Street firms are still increasing their profits, the total improvement of profits over last year was... View Article
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The Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate are loosening their interpretation of lobbyist disclosure provisions on... View Article
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Despite a string of revelations revealing innappropriate home loans, rent prices, and rental arrangements maintained by lawmakers, Congress refuses to... View Article
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Yesterday, The Politico reported on a just-released Rasmussen poll that gauged approval ratings for Congress. The polling firm found that... View Article
Continue readingPot Holes in New Disclosure Docs
According to Jeff Birnbaum at the Washington Post, the new lobbying disclosure forms, intended to shine a light on lobbyist... View Article
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Back from PDF Conference in NYC; how is Tom Ridge like Adil Hoxha?; more mortgage disclosures; congressional ethics office empty;... View Article
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