There are almost 27,000 people—or 1/100th of one percent of the United States population—who spent more than $10,000 to influence... View Article
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Last week I blogged on the Influence Around Us and took a look at the amount of money spent by... View Article
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For a few months now, Occupy Wall Street (OWS) has been garnering attention and support around a central frustration over... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored: Coakely Sues Big, Influential Banks
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley filed a lawsuit yesterday against five major U.S. banks for violating the state’s laws to... View Article
Continue readingLobbyist Bundler Data Includes Giving to Super Committee
Of the 12 members of the failed supercommittee that were tasked with cutting $1.2 trillion from the federal deficit, five... View Article
Continue readingBack to the Source REDACTED: $52 Steaks on Menu as AT&T Feted Lawmakers During T-Mobile Push
Back to the Source REDACTED: $52 Steaks on Menu as AT&T Feted Lawmakers During T-Mobile Push Do you remember the... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored: The political ties behind Zuccotti Park
It’s well known by now that the Occupy Wall Street protesters are occupying Zuccotti park – a park just a... View Article
Continue readingKoch Industries had inside man at the EPA
Koch Industries, the closely held firm led by conservative and libertarian political donors Charles and David Koch, has a long... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored: Google gobbles 7-month-old Motorola spinoff, faces FTC heat
Just 7 months after spinning off from its parent company, Motorola Mobility will be purchased by Google, Inc. for $12.5... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored: Capital One opens its wallet for HSBC, Congress
Bloomberg reported yesterday that U.S. based bank Capital One will purchase UK-based HSBC’s U.S. credit card arm for a reported... View Article
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