The offices of Indiana Rep. Pete Visclosky were subpoenaed last week regarding his efforts to secure earmarks for the PMA... View Article
Continue readingHow Not to Use a Telephone
Burris-Blagojevich Tape Zach Roth, being slightly more charitable than I would be, over at TPM Muckraker does the best job... View Article
Continue readingPMA Group Brought Large Return on Investment for Clients
In 2008, the PMA Group was hired by forty clients as their lone lobbying firm. These clients, largely seeking earmarks,... View Article
Continue readingTrue Washington Intrigue, Part II
Yesterday, the Internet was all abuzz over the revelations related to an investigation into Rep. Jane Harman’s wiretapped conversation with... View Article
Continue readingDecline in Campaign Fund Fortunes for PMA Linked Trio
Three lawmakers closely linked to the PMA Group lobbying and earmarks investigation have seen their collective campaign fundraising drop by... View Article
Continue readingEthics Office Opens 10 Investigations
The Office of Congressional Ethics, a semi-independent office that conducts preliminary investigations of ethics violation in the House, released its... View Article
Continue readingSenate Candidate 5 Meets the Office of Congressional Ethics
Remember “Candidate 5” from the Blagojevich carnival? And remember the Office of Congressional Ethics from attempts by Congress to add... View Article
Continue readingStevens Prosecution Thrown Out
Late last year, Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted on seven felony counts of making false statements on his personal financial... View Article
Continue readingConvicted Congressman Tied to Arrested Businessman
R. Allen Stanford, the titan of Stanford Financial, and now the known as the Texas version of Bernie Madoff, spent... View Article
Continue readingPMA Earmark Scandal Grows
Thanks to earmark disclosure rules passed at the beginning of the 110th Congress, we are able to be entertained—disgusted—by stories... View Article
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