Lobbyist Dough Proves Loyal
Back in the early part of 2007, when the Democrats supposedly rode in on their white horses to restore integrity to Congress, the first bill introduced in the Senate was the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act. Among its many provisions was one requiring that lobbyists file semiannual disclosure reports, the idea being that lobbyist contributions should be given special attention. The new disclosures not only require lobbyists to disclose contributions given with their own money, but also contributions given from … more…
Breaking: Sen. Ted Stevens Indicted
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) was indicted today on seven counts of making false statements in Washington, D.C.
You can read the indictment … more…
Republicans Block Presidential Library Disclosure Bill
July 16: This post has been corrected.
Republicans are blocking a bill that would force the disclosure of donors to President Bush’s … more…
In Wake of Lobbyist Story, Bush Library Fundraising Policies Remain Unclear
Contributions to presidential libraries have long seemed ripe for abuse. And in an undercover report by the Sunday Times of London this … more…
Coming This Week…
Every Monday we'll be posting a list of the week's upcoming events that we find interesting. Our first installment includes toxic … more…
21 Legislators from 109th Congress Investigated for Corruption
Eighteen months into the 110th Congress, federal investigators are still taking a hard look at the 109th, adding to the incredible tally … more…
Justice Dept Probing Russian Influence Buying
The Justice Department is investigating "what officials suspect are efforts by Russian-backed firms to gain influence or gather … more…
National Earmark Project Finds Contributions In, Earmarks Out
The results are in from a massive, national earmarks project. The idea behind the investigation is simple and worth repeating: The … more…
Despite New Obama DNC Lobbyist Money Ban, Loophole Permits Millions From Big Biz for Conventions
Among the first moves Barack Obama made as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee this week was to reform the Democratic … more…
McCain Aides Resigned, But Does Their Money Stay?
On Tuesday we noted that Charlie Black, one of McCain's top aides, had lobbied extensively for a lengthy list of dictators, and special … more…
McCain Aide Represented Special Interests, Dictators, and Ahmed Chalabi
Today’s New York Times profiled one of Senator John McCain’s top aides, pointing out that Charlie Black's work as a lobbyist goes well … more…
August 19, 2008
McCain Insider Allegedly Had Ties to NRA Spy Op Anna Schecter, ABC, August 19, 2008
Lobbyist Parties for Pols at Conventions Bend Rules Zachary Coile, San Francisco Chronicle, August 19, 2008
Big Oil Spends Record Amounts Lobbying Congress Steve Hargreaves, CNN Money, August 19, 2008
Harriet Miers Lobbies for Pakistan Jeff Horwitz, Legal Times, August 19, 2008
August 18, 2008
McCain Defends Adviser’s Lobbying Work Matt Kelley and David Jackson, USA Today, August 18, 2008
August 15, 2008
Lobbying Filings Detail McCain Aide’s Past Work for Georgia Andrew Tilgman, TPMmuckraker, August 15, 2008
August 14, 2008
As Donors, Lobbyists Often Favor One Party Ron Nixon and Robert Pear, New York Times, August 14, 2008
In Split Role, McCain Adviser Is Sometimes a Lobbyist Michael Cooper, New York Times, August 14, 2008
August 13, 2008
Did McCain Adviser Engineer Nobel Nomination of Georgian Prez? Think Progress, August 13, 2008
Aide Advised McCain While His Firm Lobbied for Georgia Matthew Mosk and Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, Washington Post, August 13, 2008