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Manufacturing Consent For War With Iran
U.S. troops detain four insurgents smuggling Iranian weapons in Baghdad The detainees are believed to be members of a "secret cell terrorist network known for facilitating the transport of weapons and... ...
rudkla - 26. Apr, 06:24
Former Rove Aide Seeks Immunity Pact
A former top aide to Presidential Adviser Karl Rove told Congress she will invoke her right against self-incrimination unless granted immunity to answer investigators' questions about lobbyist Jack Abramoff's... ...
rudkla - 23. Mai, 17:35
Candidates who shun corporate cash are winning
AlterNet by Jim Hightower 02/26/07 It’s instructive that only hours after changing the House rules last month to stop lobbyists from doling out certain freebies to lawmakers, Democrats celebrated. How?... ...
rudkla - 1. Mär, 16:45
Texas Governor Perry took Merck money before mandating cervical vaccine
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) says that it's just a coincidence that he and eight other lawmakers received donations of $5,000 each from Merck lobbyists just a few days before mandating the drug giant's HPV... ...
rudkla - 23. Feb, 09:05
Democracy for sale: Congress Finds Ways to Avoid Lobbyist Limits
In just the last two months, lawmakers invited lobbyists to help pay for a catalog of outings: lavish birthday parties in a lawmaker’s honor ($1,000 a lobbyist), martinis and margaritas at Washington restaurants... ...
rudkla - 11. Feb, 09:10
The road to Boondoggle is paved with good intentions
More good investigative research from BlackBoxVoting. Which progressive organizations are still today supporting DRE touch-screen (invisible ballot) voting machines due to their former use of donor funds... ...
rudkla - 1. Feb, 00:18
Democrats in Senate Fail to Block Bill on Ethics
After campaigning for months on a promise to tighten ethics rules, Senate Democratic leaders tried unsuccessfully Thursday to block a measure that would shine a light on the shadowy practice of earmarking... ...
rudkla - 18. Jan, 15:05
Pelosi Delivers "Toughest Congressional Ethics Reform in History"
Newly-elected House Speaker Nancy Pelosi racked up her first legislative victory of the 110th Congress on Thursday, passing ethics reforms that will ban gifts and meals paid for by lobbyists and strictly... ...
rudkla - 5. Jan, 23:20
Democrats Finalize New Ethics Rules
House Democrats hurried yesterday to put the finishing touches on ethics reforms that would ban lawmakers and staffers from accepting trips, gifts and meals from lobbyists and prevent the new majority... ...
rudkla - 3. Jan, 17:06
Chemicals: A tale of fear and lobbying
By Matthew Saltmarsh International Herald Tribune FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2006 http://www.iht.com/artic les/2006/10/27/business/wb reach.php PARIS Three years ago, Margot Wallstrom, who was then the European... ...
rudkla - 28. Okt, 18:06
