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Can Democrats Turn 'Boss' Boehner Into a Campaign Issue?
By David Corn
It was some performance. Dull. Nothing of consequence. No news. Nothing that was headline material. And that's how House GOP leader John Boehner wanted it. On Thursday afternoon, Boehner delivered a speech titled "Congressional Reform and 'The People's House' " at the American Enterprise Institute ...
Diesel Dangers: Mining Companies Get First Look at Government Cancer Study
By Jim Morris and Chris Hamby
A long-delayed government epidemiological study of possible ties between diesel exhaust and lung cancer in miners may finally be published this fall -- but only after a mining industry group, represented by the Washington lobbying powerhouse Patton Boggs, finishes a pre-publication review of the ...
Democrats Hoping to Play Up John Boehner's Lobbying Ties in Midterm Battle
By Politics Daily Staff
As the midterm congressional campaign heats up, Democrats are increasingly trying to paint House Minority Leader John Boehner as the face of the Republican Party. They are hoping to draw attention to what the New York Times reports Saturday is his "especially deep" ties to a wide network of ...
Private Sector Republican Job Prospects Boosted Ahead of Elections
By Christopher Weber
Republican lobbyists, consultants, and contractors are polishing their resumes, expecting their job prospects to turn around as more polls point to GOP wins in the November elections. The New York Times reported Thursday that some lobbying firms, trade groups and corporations are already seeking ...
Former Congressman Tom DeLay Won't Be Charged in Abramoff Investigation
By Christopher Weber
The Justice Department has ended its six-year criminal investigation of ties between former Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) and convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff without filing any charges against the ex-House majority leader. DeLay's attorneys said federal prosecutors informed them last week that it was ...
Former Lobbyist Paul Magliocchetti Indicted for Illegal Contributions
By Christopher WeberA former defense lobbyist was charged Thursday with making hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions, while his son struck a deal with prosecutors to help build the case against his father, The Washington Post reported. The charges against Paul Magliocchetti, brought in ...
Most D.C. Lobbying Firms Report Revenue Growth
By Christopher Weber
Most lobbying firms are weathering the recession just fine, with 19 of Washington's top 25 firms reporting revenue growth so far this year. The top 25 firms grossed $227.5 million in the first six months of 2010, Roll Call reported Wednesday. Four of the five biggest K Street companies reported ...
Energy Industry's Lobbying Outlay: $2.9 Billion Since 2000
By David Sessions
Large energy industries, led by oil and gas, have spent a combined $2.9 billion over the past decade on electing candidates, lobbying for industry-friendly policy, and swaying regulators in their favor, according to a report released Tuesday by Common Cause, a nonpartisan organization that monitors ...
Jack Abramoff, Disgraced Lobbyist, Now Selling Pizzas
By Christopher WeberTwo weeks out of prison, disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff has found a job far from the corridors of power where he became a symbol of the corrupting influence of money on Capitol Hill: he's working in a Baltimore pizza restaurant. Abramoff, who served three-and-a-half years behind bars, has been ...
Jack Abramoff, Disgraced Lobbyist, Leaves Prison for Halfway House
By Tom Diemer
Jack Abramoff, the high-powered lobbyist who became a symbol of the corrupting influence of money on Capitol Hill, was released from federal prison Wednesday and and sent to a halfway house to complete his sentence on fraud and conspiracy convictions, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said. Abramoff, ...
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