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Irked, Wall St. Hedges Its Bet on Democrats
If the Democratic Party has a stronghold on Wall Street, it is JPMorgan Chase. Its chief executive, Jamie Dimon, is ...Posted by NewsTrust Staff -
Lobbying Imperils Overhaul of Student Loans
WASHINGTON — Four months ago, it appeared all but certain that the White House and Democrats in Congress would ...via Google News -
Pols cool to public-financed campaigns
Backers of public financing for congressional elections are making a new push, triggered by a Supreme Court ...Posted by NewsTrust Staff
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Shelby's Blanket Hold Puts Spotlight On Defense Contractor Ties
Sen. Richard Shelby's (R-Ala.) decision to place a 'blanket' on ALL presidential nominations until a pair of ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Obama's Five Worst Nominees
On Barack Obama's first day in the White House, he introduced the toughest ethics rules of any recent president -- ...Posted by Vincent Caminiti
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Obama's Big Sellout
Elected in the midst of a crushing economic crisis brought on by a decade of orgiastic deregulation and unchecked ...Posted by Randy Morrow -
The real reason Obama is not making much progress
So far, Obama has tried to co-opt the corporations into his agenda by ensuring they will profit from any changes, ...Posted by Chris Finnie -
High noon in Washington, D.C.
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Richard (RJ) Eskow: A College Test for Washington: Help Young People in Need, or Kowtow to Bank Lobbyists?
t should be, as the President once called it, a "no-brainer": Overhaul our broken system for distributing federal ...Posted by NewsTrust Staff -
Golden Throne Awarded to Tim Ryan Spinmeister for U.S. Securities Industry
The Golden Throne Award salutes the lobbyists and spinmeisters who have managed to hold off meaningful financial ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak
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Pressure Rises to Stop Antibiotics in Agriculture
The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between a jealous boar and a sow in heat. The boar gored Kremer ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Deep in Health Bill, Very Specific Beneficiaries
Buried in the deal-clinching health care package that Senate Democrats unveiled over the weekend is an ...via Ellen Miller -
China's lobbying efforts yield new influence, openness on Capitol Hill
Ten years ago, U.S. lawmakers publicly accused the China Ocean Shipping Co. of being a front for espionage and ...via Washington Post
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The Cash Committee: How Wall Street Wins On The Hill
Financial regulation's long slog through Congress has left it riddled with loopholes, carved out at the request of ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Obama's Five Worst Nominees
On Barack Obama's first day in the White House, he introduced the toughest ethics rules of any recent president -- ...Posted by Vincent Caminiti
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Obama's Big Sellout
Elected in the midst of a crushing economic crisis brought on by a decade of orgiastic deregulation and unchecked ...Posted by Randy Morrow
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The audacity of Barack Obama's populist posturing
In his weekly address last Saturday, Obama condemned the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v. FEC as a ...Posted by jonathan isaac mitchell
