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  1. February 26, 2010

    House Ethics Panel Clears ‘Murtha Method’ Representatives

    The House ethics committee ended its investigation of the last two defense appropriators remaining in its crosshairs, according to a report released today. It found no causal link between campaign contributions and earmarking activities of any of the seven members reviewed over the last year. The two members cleared today were Republican Todd Tiarht of Kansas and Indiana Democrat Pete Visclosky. Read more

  2. February 23, 2010

    Lobbyists Swarm Capitol To Influence Health Reform

    Lobbyists Swarm Capitol To Influence Health Reform When President Barack Obama meets with Congressional leadership on Thursday to jump start stalled health reform efforts, industry lobbyists will not be in the room. But if the successful 2009 lobbying effort to influence health reform legislation is any indication, special interests will be well represented. Read more

  3. February 12, 2010

    Former Blackwater Employees Accuse Security Contractor of Defrauding Government

    Two former employees of Blackwater Worldwide have accused the private security contractor of defrauding the government for years through phony billing, including charging taxpayers for alcohol-filled parties, spa trips and a prostitute. Read more

  4. February 07, 2010

    Lobbyists Rush to Block EPA Action on Climate Change

    Like a lot of industry groups, the farm lobby says it would prefer that Congress tackle climate change rather than leaving the job to the bureaucrats at the Environmental Protection Agency. But now, the prospect of EPA greenhouse gas regulation looms large — mostly because agriculture and so many other interests haven’t liked any of the climate bills so far on Capitol Hill. Read more

  5. January 28, 2010

    State of the Union Address Highlights Issues Examined by Center for Public Integrity

    A series of recent Center for Public Integrity stories provide an illuminating reality check on some of the points made by President Barack Obama last night in his first State of the Union address. Read more

  6. January 27, 2010

    Citizens United Ruling Could Tilt Playing Field Against Labor, Toward Corporations

    The AFL-CIO, cheered last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission — a landmark decision seemingly allowing unlimited campaign advertising by any corporation, trade association, or labor union. But the nation’s largest labor umbrella organization could find itself the biggest loser in the new political world order it helped create. Read more

  7. January 22, 2010

    Will the Citizens United Ruling Let Hugo Chavez and King Abdullah Buy U.S. Elections?

    While political observers have dissected much of yesterday’s 5-4 Supreme Court ruling in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, one potentially huge (and probably unintended) consequence has gotten little notice: the impact the decision could have on foreign government spending on federal campaigns. Read more

  8. January 21, 2010

    COMMENTARY: Supreme Court Ruling May Help Spur the Buying of American Politicians

    The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today opens a floodgate — making the buying of elections even easier. In the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision, a Court majority granted corporations (and, likely, labor unions) the right to use their treasuries to engage in political advertising in any amount and at any time in the electoral process. The decision represents a stunning reversal of decades of anti-corruption jurisprudence. It leaves serious questions about whether Congress has any real authority to prevent the influence-buying that has plagued our nation’s campaigns and elections. Get ready for U.S. Senate candidates brought to you directly by Coca-Cola or Bank of America. Read more

  9. January 19, 2010

    Patient Data Safety Rules Widely Disregarded, Unenforced

    As the federal government prepares to spend up to $27 billion in stimulus funds to promote electronic medical records, a health technology industry survey suggests that a number of hospitals, health clinics, and insurance firms are violating federal security rules on patient data and putting sensitive health information at risk. Read more

  10. January 06, 2010

    The Curious Spending of Republicans for Choice

    Wharton Professor Yoram “Jerry” Wind calls himself a liberal Republican. Unhappy with what he considers far-right positions taken by his party, he searched for a way to change the GOP. Unsolicited, in July of 2000, Wind donated $250 to an Alexandria, Virginia-based political action committee: Republicans for Choice. Over the next nine years, he and his wife sent 10 more contributions to the same PAC, totaling $4,000. Like many of the more than 300 donors to the PAC since 2006, Wind expected that his contributions were going to help elect Republican candidates who support abortion rights — and “to fight against those who want to legislate against abortion.” Read more

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