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  1. July 24, 2009, 1:06 pm

    MONEY & POLITICS: The Congressional Black Caucus Vs. the Blue Dog Coalition

    Following the coverage yesterday about the role of fiscally conservative Blue Dog Democrats in the U.S. House who seem to have stymied President Obama’s health care reform timeline (including our story yesterday on the group’s campaign contributors), the Blue Dogs have now come under fire from a key group of fellow Dems. Read more

  2. April 20, 2009, 11:54 am

    MONEY & POLITICS: Harman’s AIPAC Ties Include 2001 Israel PowerTrip

    CQ Politics reported this weekend that a National Security Agency wiretap picked up Rep. Jane Harman of California, once the ranking Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, “telling a suspected Israeli agent that she would lobby the Justice Department to reduce espionage-related charges against two officials of the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee [AIPAC].” AIPAC is a Washington-based group that bills itself “American’s Pro-Israel Lobby." In exchange for her help, according to CQ’s sources, the Israeli agent was prepared to lobby then-Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi “to appoint Harman chair of the Intelligence Committee” if the Dems won the 2006 elections. Read more

  3. February 27, 2009, 3:41 pm

    ENVIRONMENT: Coal-Fired Plant Under Attack, But May Still Have Some Important Backers

    On the eve of a protest planned for March 2, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have offered new support to environmentalists hoping to force the Capitol Power Plant to abandon coal entirely. But the move could still face some important obstacles. Read more

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