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In setback for corporate lobbyists, whistleblowers can take tips first to government investigators

By Michael Hudson

SEC rules also award generous bounties to tipsters

Excerpts from this story referencing "Barack Obama":

"… 8.The Dodd-Frank Act, passed last year by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama, seeks to improve on previous whistleblower laws and use financial incenti …"

As IRS crusades against Americans hiding money offshore, Latin American tax cheats flock to U.S. banks

By Michael Hudson

U.S. and its banks called "biggest tax haven" in world

Excerpts from this story referencing "Barack Obama":

"… se delegation — Republicans and Democrats alike — wrote President Barack Obama to say that the proposal could cause “irreparable harm to the U.S. econo …"

Excluded groups want in on health information technology funding

By Kimberly Leonard

Economic stimulus package has $27 billion for health IT; excluded providers are fighting for a slice

Excerpts from this story referencing "Barack Obama":

"… improve their position by attempting to renegotiate portions of President Barack Obama’s health care reform — in new regulations, interpretations and propose …"

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ATF let hundreds of U.S. weapons fall into hands of suspected Mexican gunrunners

By John Solomon, David Heath and Gordon Witkin

Front-line agents and Sen.Charles Grassley are sharply questioning a federal investigation that allowed hundreds of guns to move across the

Excerpts from this story referencing "Barack Obama":

"… ican President Felipe Calderon met today at the White House with President Barack Obama.The presidential get-together was already expected to be tense, as frictio …"

Fact Check: Obama releases long-form birth certificate to try to satisfy critics

By FactCheck.Org

FACT CHECK: Obama releases long-form birth certificate to quell birthers

Excerpts from this story referencing "Barack Obama":

"… issue will not be put to rest." Tell us about it, Mr. President. …"

Fact Watch: Playing politics with gasoline prices; both parties make questionable claims

By FactCheck.Org

Democrats and Republicans both demagogue the gasoline price issue

Excerpts from this story referencing "Barack Obama":

"… "market factors," not collusion, to be the cause of price spikes.President Barack Obama in a weekly address said policies already adopted by the administration "c …"

"… duct (gasoline) prices.However, CRS said two months earlier that President Barack Obama's 2012 proposed budget – which would impose higher taxes on the industry …"

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Green bundler with the golden touch

By Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk

Investor Steve Westly straddles the worlds of venture capital, presidential fundraising and government advising

Excerpts from this story referencing "Center for Responsive Politics":

"… d causes since 1998, according to federal election records compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.“I’m here to tell you Obama is the candidate with the momentum. Obama …"

Greenhouse cash

By Chris Hamby

Oil, gas and coal money favored Republican campaigns 4-to-1

Excerpts from this story referencing "Center for Responsive Politics":

"… times as much to the campaigns of Republicans as Democrats, according to a Center for Responsive Politics analysis of federal elections records for 2009 and 2010.During that time, …"

"… fossil fuel companies and environmental groups ramped up, according to the Center for Responsive Politics analysis, in the months leading up to the 2010 midterm elections, in which …"

Climate facts — and fancy

By Chris Hamby

Truth and fiction, from God’s role to the culpability of cows

Excerpts from this story referencing "Barack Obama":

"… regulation as an attempt by “unelected bureaucrats” to push President Barack Obama’s agenda even after cap-and-trade legislation failed to pass in Congress …"

Energy dollars fueled campaigns of Democrats who defected on EPA vote

By Chris Hamby

Energy cash fueled campaigns of Democrats defecting on EPA vote

Excerpts from this story referencing "Center for Responsive Politics":

"… ommittee, according to an analysis of the elections data by iWatch and the Center for Responsive Politics.The biggest beneficiary of these contributions was Oklahoma Democrat Dan B …"

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