Dave Camp — Ways and Means Committee

By Peter H. Stone

Dave Camp of Michigan, the presumptive new chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, was first elected two decades ago and

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"… which he voted for twice. Although he has occasionally credited President Barack Obama for bipartisanship, Camp criticized the $787 billion economic stimulus pac …"

Harold Simmons

By Peter H. Stone

In conservative and GOP money circles, Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons is almost a household name. ...

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"… e ads of that year’s presidential race, attempting to draw links between Barack Obama and ex-radical activist Bill Ayres.Undoubtedly Simmons has long attracted …"

U.S. Chamber boosts election budget to $75 million

By Peter H. Stone

Tom Donohue, the combative president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is upping the ante for the fall elections....

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"… he source said.The Donohue talk also was laced with criticism of President Barack Obama “for his lack of leadership on the economy and in creating jobs and the …"

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Top spy job is no plum

By Peter Newbatt Smith

President-Elect Barack Obama has been slow to name his choice for the government’s top intelligence job, director of national intelligence.

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"… your application online to the Obama-Biden transition team. …"

Public housing, private frustration

By Brian Ross, Avni Patel, John Solomon and Laurel Adams

HUD-funded housing projects wasted money on belly dancers, sex offenders and dead residents....

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"… tions in locales like New London and Sanford have improved since President Barack Obama took over. There are more than 3,000 public housing agencies nationwide wh …"

"… roblems, HUD distributed at least $11 million to the agency from President Barack Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. HUD officials said they …"

IRS gets more tools to crack down on overseas tax cheats

By Laurel Adams

Rich Americans may soon find it more difficult to stash cash in the Cayman Island or Swiss bank accounts to avoid paying taxes. A new law gi

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"… ort by the Government Accountability Office says.A law signed by President Barack Obama in March requires taxpayers with over $50,000 in foreign assets to file a …"

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SEC loses short-lived FOIA exemption in financial reform law

By Laurel Adams

In a victory for advocates of government transparency, Congress has voted to repeal a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemption for the Se

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"… r to campaign, both chambers voted to strike the FOIA exemption. President Barack Obama is expected to soon sign it into law.Angela Canterbury, of the Project on …"

Green groups see red in recent administration actions

By Laurel Adams and John Solomon

The environmental groups that helped propel Barack Obama to the White House are feeling betrayed during a summer of discontent and climate i

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"… beral think tank in Washington. …"

New 'Citizens United' legislation would enhance powers of parties

By Josh Israel

New legislation to address a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing unlimited campaign advertising by corporations and labor unions includes an

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"… to influence U.S. elections through their domestic subsidiaries. President Barack Obama railed against that possibility in his State of the Union speech. At the l …"

State of the Union address highlights issues examined by Center for Public Integrity

By Josh Israel

A series of recent Center for Public Integrity stories provide an illuminating reality check on some of the points made by President Barack

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"… vide an illuminating reality check on some of the points made by President Barack Obama last night in his first State of the Union address.“Our most urgent task …"

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