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Some anti-spending candidates’ businesses have government contracts, tax breaks in their past

By Kimberly Leonard and Aaron Mehta

October 30, 2010

In his quest for West Virginia’s Senate seat, Republican John Raese frequently attacks “professional politicians’ out-of-control spending sp

With 6 car dealers in Congress, industry revs up horsepower on Capitol Hill

By Kimberly Leonard

April 11, 2011

Car dealers rev up horsepower on Capitol Hill

Newt Gingrich faces questions about consulting job and support for biofuels

By John Aloysius Farrell

April 25, 2011

Gingrich takes consulting fee from ethanol while getting big fossil fuel donations

During Mitch Daniels’ decade at Eli Lilly, the drug giant paid billions in fines and settled thousands of lawsuits

By Joanne Kenen and Rochelle Sharpe

May 9, 2011

Eli Lilly paid billions in fines, settled thousands of lawsuits while Daniels was an executive at the drug giant

Excerpts from this story referencing "George W. Bush":

"… a decade until he returned to public life as budget director for President George W. Bush in 2001.In his Lilly years, 1990 through the 2000 election cycle, the drug …"

"… o become the director of the Office of Management and Budget for President George W. Bush in January 2001. He liquidated Lilly stock worth $27 million at the time.I …"