K Street's investment in the status quo

By Agustín Armendariz and Alex Knott

WASHINGTON, October 27, 2004 — When registered lobbyists dig into their wallets, incumbent senators almost always benefit....

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Murdoch’s News Corp lobbied on privacy issues as hacking controversy bubbled

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Grading the nation: How accountable is your state?

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Commentary: D.C. culture: Clean? How about mercenary

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Excerpts from this story referencing "Charles E. Schumer":

"… udd Gregg$85,000$188,000Senator Harry ReidNVRichard Ziser$0$137,000Senator Charles E. SchumerNYHoward D. Mills$0$3,300Representative Eric D. FingerhutOHSenator George V …"

Lobbying showdown over the future of student loans

By Danielle Knight

Sallie Mae's plan to retain their majority share of the student loan industry? Lobbyists

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Student loan scandal costs students

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Some nonprofit student lenders accused of misconduct

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Education Dept. backs away from fix to help disabled student borrowers

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Fed loophole lets lenders keep using college logos to pitch student loans

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Excerpts from this story referencing "Charles E. Schumer":

"… Labor Department official; Israel "Izzy" Klein, a former aide to Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York and Rep. Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats;Lau …"

How credit raters fended off oversight from Congress and SEC

By Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert

Sen. Schumer flip-flopped his position on credit ratings agencies

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Barney Frank vs. the credit raters

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Credit rating agencies most worried about liability

Rating agencies fight (and lobby) for survival

Excerpts from this story referencing "Charles E. Schumer":

"… p credit rating companies came under attack in Washington in recent years, Charles E. Schumer often emerged as their strongest ally.As recently as 2006, the senior sena …"