Hedge funds bet heavily on Republicans at end of election

By Peter H. Stone and Michael Isikoff

A small network of hedge fund executives pumped at least $10 million into Republican campaign committees and allied groups in last year’s el

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"… usly to outside groups that don’t have to disclose their funding.The new GOP House may be far friendlier to the hedge fund industry, and some of its key alli …"

Stealth PACs revealed

By The Center for Public Integrity

February 9, 2000 — The 2000 election cycle promised to be a high-stakes and free-spending election by anyone's measure. The balance of power

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"… 5th District and the Florida 8th District sparked consternation among the GOP House leadership.House GOP leaders told the Center for Public Integrity that the …"

Mixing oil and politics is formula for Newt’s “solutions”

By Marianne Lavelle

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich isn’t running for president this year, but due to a gusher of support for his campaign to promote opening

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"… signs that Gingrich has seen those same polls. In his news conference with GOP House members in early August, he said he foresaw “a majority in the House in …"

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Capitol Hill stem-cell backers received health industry dollars

By M. Asif Ismail and Christine Morente

WASHINGTON, August 30, 2001 — U.S. representatives and senators who strongly pushed for federally subsidized embryonic stem cell research ha

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"… are Senator Sam Brownback, R-Kan., Representative Dave Weldon, R-Fla., and GOP House leaders Tom DeLay, R-Texas, Dick Armey, R-Texas, and J.C. Watts, R-Okla.Br …"

"… d 37 Republicans received campaign donations from the industry. An average GOP House member received $10,994, and a senator $28,454, according to the Center fo …"

Silent Partners: Special Report

By Derek Willis and Aron Pilhofer

How political non-profits work the system

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"… e unlimited contributions. The Leadership Forum was established in 2002 by GOP House leaders and received a $1 million contribution from the National Republica …"

Investor protections imperiled by Wall Street, GOP assault on financial reform

By John F. Wasik

Wall Street and GOP assault consumer protections in Dodd-Frank reforms

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"… ncial reform law dismembered and defunded. They are partnering with mostly GOP House members to do so. What's lost in this complex cyclone of industry lobbying …"

"… e consumer bureau and other Dodd-Frank regulations reflects the disdain of GOP House leadership in general. Only three Republicans voted for the Dodd-Frank bil …"

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New GOP House leader has many old ties to K Street

By The Center for Public Integrity

Rep. John Boehner's task of reducing lobbyists' influence on Congress is made more difficult with 14 former staffers now working for lobbies

Candidates for GOP House Leader also have ties to K Street

By Elizabeth Brown

At least 19 former staff members are lobbyists

Daschle had public and private role in push for digital health records

By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz

Former Sen. Tom Daschle kept Washington's revolving door spinning

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"… ject in May, alongside former Tennessee Republican Sen. Bill Frist, former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former chiefs of Medicare and the Food and Drug …"

FACT CHECK: Fact or fiction?

By FactCheck.Org

FactCheck.org calls out some of the biggest poliical lies of the year

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"… s to soften up the Republican incumbents for 2012. These calls claimed the GOP House members cast a “vote to end Medicare.”One independent liberal group ev …"

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