Reform reading: Senator asks Fed for details of loans to rich investors, tax haven funds

By Julie Vorman

A roundup of news and commentary to help consumers monitor the transparency and accountability of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law....

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"… of the Fed’s regional bank in New York includes the chief executives of General Electric and JPMorgan.• How much did the Fed lend to various individual investors …"

The climate lobbyists

By Matthew Lewis

A sampling of power players

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"… dments, a topic on which he authored a book. Climate clients: Exxon Mobil, General Electric. Former Representative Victor H. Fazio, California Democrat Senior Adviser …"

The climate change lobby explosion

By Marianne Lavelle

Will thousands of lobbyists imperil action on global warming?

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"… liferation of voices engaged on climate as a positive. When giants such as General Electric, Johnson & Johnson, Alcoa, and DuPont are on record favoring cap-and-t …"

"… cturers picture so bleak a future if the nation puts the brakes on carbon. General Electric, for example, is a member of the Chamber but parts ways with the mega-grou …"

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Winter ends for the high-speed rail lobby

By Matthew Lewis

The transportation world is buzzing over the President’s visit to Florida Thursday, reportedly to announce the lucky recipients of $8 billio

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"… if they receive funding from the states, from upstart US Railcar to mighty General Electric. And a pair of congressionally enacted committees have taken shape to addr …"

Unproven for older women, digital mammography saps Medicare dollars

By Joe Eaton, Elizabeth Lucas and David Donald

High-tech, digital mammography may not be any better at detecting breast cancer in women over 65 than older film-based systems, but Medicare

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"… de have spent billions converting their mammography units since 2000, when General Electric released the first digital machine to the U.S. market.But experts say the …"

"… gy had been under development for more than a decade, with prototypes from General Electric, Fischer Imaging, Fuji Medical Systems, and the Danbury, Conn.-based Trex …"

"… an early partner with private industry in the “war” on breast cancer. General Electric, for example, partnered with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency …"

"… mer congressman. During the 2000 election cycle, Shaw accepted $5,000 from General Electric’s political action committee, including a $1,000 donation seven days aft …"

A most favored corporation: Enron prevailed in federal, state lobbying efforts 49 times

By M. Asif Ismail

WASHINGTON, January 6, 2003 — Enron Corp., which ran a formidable lobbying machine in Washington and state capitals, gained favorable treatm

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"… nternational policy process on climate change. Its members include Boeing, General Electric, AT&T, Halliburton, Allied Signal, Dow Chemical, 3M, Dupont and Electr …"

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Bush leads in donations from federal contractors

By M. Asif Ismail

WASHINGTON, October 31, 2000 — George W. Bush, who advocates a reduced role for the federal government, received more than twice as many cam

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"… and aviation firm Raytheon Corp. ($11,400), home electronics manufacturer General Electric ($11,400) and Halliburton Corp. ($11,750), the energy supplies giant where …"

"… 15,500Lockheed Martin Corp.14,800GTE Corp.12,280Halliburton Co. (Inc)11,750General Electric11,400Raytheon Co. Inc.11,400Boeing Inc.8,550United Technologies Corp.7,975 …"

"… 250Boeing Co.4,500CBS Corp.4,000Raytheon3,500United Technologies Corp.3,500General Electric3,500GTE Corp.3,250TRW Inc.1,950ITT Industries Inc.1,250General Dynamics Co …"

The Clinton top 100: Where are they now?

By M. Asif Ismail

WASHINGTON, March 31, 2003 — Two years after they left the federal government and one year after a ban that limited their lobbying activitie

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"… he NFTC is supported by exporters such as Boeing, Chevron, Citicorp, Ford, General Electric, General Motors, Halliburton, IBM, Microsoft and PepsiCo, among others.Rei …"

The Bush 100

By Derrick Wetherell

WASHINGTON, January 14, 2002 — The average net worth of the individual members of the Bush cabinet, including the President and Vice Preside

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"… etary of Energy, was the senior vice president of corporate development at General Electric. GE has a wide range of government contracts with and regulatory issues be …"

"… hat lobbied the executive office of the President in 2001: Boeing, Disney, General Electric, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer.Overall, 22 of the top 100 Bush officia …"

"… innesota Mining & Manufacturing (3M), Cisco, IDACorp., Halliburton and General Electric — the latter three were companies in which Blake was either an employee …"

The politics of energy: Nuclear power

By Kevin Bogardus

WASHINGTON, December 11, 2003 — On May 28, 2003, two chairs sat empty at a Las Vegas hearing called by Nevada's U.S. senators to assess conc

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"… as from companies that build components or provide services for them, like General Electric and Bechtel Group.Since taking office, Bush and his administration have pr …"

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