The politics of energy: Oil and gas

By Kevin Bogardus

WASHINGTON, December 15, 2003 — The sweeping energy bill now pending in Congress offers a geyser of new tax breaks and other government good

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"… complete cleanup is $29 billion and rising.Enter Representative Tom DeLay, House Majority Leader and one of the most powerful people in Washington.DeLay’s Texas district …"

The climate change lobby explosion

By Marianne Lavelle

Will thousands of lobbyists imperil action on global warming?

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"… the lobbyists include a who’s who of ex-members of Congress, from former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt, a Missouri Democrat, to former House Appropriations Comm …"

End of DeLay probe raises broader questions about Justice Dept.

By Peter H. Stone

The Justice Department’s probe of the biggest Congressional target in the sprawling Abramoff scandal, ended not with a bang, but with a whim

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"… scrutiny into the ties between convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff and former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Tex., the Justice Department has informed the Texan’s lawye …"

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Watchdog demands DOJ release records on DeLay investigation

By Laurel Adams

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics is suing the Department of Justice for refusing to release records on the federal investigation of fo

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"… ice for refusing to release records on the federal investigation of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas.CREW submitted a Freedom of Information Request to Just …"

Commentary: Profiteering from democracy

By Charles Lewis

In his January 1998 State of the Union address, after decrying the campaign-fund-raising "arms race," Preside

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"… airman Haley Barbour (CBS); Patton Boggs Tommy Boggs, son of long-deceased House Majority Leader Hale Boggs and U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican Lindy Boggs, and brother of …"

Late-breaking suggestions for climate bill pouring in

By Marianne Lavelle

The outline of a federal policy on climate change will begin to take shape tomorrow, as House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry W

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"… lenty of last-minute suggestions for details to include in the legislation.House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland and 20 other Democrats sent a letter to Waxman and …"

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Group to spend $10 million against candidates not hawkish on free market

By Marianne Holt and Kathryn Wallace

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2000 — A group of Wall Street investors, media executives and fiscal policy experts have created a new political group

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"… president Moore has a solid conservative pedigree. He once was enlisted by House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, on the Joint Economic Committtee and worked for the H …"

Legal challenge seeks to bring down new campaign finance law

By Kathryn Wallace and Marianne Holt

A conservative group in Alabama has filed the first court challenge to recently passed campaign finance legi

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"… ’s PAC, pumping tons of money into races,” Haughton said, referring to House Majority Leader DeLay, R-Texas, and House Minority Leader Gephardt, D-Mo.“Those are the …"

Undisclosed soft money to pay for GOP perks; 21 on Hill seek change

By Marianne Holt and Kathryn Wallace

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2000 — At the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, cars and drivers will be provided for all attending Repub

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"… iz., specifically addresses such leadership PACs as those backed by DeLay, House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, and House Republican Conference Chairman J.C. Watts, …"

Grand Old Parties: Special interests shower Republicans with perks and parties in the Big Apple

By Meredith O'Brien

Cowboy boots and rock stars. Tuxedos and champagne. Batting practice in a Major League Baseball stadium and coveted tickets to the U.S. Open

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"… & ToucheUnknownConcert and reception featuring rock band Lynyrd SkynyrdHouse Majority Leader Representative Tom DeLay (Texas)UnknownHammerstein BallroomElegant ballroo …"

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