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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"… t the backdrop of the Indian movie industry: Bollywood.” ($42.25-$101.25)Illinois, New York, Puerto Rico, New Jersey, Idaho and Pennsylvania delegationsNYC …"

"… cer and Marlene Hayes“Salute to New York” receptionRep Jerry Weller of IllinoisRepresentative Jerry Weller of IllinoisYankee StadiumYankees-Cleveland Indi …"

"… ork” receptionRep Jerry Weller of IllinoisRepresentative Jerry Weller of IllinoisYankee StadiumYankees-Cleveland Indians gameHouse Speaker Dennis HastertGen …"

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss?

By Sam Stein

WASHINGTON, March 17, 2006 — When Representative John Boehner, R-Ohio, was elected House majority leader on February 2, he presented himself

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"… and that is ‘business as usual,’” he said.Speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois, Boehner’s only higher-up in the House, also has criticized the general …"

Passing the bucks

By Sandy Bergo

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2007 — Representative Steny Hoyer, an aggressive fundraiser for the successful 2006 campaign for Democrats to take con
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XBRL requirement disappears from financial reform bill

By Ariel Wittenberg

Members of the House Financial Services Committee are asking what happened to the concise amendment they tucked inside the massive bill to r

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"… e members, adding to the mystery. Issa and Democratic Rep. Mike Quigley of Illinois in March launched a bipartisan Congressional Transparency Caucus that aims …"

An introduction

By Michael J. Zuckerman

Land Use Accountability Project: An introduction

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"… e. …"

"… s:“Between 1982 and 2001, about 34 million acres — an area the size of Illinois — were converted to developed uses. By 2001, the total developed area in …"

The Center remembers Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2007 — "Fearless inquiry is essential to give people the knowledge that makes democracy possible and that keeps it s

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"… ly involved in electoral politics, supporting Adlai Stevenson, the erudite Illinois governor and two-time loser to Dwight Eisenhower for the presidency. In 19 …"

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Missouri ditches limits on campaign contributions

By Sarah Laskow

Starting in August, Missouri politicians can accept checks as big as they want, from whomever they want, whenever they want. Republican Gove

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"… s for state races, The Associated Press reports.Just five other states — Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Virginia — do not limit campaign contribu …"

Tobacco settlement helps everyone but smokers

By John Dunbar

WASHINGTON, December 8, 2000 — Two years after cigarette makers reached a landmark settlement with the states over costs associated with tr

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"… unsuccessfully lobbied to set aside the citys share to pay for lawsuits.In Illinois, $280 million is being directed to property-tax relief.“We blew it,” s …"

Insurance industry battles bill mandating mental health coverage

By Kevin Bogardus

WASHINGTON, August 13, 2002 — James Hackett learned about the inequities in the coverage of mental health services after his teenage daughte

Did the FDA miss signals on a troubled heart drug?

By Jeanne Lenzer

It has been a rough eight months for the drug maker Actavis, Inc. and its powerful heart drug, Digitek. Following repeated Food and Drug Adm

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"… inia, under a “Bertek” label and by UDL Laboratories Inc. of Rockford, Illinois, under a “UDL” label. Digitek accounted for roughly one-half of all th …"

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