The curious spending of Republicans for Choice

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Wharton Professor Yoram “Jerry” Wind calls himself a liberal Republican. Unhappy with what he considers far-right positions taken by his par

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"… rge percentage.”Allison Hayward of George Mason University’s School of Law, former chief of staff and counsel to Bradley Smith (a Republican commissi …"

BP's Iris Cross starred in two disaster PR campaigns

By Aaron Mehta

Before oil spills ads, BP's Iris Cross drew jury tampering accusations in earlier disaster

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"… reed to settle.Paul Butler, a professor at the George Washington School of Law, told the Center that while he could not recall letters being sent out in …"

A closer look inside the FCPA world

By Ricardo Sandoval Palos and Traver Riggins

We came across some interesting web sites on the way to publishing our story on the US government’s pursuit of two American tobacco companie
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Looking at the money trail for potential MA senatorial appointees

By Josh Israel

It appears increasingly inevitable that the Massachusetts state legislature will give Gov. Deval Patrick the power to appoint a temporary su

A look at Locke’s disclosure statement

By Josh Israel

Now that President Obama has nominated former Washington Gov Gary Locke to head the Department of Commerce, PaperTrail (and probably Obama h

Medicare can’t identify top prescribers of addictive drugs

By The Center for Public Integrity and Joe Eaton

Medicare doesn't know if all the prescriptions it is paying for are being written by real doctors, says a new inspector general's report....
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Claims of high-pressure sales, fraud at odds with Quicken Loans’ straight-shooting image

By Michael Hudson

Quicken Loans, the giant mortgage lender founded by Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, goes on trial Tuesday in Detroit to face allegati

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"… h them to work every day.”Not everyone is cheering Quicken’s game plan.Lawsuits from borrowers and ex-employees claim Quicken’s day-to-day tactics …"

DuPont penalized for hiding chemical health risks — again

By Kristen Lombardi

When the Environmental Protection Agency settled on Dec. 6 a major enforcement action against DuPont Co., for failing to report possible hea

On financial reform bill, 52 percent of lobbyists worked in government

By Caitlin Ginley and M.B. Pell

More than half of the lobbying force seeking to influence landmark financial reform legislation is made up of former members of Congress, Ca

State ethics update — June 5

By Caitlin Ginley

Here’s our biweekly round-up of recent developments regarding ethics policies in the states. PaperTrail is digging through the news for the

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