Club 100: Over 100 Americans gave more than $100,000 to state political parties

By Robert Moore

WASHINGTON, November 21, 2002 — Political party organizations will never do business quite the same way again. ...

Thanks to sponsors, GOP threw twice the party the Democrats did

By Sean Peoples

October 24, 2000 — Officially, thousands of delegates, legislators and elephant banner-wavers swarmed Philadelphia from July 31 to Aug. 3 to

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"… ho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshir …"

"… with Governor Paul Cellucci (Mass.), July 31, 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.Host: Massachusetts Republican PartyLocation: Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel78. Breakfast, July …"

"… nstituteLocation: The Pew Charitable Trusts151. Brunch with guest speakers Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci and Convention Chairman Andrew Card, August 1, 10 a …"

"… lucci and Convention Chairman Andrew Card, August 1, 10 a.m. – noonHost: Massachusetts Republican PartyLocation: Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel152. GOPAC Training …"

Shays-Meehan opens soft money loophole in the States

By John Dunbar

If the campaign finance reform bill that passed the House becomes law, it will eliminate a colossal loophole

Excerpts from this story referencing "Massachusetts":

"… ond La Raja, a political scientist who studies reform at the University of Massachusetts. “There are 50 different (campaign finance) laws that can be tested.”N …"

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Enron's deregulation fight

By M. Asif Ismail

WASHINGTON, January 6, 2003 — Efforts to deregulate the nation's electricity market began with the 1978 Public Utility Regulatory Policies A

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"… linians for Competitive Electricity and the Competitive Power Coalition in Massachusetts.As in Washington, it hired a number of former legislators, regulators and …"

"… red former state House Speaker Gib Lewis as a lobbyist. Sue Nord, a former Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, lobbied for Enron in that state, and so di …"

The party's parties

By Meredith O'Brien

WASHINGTON, July 8, 2004 — At this year's Democratic national convention in Boston, special interests are planning and paying for a reported

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"… the gold-domed State House on Beacon Hill and the hometown favorites, the Massachusetts delegation, in the grand Boston Public Library.Others will be treated to u …"

"… in the city’s high-end shopping area (Newbury Street), and the gala for Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy at Boston Symphony Hall.The Creative Coalition—a gro …"

"… celebrity guests. Kennedy, along with Representative Mike Capuano, also of Massachusetts, is scheduled to make an appearance at the Biotechnology Industry Organiza …"

"… akers, including Clinton, that’s expected to be attended by 2,000 people.Massachusetts Congressman Bill Delahunt, looking to capitalize on the party going, is ho …"

Broke state governments may owe $5.2 billion to big tobacco companies

Broke state governments may owe $5.2 billion to big tobacco companies

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"… ling to speak on the record with the Center.Matthew Berge, a lawyer in the Massachusetts state attorney general’s office who is serving as coordinating counsel f …"

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Spencer Bachus — Financial Services Committee

Spencer Bachus is a nine-term lawmaker from Alabama’s 6th district, which includes the Birmingham and Tuscaloosa suburbs. It is one of the m

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"… blic housing. The committee’s current chairman, Democrat Barney Frank of Massachusetts, co-authored the Dodd-Frank financial reform law that aims to curb Wall St …"

Massachusetts foreclosure law firm latest in investigator crosshairs

A law firm with connections to the attorney at the center of a Florida foreclosure scandal is under investigation by the Massachusetts attor

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"… the center of a Florida foreclosure scandal is under investigation by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office for unlawfully evicting tenants of bank-owned …"

"… includes serving eviction notices to tenants living in foreclosed homes. A Massachusetts law that makes it more difficult for a bank to evict a tenant for the purp …"

"… law by attorneys at Partridge Snow & Hahn, a law firm with offices in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the law isn’t clear on whether it is to be applied ret …"

Morgan Stanley latest to settle with Massachusetts

Before Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley gained notoriety as a failed Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, she was best kno

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"… ssachusetts from UBS AG, Citigroup Inc., Morgan Stanley, and others. …"

"… rt of the agreement, Morgan Stanley will pay $58 million to more than 1000 Massachusetts homeowners, $23 million to the state pension fund, and $20 million to the …"

"… charges, and Fremont Investment & Loan agreed to pay $10 million. The Massachusetts attorney general also helped lead the investigation into the auction-rate …"

"… te securities market, which led to more than $75 million in recoveries for Massachusetts from UBS AG, Citigroup Inc., Morgan Stanley, and others. …"

Reform Reading: 500 lobbyists' meetings and counting

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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"… the Federal Trade Commission.Another potential hire: Steven Antonakes, the Massachusetts state bank commissioner. The newspaper said Antonakes is being considered …"

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