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

Excerpts from this story referencing "Minnesota":

"… welve companies which he would recuse himself from dealing with, including Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing (3M), Cisco, IDACorp., Halliburton and General …"

Education Department promises a fix to troubled disability review program

By Sasha Chavkin

After an investigation by ProPublica and Center for Public Integrity last week found that the Department of Education’s bureaucratic program

Credit rating agencies most worried about liability

It’s go time on Capitol Hill for financial reform legislation, and the credit rating agencies are breathing a sigh of relief....

Excerpts from this story referencing "Minnesota":

"… erence committee voted to drop a proposal by Democratic Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota that would have created a government middleman to dole out rating assignme …"

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Reform reading: Debit card use up 15 percent as Fed mulls fee limit

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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"… y and influence how it regulates the fee, according to the Fed’s website.Minnesota-based TCF Financial Corp. sued the Fed in October, contending that the deb …"

Tea Party founder, Texans among those asking for stimulus funds

By Julie Vorman

The founder of the House Tea Party Caucus, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, is among scores of Republicans and conservative Democrats who cr

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"… at the bill did not create jobs. …"

"… etters to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to seek stimulus funding for Minnesota projects. In one letter, she sought $300 million for a replacement bridge …"

Stockbrokers, credit raters, Fannie among study targets ordered by financial reform bill

By Julie Vorman

When faced with some of the toughest issues in writing the financial regulation reform bill, Senate and House negotiators resorted to a clas

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"… ed securities — an approach put forward by Democratic Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota. The SEC is also explicitly empowered to carry out a plan after it complet …"

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Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part one

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2000 — It is no surprise and nothing new in the land of the spin and the home of the sound bite that each and every can

Excerpts from this story referencing "Washington, D.C.":

"… na and academia, while the crucial fund raisers and politicos are based in Washington, D.C.While stumping across the country, McCain emphasizes his outside-the-Beltwa …"

"… or the Christian Coalition and currently serves the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., as director of congressional relations with the U.S. Senate. He served as …"

"… man of IEP Advisors, Inc., which his biographical statement describes as a Washington, D.C. “consulting and merchant banking firm.” The firm is also registered to …"

"… llen was vice president for development at the Free Congress Foundation in Washington, D.C.That foundation is a conservative think tank devoted to fighting cultural i …"

Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part two

Pat Buchanan's switch to the Reform Party on Oct. 25, 1999, was a dramatic change in the fiery commentators political life. A lifelong conse

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"… ither Ross Perot or the recently added ex-GOP Buchanan supporters. (Before Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura left the party, his followers also constituted a major …"

"… n, until Buchanan announced his switch to the Reform Party, Fulani praised Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, Buchanan’s most outspoken and powerful critic in the …"

Pets and pesticides: Let's be careful out there

By M.B. Pell and Jillian Olsen

Last June Diane Bromenschenkel applied a flea-and-tick product to her English pointer, Wings, so the dog wouldn’t get ticks while hunting ph

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"… arian.Michael Murphy, a veterinarian and toxicologist at the University of Minnesota, speaking for the American Veterinary Medical Association, said he rarely …"

Vice president's quarters draws fund-raisers' bucks

By Russ Tisinger

WASHINGTON, December 14, 1999 — A man's home might be his castle, but for Al Gore, the vice president’s official residence is more than that

Excerpts from this story referencing "Washington, D.C.":

"… Observatory, which sits atop a hill along Embassy Row in a tony section of Washington, D.C. Gore used the Vice President’s Residence Foundation – a nonpro …"

"… nment. A native plant garden, featuring trees and vegetation indigenous to Washington, D.C., cost the foundation $80,007 in 1998. As of September 1998, the fund stood …"

"… than 10 years In 1991, Regardie’s magazine listed Landow as one of Washington, D.C.‘s 75 richest people. It was Landow’s money that ultimately per …"

"… told the Center. Mark Jimenez – $20,000 In 1998, a grand jury in Washington, D.C., indicted Mark Jimenez on 17 counts of making illegal political contributi …"

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