“Founders” rally for change in election finance

Led by actors dressed as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin and Betsy Ross, two good-government groups today sought to draw a

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"… ozen Republican fundraisers today, the actors swarmed Rep. Gregg Harper of Mississippi and Rep. Tom Price of Georgia, both Republicans, and asked them to support …"

As disasters strike, private sector preparedness program remains stalled

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

More than 50 days into the BP oil spill crisis, many are calling for Congressional action. Environmental groups are demanding more safety re

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"… ence and recovery,” said the letter signed by Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, and Joseph Lieberman, a Connecticut Independent Democrat.A spoke …"

Coast Guard fleet slowed by mechanical woes during BP, Haiti rescues

By Aaron Mehta and John Solomon

In the wee-morning hours after the Deepwater Horizon exploded, a Coast Guard rescue helicopter being dispatched to pluck oil rig survivors f
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Training exercises showed gaps in government preparedness before BP oil spill

By John Solomon and Aaron Mehta

Over the last eight years, the U.S. government has conducted four major drills to prepare for a massive oil spill, the results of which fore

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"… lated a response to multiple oil leaks from fuel storage facilities in the Mississippi River region caused by a major earthquake and a subsequent tornado.The 200 …"

Blue Dogs fill their bowls with cash

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Whether the subject is health care reform, climate change, or pay-as-you-go budgeting rules, almost everyone, it seems, suddenly wants to ta

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"… Blue Dogs] are the linchpin,” says former Representative Mike Parker of Mississippi, “and will become much more so as time goes on.”Marianne Lavelle and L …"

Assessing RNC police tactics, part II

By G.W. Schulz

In the second part of a two-part story, CIR looks at several of the cases flagged by intelligence-led policing during the 2008 Republican Na

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"… ith a fading brick building known as the Smith Theater, located across the Mississippi River from St. Paul’s Xcel Center where the convention would be held. Ac …"

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Main Street chases transportation money

By Matthew Lewis

chases transportation money

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"… , Iowa, lured three members of the White House cabinet to the banks of the Mississippi River on the same day they welcomed officials from one the world’s bigge …"

"… transit agencies in at least 18 states. The ports of Houston and Gulfport, Mississippi, are among them. Even the Philadelphia Museum of Art.Beth Osborne, the Tra …"

Halt in federal highway program reveals lobby’s larger frustrations

By Matthew Lewis

The transportation lobby stands united in its collective angst with Republican Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky, whose objections to deficit spe

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"… ve meetings, held a well-attended news conference to call attention to, as Mississippi’s Larry L. “Butch” Brown put it, “the severity of the actions caus …"

Democrats desperately seek their own Rove

By Peter H. Stone

For chastened Democrats, ‘a lesson and a beating’; Republicans hone tactics that brought in secretive millions last year...

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"… t for their primary battles. Reed, who is helping one potential candidate, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, said the eventual GOP nominee will need to raise at le …"

"… te PACs that take unregulated contributions. His state PACs in Georgia and Mississippi together raised almost $1 million in 2010. One notable donor, Texas-based …"

Haley Barbour’s money juggernaut for 2012

By Peter H. Stone

The Mississippi governor, a legendary fundraiser, is calling in chits with friends and allies to raise money for a possible GOP presidential

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"… rbour, who boasts a Midas-like rolodex of his own.On March 2, the two-term Mississippi governor and prospective presidential candidate expects to raise big bucks …"

"… es with long-standing ties to Barbour who have already begun to assist the Mississippian.Over the last few months, a small group of Washington insiders and lobby …"

"… g to cement connections on the right.Barbour’s nephew and close adviser, Mississippi lobbyist Henry Barbour, was instrumental in ousting former RNC chairman Mi …"

"… lection cycle raised $1.1 million. Further, Barbour has two state PACs, in Mississippi and Georgia, that can accept unlimited donations from corporations and ind …"

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