A most favored corporation: Enron prevailed in federal, state lobbying efforts 49 times

By M. Asif Ismail

WASHINGTON, January 6, 2003 — Enron Corp., which ran a formidable lobbying machine in Washington and state capitals, gained favorable treatm

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"… route through somestates has not been finalized, construction has begun in Mississippi.Wind energy productiontax creditEnron hadbeen one of the main beneficiarie …"

Brooks Brothers rioter turns attention to energy this election season

By Marianne Lavelle

An advocacy group run by a political operative with oil industry ties (and a famous photo-op history) is spearheading a late advertising bli

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"… in Colorado and Kentucky, and to urge support for Republican incumbents in Mississippi. The American Energy Alliance, which describes itself as a new nonprofit …"

"… ssage, at least about Republican Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker of Mississippi. “Our senators fought to lift the congressional ban on offshore expl …"

"… Whip Trent Lott’s resignation last year. He faces former Democratic Mississippi Governor Ronnie Musgrove. It’s not clear yet if AEA plans to make …"

Black candidates see little of the millions their parties raise

By Robert Moore

WASHINGTON, September 15, 2000 — The Second Congressional District cuts a swath about 275 miles long and 180 miles wide through the deepest,

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"… miles long and 180 miles wide through the deepest, most rural counties of Mississippi.Here, the median household income is $15,500, and nearly 40 percent of the …"

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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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"… a, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexic …"

$5,000 buys companies access to GOP attorneys general

WASHINGTON, D.C. March 21, 2000 — For as little as $5,000, corporations are buying access to presidential candidate George W. Bush, along wi

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"… icans will counter their efforts.Democratic Attorney General Mike Moore of Mississippi led the states charge against the tobacco industry. He told the Center tha …"

"… tribution to RAGA is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard,” said Moore of Mississippi. “With a case in 23 states, to align itself with this organization, ther …"

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

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"… nsas3. California4. Florida5. Georgia6. Idaho7. Illinois8. Iowa9. Maine10. Mississippi11. Missouri12. Montana13. Nebraska14. Nevada15. New Mexico16. Oregon17. Te …"

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Trading in favors

By Alex Knott and Aubrey Bruggeman

WASHINGTON, July 2, 2003 — Legislative favors, increased access to federal lawmakers and instructions on how to use loopholes to evade feder

The politics of energy: Coal

By The Center for Public Integrity

When George W. Bush was inaugurated on the Capitol steps in January 2001, the coal industry, which had contr

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"… sociation was also represented by another former RNC chairman (and current Mississippi governor-elect), Haley Barbour of Barbour, Griffith & Rogers. In its l …"

The Murtha Method

By The Center for Public Integrity

For months, a cloud has swirled around Congressman John Murtha (D-Pa.), chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee,

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"… e Miss alum, then-Representative Roger Wicker. Now the junior senator from Mississippi, Wicker spent 12 years in the House and served on the Defense Appropriatio …"

"… n in 2008. Radiance Technologies, which also operates an office in Oxford, Mississippi — in Wicker’s old district — also benefited from a $4.4 million 2008 …"

Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part three

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2000 — The goal of Texas Governor George W. Bush's advisers in the early days of the campaign was to make him the man t

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"… ly connected lobbyists in Washington. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott of Mississippi regularly turns to Barbour for advice, and Barbour has raised substantial …"

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