Nixon to grand jury: $100,000 cash contributions and rewarding donors with ambassadorships

By John Aloysius Farrell

Nixon's description of campaign largesse in the Watergate era echoes today's environment

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"… as an “unindicted co-conspirator” in the Watergate prosecution. …"

"… dled and secretive tactics not witnessed since Watergate. The testimony of Nixon, who resigned in disgrace, could serve as fair warning.“It is time for u …"

"… gnize that in politics in America…some pretty rough tactics are used,” Nixon told the members of the grand jury in 1975. “Not that our campaign was p …"

"… a rough game.”“I was subjected to some of the most brutal assaults,” Nixon said. “I have given out some too.”The release of Nixon’s testimony b …"

Starr Struck: Part three

By Florence George Graves

BOSTON, April 1, 1998 — While the tradition of resisting subpoenas was already established in print journalism, it didn't start to develop i

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"… rks joined the print media to protest the rash of subpoenas from President Nixon’s Justice Department demanding journalists’ records, pictures and TV o …"

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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"… itical life. A lifelong conservative Republican who had served in both the Nixon and Reagan White Houses, Buchanan was a stalwart of the GOP's social conse …"

"… of a political partnership with Lenora Fulani.Who would have thought?“If Nixon could go to China, Buchanan can go to Fulani,” a colleague of Dr. Lenora …"

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Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part four

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2000 — Throughout his political career, Bill Bradley has defined himself by what he is not. ...

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"… ising McCain), secretaries of state under Republican presidents Reagan and Nixon, respectively. The Center contacted Kissinger, who denied advising the Bra …"

"… etary of energy and Central Intelligence Agency director who served in the Nixon, Ford and Carter administrations. He was in the public eye again in 1999, …"

Advisors of influence: Nine members of the Defense Policy Board have ties to defense contractors

By André Verlöy and Daniel Politi

Data by Aron Pilhofer WASHINGTON, March 28, 2003 — Of the 30 members of the Defense Policy Board, the government-appointed group that advis

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"… as CIA director, defense secretary and energy secretary in the Carter and Nixon administrations, are two others that have ties to defense contractors. Bro …"

"… s, including some who are registered lobbyists. Richard V. Allen, a former Nixon and Reagan administration official, who is now a senior counselor to APCO …"

"… ional business consultant in Washington, D.C. He worked for both President Nixon and President Reagan. Allen is also a member of the National Security Advi …"

"… and Jan Hurlbut Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He worked for President Nixon’s campaign in 1968 and in his administration from 1969 to 1971. He was a …"

From the White House, silence is not golden

By Sarah Laskow

As investigative journalists, we’re a little, um, addicted to documents. We understand perfectly well that politicians aren’t thrilled about

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"… e-mail and his own BlackBerry.”Sure, those tape recordings got President Nixon in a heap o’ trouble, but wasn’t that because he was engaging in inapp …"

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By the numbers

By Bill Buzenberg and David E. Kaplan

With two wars and an economy in shambles, it’s not hard to get the feeling that something’s gone terribly wrong here in Washington. “We’ll l

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"… led in the conflict• 34.8 percent of oil used in America imported during Nixon administration; 42.2 percent during first Gulf War; 59.9 percent in 2006 …"

Bush's choice of EPA advisers signals tilt toward industry

By Josey Ballenger

February 12, 2001 — The composition of the team that advised George W. Bush on the Environmental Protection Agency during his transition to

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"… fe Fund, the world’s largest private conservation organization.President Nixon chose Ruckelshaus as EPA’s first director in 1970; he came back for a se …"

"… ate — he resigned as deputy attorney general in 1973 rather than execute Nixon’s orders to fire Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox — Ruckelshaus shaped …"

The sincerest form of flattery

By M. Asif Ismail

Private equity firms follow in Carlyle Group's footsteps

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"… hant Banking Partners. James R. Schlesinger, defense secretary in the Nixon and Ford administrations, is an advisor to the Lehman Brothers investment …"

"… o served as secretary of state and national security advisor to Presidents Nixon and Ford, is an advisor to the private equity firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & …"

Big bucks flood 2012 election — What the courts said and why we should care

By John Dunbar

Court decisions opened floodgates for unlimited corporate and union spending in presidential election

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"… ommittee to Re-elect the President. CREEP was a campaign committee to fund Nixon’s 1972 campaign, but was likened to a “slush fund” filled with cash …"

"… with cash contributions from corporations and various unsavory characters.Nixon’s subsequent efforts to cover up the administration’s involvement in t …"

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