Newsmaker interview: Bailout watchdog warns of "doomsday cycle"

By Peter H. Stone

Neil Barofsky, the TARP special inspector general, tells the Center in an interview that the government has sown the seeds for a future fina

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"… rman, Darrell Issa of California, who has promised to be a tough critic of Obama administration policies. The TARP program was created during the final months of Presiden …"

History repeat?

By Peter H. Stone

The killing spree by an Arizona man wielding a semiautomatic pistol with a high-capacity magazine raises the prospect of a fresh debate on w

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"… er the country needs tougher gun controls.But if history is any guide, the National Rifle Association will successfully fight stronger gun controls. The NRA’s influence stems …"

"… expenditures and other campaign tools.In the 2009-2010 election cycle, the National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund, the NRA’s major campaign spending veh …"

Chamber seeks cash from insurers, financial firms for new effort

By Peter H. Stone

Even as it plowed tens of millions of dollars into ads this year to help mostly Republicans notch Congressional victories, the U.S. Chamber

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"… sking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a ruling that ended the Obama administration’s drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico. The court ruled in favor of …"

"… quickly imposed by the Interior Department and remained in place until the Obama administration lifted it in October.The Chamber also plans to intensify pressure on regul …"

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Fred Malek

By Peter H. Stone

Republicans nationwide have long relied on Washington venture capitalist Fred Malek to haul in big bucks for their committees and campaigns,

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"… o the RGA. “There’s a lot of buyer’s remorse on Wall Street over the Obama administration and the Democratic Congress,” Malek told the Center.To help lure big che …"

Gerry McEntee

By Peter H. Stone

Gerry McEntee. Photo used under Creative Commons from aflcio.Labor unions face an extremely daunting political landscape in this year’s elec

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"… adership. “This is the race of our lives.”Even though Congress and the Obama administration haven’t delivered on labor’s top priority — making it easier for wor …"

"… it easier for workers to unionize workplaces — McEntee stresses that the Obama administration has registered significant accomplishments: “He’s had real success wit …"

U.S. Chamber boosts election budget to $75 million

By Peter H. Stone

Tom Donohue, the combative president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is upping the ante for the fall elections....

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"… ante for the fall elections.The Chamber aims to raise $75 million for the business behemoth’s electoral efforts, a 50 percent jump from its earlier stated …"

"… illion, Donohue said in a tough closed-door speech on June 28 to about 100 business and industry group leaders, according to a source who attended the meeting …"

"… ommittee of 100” at a resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. He urged the business community to work together to “change the composition” of the Congress …"

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Public housing, private frustration

By Brian Ross, Avni Patel, John Solomon and Laurel Adams

HUD-funded housing projects wasted money on belly dancers, sex offenders and dead residents....

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"… not had that proper oversight,” Grassley said. But that is not how Obama administration officials see it. “I would say the Philadelphia Housing Authority …"

State Dept’s bomb-sniffing dogs struggle to detect explosives

By Laurel Adams

Bomb-sniffing dogs are used by the U.S. State Department to search vehicles, packages, and luggage at embassies and consulates in Afghanista

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"… (Congressional Research Service).MISC.* If Congress chooses to codify the Obama administration’s Open Government Directive to expand government transparency, it should …"

FOIA performance is getting worse

By Laurel Adams

Despite promises for more government openness, the Obama administration actually approved fewer Freedom of Information Act requests for fede

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"… lowing down the process. …"

Nine states don’t deploy radiation safeguards

By John Aloysius Farrell and Laurel Adams

Critics in Congress question state claims that quick evacuations make iodine pills unnecessary; Japan is distributing iodine to people in th

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"… reactors,” Rep. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., said this week. He urged the Obama administration to distribute KI tablets to all U.S. communities within a 20-mile radius o …"

"… er plant.In 2002 Congress called for such a distribution, but the Bush and Obama administrations have taken advantage of a waiver provision in the law, and the federal pr …"

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