Homeland Security marked by waste, lack of oversight

By G.W. Schulz

Records show that communities across California had difficulty managing millions in anti-terrorism grants handed out by Congress after Sept.

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"… in economic stimulus funds for public safety programs as part of President Obama’s attempt to save the nation’s beleaguered economy.Like homeland secur …"

Main Street chases transportation money

By Matthew Lewis

chases transportation money

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"… tion. As the U.S. Conference of Mayorsmeets January 21 with President Obama, Secretary LaHood, and the White House economic team, part of the discussi …"

"… g shot, since so many have applied for that TIGER money. But the Obama administration is hopeful the TIGER grants mark the beginning of a process …"

Buffett’s new company sure knows how to lobby

By Matthew Lewis

President Obama wants Washington to get more creative on infrastructure funding. Railroads are undoubtedly part of that big financial future

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"… on, the White House is “getting it” even more than he let on. …"

"… oads are undoubtedly part of that big financial future. Warren Buffett, an Obama economic confidante, has just placed a huge bet that could accelerate that …"

"… autioned, “then we don’t get it.” The CEO was happy to see President Obama frequently using the word rail and even making a down payment on high-spee …"

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Could climate change bill mean new funding?

By Matthew Lewis

The National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission released a much-anticipated "road map" this morning to help guide Co

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"… may simply be priorities. In his $3.6 trillion budget proposal, President Obama has proposed a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gas emissions, which h …"

Following Obama’s speech, parsing key players for global warming legislation

By Matthew Lewis

In last night’s speech, President Obama called on attendees to send him "legislation that places a market-based cap on carbon pollution." A

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"… s cannot "walk away from" the industry. …"

"… present scores of different climate interests, including some mentioned by Obama — like the electric grid and “technologies like wind power and solar p …"

"… imate issues on behalf of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. Though Obama criticized the "bad practices" of auto manufacturers, he stressed that Ame …"

Not a Cardinal sin — Obama backs supporter-owned Steelers

By Matthew Lewis

When it comes to endorsing a Super Bowl team, it seems President Obama might see a lot of himself in the Arizona Cardinals. An underdog that

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"… perfected? …"

"… Bears, the Steelers are probably the team that’s closest to my heart,” Obama told reporters in the Oval Office.The football-fan-in-chief attributed thi …"

"… to his relationship with Steelers owner and chairman Dan Rooney, who gave Obama a much ballyhooed endorsement last spring (though no traceable donations). …"

"… ris also campaigned in Pittsburgh, in addition to maxing out with a $2,300 Obama contribution during the general election.Skeptics of the President's post- …"

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Debbie Stabenow — Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

By Josh Israel

Debbie Stabenow accepts the gavel for the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry just as preparations begin for what is sure to b

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"… to foreign markets via the Agriculture Committee and her seat on President Obama’s Export Council.Though her personal ethics have generally been unquesti …"

Little-known AMA group has outsized influence on Medicare payments

By Joe Eaton and Joe Eaton

Early this month, a group of 29 doctors gathered in a modern conference room at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, a few blocks from Lake Shore Driv

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"… e replicating through other means. A 2009 political appointee of President Obama’s, Blum said he is aware of the RUC’s history of recommending value in …"

"… y understand that CMS is not a rubber stamp.”RUC critics see hope in the Obama administration and the new health care law, which requires the Secretary o …"

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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"… e House.Democrats have little worry about the top of the ticket. President Obama has a decent shot at raising as much as $1 billion for his re-election rac …"

"… des, Bill Burton and Sean Sweeney, are launching another group to focus on Obama’s re-election.“Democratic donors are in a fighting spirit. Rove and hi …"

"… said Laska Nygaard, 40, a stay-at-home mom in St. Paul, Minn., who gave Obama $75 in 2008. “It seems like a tsunami of money.”Campaign finance refor …"

"… he presidential and congressional elections.”The presidential money chaseObama’s re-election campaign and his GOP rivals are already courting the “bu …"

Democratic donors and operatives talk money at posh Laguna Beach resort

By Peter H. Stone

Democratic donors and consultants talk money for the 2012 campaigns at exclusive Laguna Beach hotel

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"… ndependent group hoping to raise upwards of $100 million to help President Obama win a second term; Rebecca Lamb, a veteran strategist for Senate Majority …"

"… ions to the Democracy Alliance at an April 14 dinner.The effort to bolster Obama is the most ambitious. Sweeney is poised to start it in the next few weeks …"

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