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New lobbyist bundler database not yet searchable

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

When Democrats took over both chambers of Congress following the 2006 elections, one of their top priorities was a bill with tougher lobbyin

The top ten PACs that will miss Chris Dodd

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

When Connecticut Democrat Chris Dodd first ran for the Senate in 1980, his campaign cost only about $1.4 million. But three decades later, r

The curious spending of Republicans for Choice

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Wharton Professor Yoram “Jerry” Wind calls himself a liberal Republican. Unhappy with what he considers far-right positions taken by his par
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Blue dogs' fundraising totals plummet in third quarter

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

It’s official. The Blue Dog’s fundraising slowdown was not just a symptom of the dog days of summer. Newly released public disclosure forms

The end of the Blue Dogs’ fundraising boom?

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Though the past six months have been financially beneficial to the Blue Dog Coalition, it appears that the Dogs’ fundraising intake has slow

Better Blue Dog than New Democrat?

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

After our report last week about the hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions flowing from the energy, financial services
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Labor unions top '09 PAC donors to Blue Dog coalition’s pro-business members

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

Our examination of contributions to the political action committee of those fiscally conservative Democrats, the Blue Dogs, showed that the

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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"… utors, but from unexpected quarters as well.So far this year, the Blue Dog Political Action Committee is on track to shatter all its fundraising records; in fact, the total for …"

Backing Pelosi: A labor of love

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

A labor of love

John Boehner: A pro-business agenda

By Josh Israel, Aaron Mehta and Caitlin Ginley

A pro-business agenda

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