A ‘Murtha Method’ encore

By Nick Schwellenbach

A review of the 2010 defense appropriations process reveals that most members of a key House of Representatives panel continue to engage in

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bill Allison":

"… ly legal, and none of the representatives has been charged with wrongdoing.Bill Allison of the non-profit Sunlight Foundation, and a former Center staffer, wrote …"

Howard "Buck" McKeon — Armed Services Committee

By Amy Biegelsen

Rep. Howard McKeon (R-Calif.) answers to the nickname “Buck,” an appropriate moniker for the man about to help oversee one of the biggest ch

More mortgage fraud reporting?

By Kat Aaron

Nonbank mortgage lenders would have to file reports of suspected fraud for the first time, under a new proposal issued Wednesday by the Fina

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"… money laundering than their bank counterparts.”The move drew praise from Representative Maxine Waters, a California Democrat, who serves on the House Committee on …"

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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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"… rtment. He did not return the Center’s phone calls.In a March 24 letter, Representative John Conyers, the ranking Democrat on the House of Representatives Judicia …"

"… letter, Representative John Conyers, the ranking Democrat on the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, asked the Pentagon’s inspector general to investig …"

"… both regulatory and criminal—on using public office for private gain,” Representative Conyers wrote in the letter obtained by the Center.Potential conflicts not …"

"… Holland & Knight in 2001. She served eight years in the U.S. House of Representatives where she was a member of several committees including the House Armed Se …"

Bank becomes largest private landowner in Loudoun

By Dusty Smith

IStar Financial, a New York-headquartered lender, will take ownership of more than 4,100 acres of Loudoun County land previously assembled b

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"… 0 million loan from iStar, which precipitated the need for the auction.The bank’s winning bids on the four parcels involved totaled $69 million — abou …"

"… racts of land auctioned, only one received bids from anyone other than the bank. One unidentified person qualified for all four auctions but bid on none o …"

"… 1132.68-acre property known as Madison at Broad Run Village; however, the bank’s $24 million bid won.The bank won the other three auctions — for prop …"

"… adison at Broad Run Village; however, the bank’s $24 million bid won.The bank won the other three auctions — for properties known as Madison at Lenah, …"

The world's asbestos behemoth

By Roman Shleynov

Vast amounts shipped overseas, used at home

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"… the report said. …"

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Housing secretary to release funds to struggling nonprofits

By John Dunbar

WASHINGTON, February 13, 2002 — Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez said yesterday that dozens of struggling

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"… nd their organizations facing bankruptcy.Ranking House subcommittee member Representative Barney Frank grilled Martinez about HUD’s freeze and subsequent delay in …"

Commentary: Paul Wellstone: A lost voice for democracy

By Charles Lewis

WASHINGTON, October 28, 2002 — A journalist, besides telling us the unvarnished truth each day, is supposed to comfort the afflicted and aff

A good time to be a white-collar criminal?

By Nick Schwellenbach

The Securities and Exchange Commission has said that it failed to pursue a variety of allegations about Bernard Madoff’s alleged Ponzi schem

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"… nough, despite the FBI’s acknowledgement of the problem.Incoming Florida Representative Alan Grayson, a Democrat, whose state has been particularly impacted by th …"

Obama’s tough ethics order has glaring loophole

By Sarah Laskow

The executive order President Obama signed yesterday may lay out the strictest ethics restrictions in the history of Washington, but it woul

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