During Mitch Daniels’ decade at Eli Lilly, the drug giant paid billions in fines and settled thousands of lawsuits

By Joanne Kenen and Rochelle Sharpe

Eli Lilly paid billions in fines, settled thousands of lawsuits while Daniels was an executive at the drug giant

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"… ews reporters Laurel Adams and Aaron Mehta contributed to this story.  …"

"… Woodley, financial analyst at Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management in Indianapolis.“He was an idea man, a thinker, and that’s why he ended up as hea …"

"… $2.6 billion, Woodley said.Cutting his teeth on politicsDaniels grew up in Indiana, and was in and out of politics, starting as a young aide to then-Indianap …"

"… Indiana, and was in and out of politics, starting as a young aide to then-Indianapolis Mayor Richard Lugar in the 1970s. He moved to Washington when Lugar w …"

Transportation agencies steer into climate change debate

By Matthew Lewis

With billions of dollars at stake, mass transit lobby works Capitol Hill

Excerpts from this story referencing "San Diego":

"… e revenues for transit. Heavyweight lobbying firm Patton Boggs represented San Diego, San Jose, and King County, Washington, in similar quests.Public transport …"

Climate change lobbying dominated by 10 firms

By Marianne Lavelle and Matthew Lewis

Hundreds of lobbyists are cramming into Room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building this week for the House Energy and Commerce Committee

Excerpts from this story referencing "San Diego":

"… re of the revenue stream that a cap-and-trade system might create — like San Diego or King County, Washington — then international law firm Patton Boggs is …"

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Advice on the 'bailout bonanza' from a controversial pitchman

By Nick Schwellenbach and Aaron Mehta

Meet Fred Steinberg. He “will personally outline what you must know for your company to prosper under the ‘new capitalism’ emerging from Wa

Excerpts from this story referencing "San Diego":

"… rauded them, several of which ended because Steinberg declared bankruptcy. San Diego 6 News investigative reporter John Mattes reported on these cases in 2007. …"

Fear and fortune

By G.W. Schulz

Sept. 11 hastened a booming homeland security industry. One southern California company still struggled to get ahead.

Excerpts from this story referencing "San Diego":

"… ment firm that loaned the company money, Huntington Capital, gushed to the San Diego Business Journal in the spring of 2006 that Mattman Specialty Vehicles, al …"

"… were gone,” said Todd Newman, chief of the San Marcos Fire Department in San Diego County, where Mattman was based at the time. “Their building was closed …"

"… assets still remained of Mattman Specialty Vehicles, Huntington Capital of San Diego forged ahead last year with a new company called Mattman Global Specialty …"

The Republican governors’ San Diego schmooze

By Peter H. Stone

After spending $102 million to help its party pick up six new gubernatorial seats, the Republican Governors Association finds that its annua

Excerpts from this story referencing "San Diego":

"… ats, the Republican Governors Association finds that its annual meeting in San Diego is swarming with eager fundraisers and operatives — several of whom are …"

"… ir powder dry and avoid signing on with anyone else just yet.This week’s San Diego confab has also drawn Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and former House Spea …"

"… working going on.” Black added that potential presidential candidates in San Diego “will be making friends who they might want to sign up later.”The RGA …"

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A few bad years for America’s mayors

By Josh Israel

Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon’s indictment by a grand jury for theft, perjury, and misconduct adds her to a long list of big-city mayors who

Excerpts from this story referencing "San Diego":

"… James convicted on federal fraud and conspiracy charges.July 2005: interim San Diego Mayor Michael Zucchet convicted of conspiracy, extortion and fraud after t …"

The new Investigative News Network

By Gordon Witkin

We came. We saw. We talked. We argued. But when this week’s meeting at New York’s Pocantico Conference Center wrapped up Wednesday, the grou

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"… ersity — are national in outlook. Others, like MinnPost and the Voice of San Diego, are more regional in scope and do many other things besides investigative …"

Don Young, representative for Florida?

By Caitlin Ginley

May 1, 2008 Update: The House voted 358-51 yesterday to agree to the Senate's demand for a federal criminal investigation of the $10 million

Excerpts from this story referencing "San Diego":

"… lina, as part of a speaking tour, as well as his most expensive venture to San Diego for about $8,950, which was sponsored by Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc. …"

Lax oversight of school construction raises doubts about earthquake safety

By Corey G. Johnson

Lax oversight of school construction raises doubts about earthquake safety

Excerpts from this story referencing "San Diego":

"… state building standards altogether.In a 1991 interview with The San Diego Union, Hallenbeck scoffed at whether California should be promoting earthq …"

"… g that his private architectural firm’s office in the Gaslamp Quarter of San Diego did not meet safety standards: “We’ve been in this space for seven yea …"

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