The politics of energy: Oil and gas

By Kevin Bogardus

WASHINGTON, December 15, 2003 — The sweeping energy bill now pending in Congress offers a geyser of new tax breaks and other government good

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"… es and related industries. Although the 1,200-page bill stalled out in the Senate in November, legislative backers have sworn to revive it early in the 2004 …"

"… o effectively block the final version of the energy bill from reaching the Senate floor for action.But DeLay would not relent, even when President Bush call …"

"… id Tauzin, following the vote that blocked final action on the bill by the Senate.“Single handedly, they are holding up action on a much needed bill, whic …"

"… me to stop playing politics and start putting people back to work again.”Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, who had supported the bill because of provisi …"

As Fannie, Freddie flounder, six top execs receive handsome rewards

By John Solomon and Julie Vorman

Obama administration approves $34 million in compensation without market analysis of executive pay

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"… General Steve Linick, a former Justice Department prosecutor confirmed by Senate last year to watch over federal housing programs. “Fannie Mae and Freddi …"

"… an email to iWatchNews.Charles Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said there was no attempt by FHFA to justify the high …"

Data shows Deutsche Bank was key patron of questionable mortgage lenders

By Michael Hudson

Data shows Deutsche Bank was key patron of questionable mortgage lenders

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"… ubprime giant Ameriquest Mortgage, were, quite simply, “crap.”For U.S. Senate investigators, the email is one example of internal communications and oth …"

"… qually toxic investment deals.A newly released 650-page report by the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations  highlights the role tha …"

"… ompany’s work with subprime lenders during the mortgage boom. As for the Senate report, the bank said that “there were divergent views within the bank a …"

"… its relationships with Ameriquest and Countrywide.‘Fingers crossed’The Senate committee’s April 13 report focused not only on Deutsche Bank but also o …"

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What's the US-Panama free trade agreement mean? Almost nothing, CRS says

By Laurel Adams

The US-Panama free trade agreement, hotly debated by Senate, would have negligible impact on economy

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"… lower price. Worldwide, there is a much higher demand for dark meat. …"

Newsmaker interview: Warren says Congress should hold car dealers to same rules as other lenders

Elizabeth Warren, the government’s top advocate on consumer financial issues, says that Congress needs to hold auto dealers to the same basi

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"… , is its effective head until a director is nominated and confirmed by the Senate. The agency, which will have broad authority to write new regulations and …"

"… Obama will appoint Warren, whose nomination would likely to be opposed by Senate Republicans, as head of the agency. She is currently an assistant to the p …"

Top five lobbyist bundlers revealed; four worked exclusively for Democrats

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Only in Washington, D.C., would "bundling" be a highly prized skill. And perhaps only in the nation's capital would an exclusive ranking of

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"… CCC and $79,750 to the DSCC respectively. Podesta also bundled $78,400 for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and $41,000 for Sen. Patty Murray. His numerous …"

"… contained the provision, with the support of the Democratic majority; the Senate version passed without it after Republicans threatened a filibuster. The b …"

"… eatened a filibuster. The bill awaits a resolution of this and other House-Senate differences. Roberti also lobbied on behalf of AT&T Inc. for the broad …"

"… Asset Relief Program — both enacted with strong majorities of House and Senate Democrats, including Schumer. Roberti did not respond to a request for a c …"

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CREW challenges tax status of GOP political organization

By Peter H. Stone

Watchdog group asks IRS and FEC to investigate Republican political organization

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"… spend as much as $25 million to help Republicans defeat Democrats in a few Senate contests and about 20 House races.In its call for the IRS to look into pos …"

Some anti-spending candidates’ businesses have government contracts, tax breaks in their past

By Kimberly Leonard and Aaron Mehta

In his quest for West Virginia’s Senate seat, Republican John Raese frequently attacks “professional politicians’ out-of-control spending sp

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"… Post Investigative Fund and the Center. …"

"… effectiveness also had family members who received benefits. In Missouri, Senate candidate Robin Carnahan has called for a halt to expanded stimulus spendi …"

"… . The operator of a restaurant owned by the family of Rob Portman, the GOP Senate candidate in Ohio, had requested tax credits for a historic restaurant and …"

"… at the request for aid was later withdrawn.In Washington state, Republican Senate candidate Dino Rossi owns a share of a minor-league baseball team; state g …"

JIEDDO: The Manhattan Project that bombed

By Peter Cary and Nancy Youssef

The Pentagon’s main effort to counter improvised explosive devices has spent $17 billion, but the results have been disappointing by almost

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"… th giving short-shrift to the IED fight. In spending bill conferences, the Senate would not go along with the threat. Indeed, year after year, Congress hand …"

"… to do so.Last summer, the issue of staffing came into sharp focus when the Senate Appropriations Committee pressed for a full accounting of JIEDDO’s budge …"

"… ” and for the 2011 budget the number submitted was $215 million. But the Senate pressed JIEDDO to look for personnel in other parts of the budget, and the …"

"… most of the staffers were contractors.In a report for the 2011 budget, the Senate Appropriations Committee changed the Staff and Infrastructure line to $635 …"

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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"… ayor Richard Lugar in the 1970s. He moved to Washington when Lugar won his Senate seat, and later was a senior White House political aide to President Ronal …"

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