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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Less clean coal lobbying? Not exactly

By Marianne Lavelle

Battle over transportation bill picks up steam, again

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Southern Company dominates the climate lobbying scene

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Methodology

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Congressional expense reports slowly move online from dusty basement

By Laurel Adams

The House of Representatives took a step toward greater government transparency last year by posting its expense reports online, but the clu

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Congressional perks: Lawmakers’ most surprising benefits

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Senate chairs: Democrats have deep ties to industries they oversee

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State of the Union speech sparks partisan fundraising pitches

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The Chairmen: New House leaders have familiar ties to business, revolving door

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Ex-GOP whip blunt gave earmarks and got campaign cash through the 'Murtha Method'

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Rep. Roy Blunt’s Congressional Web site notes that “while Washington politicians claim they can spend your money better than you can, the fe

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PMA Group ‘excel’s at access to Murtha, document shows

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A ‘Murtha Method’ encore

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Kilpatrick not happy with for-profit earmark ban

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Earmarks lobbyist indicted for illegal campaign contribution scheme

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Looking at just how official ‘official trips’ are for members of Congress

By Josh Israel

In light of the recent revelations about former Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Tom Daschle’s failure to pay taxes for his limou

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Candidates for GOP House Leader also have ties to K Street

By Elizabeth Brown

New GOP chiefs of appropriations, energy panels may not be settled until after Thanksgiving

By Peter H. Stone

FACT CHECK: John Boehner’s big stretch on small business

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On financial reform bill, 52 percent of lobbyists worked in government

By Caitlin Ginley and M.B. Pell

More than half of the lobbying force seeking to influence landmark financial reform legislation is made up of former members of Congress, Ca

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States outpace Congress in upgrading lobbying laws

By Leah Rush and David Jimenez

More than 2,000 spin through revolving door

By Elizabeth Brown

States outpace Congress in upgrading lobbying laws

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Statehouse revolvers

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Executive privilege + congressional timidity = stalled investigations

By Marianne Lavelle

With Capitol Hill consumed by the nation’s financial crisis, time is running out on the broader search to find out just what happened behind

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A 'Fast and Furious' fight in the House

By Gordon Witkin

Signing statements thwart Congressional intent

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FACT CHECK: Misleading information about White House salaries goes viral

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Controversial assertion of executive power

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Revolving door: 100% increase in lobbyists now working for Congress

By Alexandra Duszak

CRP report details doubling of former lobbyists now working for lawmakers

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More than 2,000 spin through revolving door

By Elizabeth Brown

States outpace Congress in upgrading lobbying laws

By Leah Rush and David Jimenez

States outpace Congress in upgrading lobbying laws

By Leah Rush and David Jiminez

On financial reform bill, 52 percent of lobbyists worked in government

By Caitlin Ginley and M.B. Pell

FACT CHECK: Misleading information about White House salaries goes viral

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FACT CHECK: Email campaign distorts White House salaries

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Executive privilege + congressional timidity = stalled investigations

By Marianne Lavelle

Signing statements thwart Congressional intent

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Obama distances himself from Bush on signing statements

By Andrew Green

A 'Fast and Furious' fight in the House

By Gordon Witkin

States outpace Congress in upgrading lobbying laws

By Leah Rush and David Jimenez

24 states have made disclosure strides since 2003

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On financial reform bill, 52 percent of lobbyists worked in government

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More than 2,000 spin through revolving door

By Elizabeth Brown

How the Feds stack up

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Congressional reform and interoperability still plagued by systematic problems

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A new report says Congressional oversight of national security and emergency communications systems are still weak

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Is Congress failing on Homeland Security oversight?

By Sarah Laskow

Only 32 miles of U.S.-Canada border are secure

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Homeland not so secure as long as DHS can't share information

By Ben Wieder

A troubled history

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