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Buyer beware

By David Heath

New consumer agency powerless against dishonest auto lending practices

Excerpts from this story referencing "Center for Public Integrity":

"… ers hidden fees — continue to plague auto loans, an investigation by the Center for Public Integrity found.The politically powerful industry has also mastered a few high-press …"

The ‘clean coal’ lobbying blitz

By Marianne Lavelle

They’ve brought coal above ground. They’ve put the black rock on billboards in the swing states, and they’ve splashed it on full-page ads i

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"… entative John Dingell, a Michigan Democrat, Representative Rick Boucher, a Virginia Democrat, and Republican ranking and deputy ranking members Joe Barton of …"

"… ound Inauguration Day, the group ran TV ads featuring a clip of Obama at a Virginia rally last fall touting clean coal technology. “We figured out how to pu …"

American Action Network goes shirtless to slam Oregon Democrat

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

A reader in Portland, Ore. alerted us to a new American Action Network ad that accuses freshman Democratic Rep. Kurt Schrader of stripping t

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"… t three other Congressional districts attacking Democrats Tom Perriello of Virginia, Steve Kagen of Wisconsin, and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico.American Acti …"

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Americans for Prosperity blasts Ohio Democrat’s climate change vote

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Americans for Prosperity, a conservative group with links to the billionaire co-owner of industrial giant Koch Industries, has launched an a

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"… e of Ohio for voting in favor of climate change legislation.The group is a Virginia-based 501©(4) tax-exempt organization dedicated to limited government. Am …"

American Action Network likens Virginia Democrat to heavy backpack

By Aaron Mehta

The Republican-affiliated American Action Network has unleashed a 30-second ad against freshman Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, who represen

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"… reshman Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, who represents the liberal-leaning Virginia suburbs outside Washington, D.C., for his votes on the economic stimulus a …"

"… oppose other Democrats and spent $185,000 to attack Rep. Tom Perriello of Virginia and $175,000 on a similar ad against Rep. Tim Walz of Minnesota.Ad Title: …"

PMA lobbyist pleads guilty

By Aaron Mehta

Paul Magliocchetti, a former lobbyist and key figure in the Center for Public Integrity’s The Murtha Method investigation, pled guilty on Fr

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"… ied his office. …"

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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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"… Republicans for Choice has raised and spent more than $5.5 million. But a Center for Public Integrity analysis of the PAC’s more recent filings — along with data from CQ Mo …"

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

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"… rence on winning government contracts and stimulus funds at the Arlington, Virginia, Sheraton. But before signing up for Steinberg’s tips on getting a piece …"

"… PaperTrail reporters attended a December B2G conference at an Arlington, Virginia, Hilton with about 30 other attendees. At that conference, Steinberg proud …"

Little house(s) and the veepstakes: Part one

By Aaron Mehta and Andrew Green

Two stories have dominated the political news cycle of late: vice presidential picks and the number of houses the presidential candidates ow

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"… n Wilmington, Delaware, worth $525,700. (Nexis) Governor Tim Kaine of Virginia owns: -A house in Richmond, Virginia, worth $335,300. (Nexis) …"

"… (Nexis) Governor Tim Kaine of Virginia owns: -A house in Richmond, Virginia, worth $335,300. (Nexis) …"

Hey Congressman! How many federal workers in your district?

By Aaron Mehta

Where the federal workforce is

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"… states with the most federal employees, according to data provided to the Center for Public Integrity by the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents federal employe …"

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