Haley Barbour’s money juggernaut for 2012

By Peter H. Stone

The Mississippi governor, a legendary fundraiser, is calling in chits with friends and allies to raise money for a possible GOP presidential

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"… n this exercise: he is one of a dozen or so Republicans who are weighing a White House bid in 2012.)Barbour’s legendary fundraising prowess was demonstrated ag …"

"… ing career and indeed cited it as a possible asset for a candidate for the White House.“The first thing a president’s going to have to do when he takes his h …"

Americans for Job Security — how a shadow group hustles for funds

By Peter H. Stone

Long-time GOP operative David Carney is hardly a household name like Karl Rove. But among Republican strategists and fundraisers in Washingt

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"… as deputy chief of staff to then-New Hampshire Governor John Sununu and as White House political director under President George H.W. Bush. “He’s smart and h …"

Karl Rove, GOP heavyweights find sugar daddies for groups influencing elections

By Peter H. Stone

Despite having no official position, former President Bush adviser Karl Rove remains a potent, behind-the-scenes operative doing his utmost

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"… floor of a modern office building on New York Ave., a few blocks from the White House, in Washington.In the spring, Rove also hosted at least one strategy sessi …"

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U.S. Chamber boosts election budget to $75 million

By Peter H. Stone

Tom Donohue, the combative president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is upping the ante for the fall elections....

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"… e, had echoed much of the harder line that the Chamber has adopted towards White House policies and the Democrats’ agenda.The tough rhetoric from Donohue comes …"

Obama pep talk to donors

By Peter H. Stone

President aims to raise a cool $1 billion for his re-election campaign; GOP will build on 2010 success....

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"… tion campaign. Similarly, several of Obama’s GOP rivals who are weighing White House runs are also busy courting well-connected Wall Street and corporate execu …"

"… humbled by a 2012 spending spree fueled by a no-holds-barred race for the White House. In addition: Democrats are in a defensive crouch. They have no Karl …"

"… 010, Rove has set his laser-like focus on the 2012 trifecta: capturing the White House and Senate while keeping the House.The Democrats are desperately seeking t …"

"… nleashed by the Supreme Court ruling in January 2010, letting Rove, former White House adviser Ed Gillespie and other Republican money men write the new script f …"

Center files FOIA suit against Education Department

By Peter Newbatt Smith

On President Obama’s first full day in office, a White House news release announced that the president was “instruct[ing] all members of his

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"… hich to file a response. …"

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Internal e-mails suggest doctoring of oil spill information by White House

By Laurel Adams

The White House may have ignored expert advice from government officials and pressured scientists to make changes in a report about the BP o

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"… strophe were absent from the White House’s timeline of the oil spill. …"

"… rsight.In these e-mails, agency officials describe “pushback” from the White House, POGO charges in a letter addressed to President Obama. When EPA officials …"

"… goals of the “communication product” that NOAA was developing with the White House.An e-mail stated that “the goal is to show chemical dispersion as part o …"

"… en natural dispersion was also displacing the oil.POGO also criticized the White House for glossing over uncertainties in the scientific data regarding the size …"

ITC hurt by agency's weak inspector general role

By Laurel Adams

The U.S. International Trade Commission has ended five years of temporary inspectors general who failed to produce any investigations, audit

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"… urrently 59 inspectors general at government agencies, 29 appointed by the White House and approved by the U.S. Senate, and the remaining 30 hired by the head of …"

Geoengineering research, if coordinated, may help curb greenhouse gases

By Laurel Adams

The White House should adopt a strategy for federal agencies’ research into geoengineering, a large-scale alteration of the earth’s climate

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"… ot properly managed and may have charged the government too much (OIG). …"

Green groups see red in recent administration actions

By Laurel Adams and John Solomon

The environmental groups that helped propel Barack Obama to the White House are feeling betrayed during a summer of discontent and climate i

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"… Washington. …"

"… had many in the movement turning red.“What the heck is happening at the White House on climate?” Clean Air Watch asked on its website.“Some believe the Ob …"

"… climate?” Clean Air Watch asked on its website.“Some believe the Obama White House, having failed to enact climate change legislation, has adopted the old ma …"

"… rom addressing global warming.Environmentalists watched in dismay when the White House was slow to react to the BP oil accident in April, and when federal offici …"

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