Joseph Lieberman — Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee

By Josh Israel

If the results of the closely contested 2000 election had gone slightly differently, Joseph I. Lieberman might have spent at least four year

Excerpts from this story referencing "White House":

"… floor speech blasting President Clinton for his extramarital affair with a White House intern.After serving as Al Gore’s running-mate in 2000, he unsuccessfull …"

Senator Richard Shelby goes to bat for major financial benefactor

By Josh Israel and Nick Schwellenbach

The unusual “blanket hold” placed on Obama administration nominees by Senator Richard Shelby, represents an effort to support a firm that ha

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"… , Shelby essentially announced he would filibuster any nominee sent by the White House to the Senate for confirmation. The White House lists more than 200 nomine …"

"… er any nominee sent by the White House to the Senate for confirmation. The White House lists more than 200 nominees who have not yet received a Senate confirmati …"

Buying ambassadorships redux: Four Obama nominees were big-money bundlers

By Josh Israel

President Barack Obama’s pledge to change the ways of Washington doesn’t yet seem to apply to the diplomatic selection process, if yesterday

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"… with the $2,300 per-election limit on presidential campaign contributions, White House hopefuls now rely on big money bundlers instead. So it comes as no surpris …"

"… ’ll see if these four prove to be the exception or the rule in the Obama White House. …"

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Obama’s first choice for FEC raises questions about stance on 527s

By Josh Israel

A few days ago, President Obama made attorney John Sullivan his first nomination to fill one of the three vacant seats on the Federal Electi

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"… d to reach Sullivan for comment. A spokeswoman for SEIU referred us to the White House communications office; they did not respond to our request for comment.So, …"

President Obama’s opportunity to mold the FEC

By Josh Israel

At midnight Thursday, the terms of Federal Election Commissioner Donald F. McGahn II (a Republican) and FEC Chairman Steven T. Walther (a De

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"… sulting in a significant increase in the percentage of dismissed cases.The White House press office did not respond to any inquiry as to how President Obama plan …"

Sniffing around Bo Obama’s legality

By Josh Israel

Much of Washington let out a collective ‘aww’ yesterday, as the First Family introduced Bo Obama — a Portugese water dog — to the world. The

Excerpts from this story referencing "White House":

"… setts.So naturally, upon seeing the first photos of the pup romping on the White House lawn, the first questions that sprang to mind here at PaperTrail were: Was …"

"… under executive branch ethics rules? And, when President Obama leaves the White House, does the dog have to go to a presidential library? Surely you were wonder …"

"… means that the Obamas won’t have to leave Bo behind when they leave the White House in four or eight years.And FYI, gifts from foreign officials may also be k …"

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No lobbyists in Obama White House? Not quite

By Josh Israel

With the announcement of former Goldman Sachs lobbyist Mark Patterson to serve as chief of staff for Obama’s new treasury secretary, Timothy

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"… l, then-Senator Barack Obama said of lobbyists, “They won’t work in my White House.” He later amended that pledge to simply, “They are not going to domin …"

"… later amended that pledge to simply, “They are not going to dominate my White House.”So, how does that translate now that positions are actually being fille …"

"… ent of Justice Antitrust Division head Christine Varney.Not dominating his White House, but the numbers are growing. Stay tuned: we’ll be keeping our eyes on t …"

Public financing system’s 150 million death knells

By Josh Israel

Barack Obama’s stunning fundraising total for September leaves little doubt that the public financing system he eschewed is now in serious p

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"… y $1) to go into the public funding pot. From 1976 to 1996, most serious White House hopefuls accepted both the primary matching funds and the general election …"

No sleepovers in Palin’s governor’s mansion?

By Josh Israel

The office of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has effectively denied a Center request for a list of her overnight guests at the governor’s mansi

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"… sers. In 1997 John McCain criticized Clinton for the number of overnight White House stays by donors, telling CNN: “Look, we never put up a for-rent sign …"

Big polluters freed from environmental oversight by stimulus

By Kristen Lombardi and John Solomon

In the name of job creation and clean energy, the Obama administration has doled out billions of dollars in stimulus money to some of the na

Excerpts from this story referencing "Praxair":

"… e first phase of a stimulus project. Under the grant, industrial gas maker Praxair has led an experiment to capture carbon emissions from the refining proces …"

"… warming. In October 2009, the Energy Department awarded $1.5 million to Praxair for preliminary planning and data collection. The company, which was to co …"

"… for what would become a demonstration site for carbon capture. It granted Praxair the NEPA exemption in November 2009 for the project’s first phase, l …"

"… quired if the project proceeded to a second phase. In its questionnaire, Praxair estimates its early work would produce 10,000 pounds of non-hazardous &ldq …"

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