Winning contractors

U.S. contractors reap the windfalls of post-war reconstruction

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"… the contractors. Nearly 60 percent of the companies had employees or board members who either served in or had close ties to the executive branch for Republ …"

"… joined SAIC after retiring as an Army general in 1996. Bobby Ray Inman, a board member until October 2003, is a retired U.S. Navy admiral who once directed the N …"

"… deferred compensation from the company. Bechtel's ranks of executives and board members include former Secretary of State George Shultz, former State Department …"

Low rates, needed repairs lure 'big water' to Uncle Sam's plumbing

By Erika Hobbs

Low rates, needed repairs lure 'big water' to Uncle Sam's plumbing

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"… 002 after several council members abruptly withdrew support. Two of the 13 board members whose terms expired in October — and who voted against the measure — …"

FDA staff travels on drug industry dollars

By Alexander Cohen

Groups tied to FDA-regulated industry paying for agency officials' trips

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"… ore than $1.3 million to fly and host agency employees. Eleven drug safety board members were among the travelers sponsored by those groups. They took 55 trips co …"

"… kirting FDA travel sponsorship prohibitions.Each of the five groups boasts board members with ties to medical and pharmaceutical-related firms, including current …"

"… the FDA's Office of New Drug Chemistry, now works for Pfizer. Hoiberg is a board member of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, a group that …"

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Darrell Issa's tangled business and congressional interests

By Jeremy Borden

Do Darrell Issa's personal and congressional interests intersect?

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"… nd Furious reported extensively by iWatch News.Issa maintains a stake as a board member in DEI, an electronics company that is related to Sirius Radio. The Times …"

Public service, personal gain

Legislators hold private financial interests in laws

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"… tried to give greater power to a pharmacy association that counts him as a board member.States' power on the risePresident Ronald Reagan 20 years ago launched wha …"

Koch's low profile belies political power

By Kevin Bogardus

Private oil company does both business and politics with the shades drawn

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"… public interest comments filed by the group.John Graham, once an advisory board member of the Mercatus Center, is now a senior OMB official. His office has been …"

"… Koch.Reagan Office of Management and Budget Director James Miller became a board member of CSE in 1988. Wayne Gable, who replaced Fink as CSE President in 1989, i …"

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Radiation panel fairness questioned

Ailing Cold War veterans say compensation program biased

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"… ears regularly from angry claimants who have been denied benefits. Several board members interviewed by the Center said that they bend over backwards to make clai …"

"… ld have been. Those were all decisions made by the administration."Several board members told the Center that the panel has never been stacked against claimants." …"

"… . The worker is being treated more than fairly."Critics say, however, that board members like Munn, who spent their careers supporting the weapons production effo …"

"… n five years, with no signal that their terms will end.In August 2006, two board members perceived by some to be less sympathetic to claimants — Munn and Dr. Ro …"

Traveling on the Abramoff plan

By Steve Henn

Dozens of members of Congress have accepted trips from non-profits with registered lobbyists on their boards

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"… name from the section of the tax code under which they are authorized. As board members, these lobbyists can help set policies for the groups and are privy to in …"

"… ed, along with more than 100 corporate representatives, according to Ripon board members. That same year the Ripon Educational Fund spent just $10,000 underwritin …"

"… f the trip's sponsor from the lobbyist to the non-profit group.As a former board member of the Ripon Educational Fund and the current president of the Ripon Socie …"

"… an. 2000 and mid-2004. This analysis was done on the most current lists of board members the Center could obtain.Among the findings:At least 850 trips with a tota …"

The FCC's strange non-profit

FCC Chairman Michael Powell runs venture capital firm that claims it's private

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"… rries about a conflict of interest, even though Powell can appoint all the board members and the companies being invested in are all in the communications busines …"

Nice work if you can get it

By John Dunbar

Political patronage rules in state utility commissions

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"… he public in regulated utility matters.Better paid than manyPublic utility board members are paid well by most standards. The nationwide average salary is $92,561 …"

"… ttom on the annual salary list is Delaware, where the job is part-time and board members earn $30,000. One rung up is Louisiana, where commissioners are elected t …"

"… mostly related to travel.South Carolina's disclosure law requires utility board members to report free meals and travel paid for by industry. Three commissioners …"

"… s board — paid at least $6,500 for trips for the nation's public utility board members in 2004. Among the organizations that paid for trips and food were the Am …"

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