Developers in the driver's seat on transportation

By Matthew Lewis

Unfocused transport policy leaves real estate industry eager to give Congress directions

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"… n interests spent more on state elections than the defense industry or the energy and natural resources industries, according to the report.But at the micro …"

Unproven for older women, digital mammography saps Medicare dollars

By Joe Eaton, Elizabeth Lucas and David Donald

High-tech, digital mammography may not be any better at detecting breast cancer in women over 65 than older film-based systems, but Medicare

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"… graphy Act of 2000, which set the fee at $155. Spencer Abraham, the former energy secretary and Republican senator from Michigan, sponsored a mirror bill to …"

Lee and Thompson join Center for Public Integrity board

Lee and Thompson join board

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"… said Executive Director William E. Buzenberg. “She has the knowledge, energy, and creativity to make a significant contribution to the Center for Publi …"

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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

Excerpts from this story referencing "energy":

"… high paying clients included tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, energy titan Southern Company and other blue-chip corporations. He was instrument …"

"… check from Jamal Daniel, an executive with Crest Investment Corp, a Texas energy and finance company, who has ties to a former affiliate of Barbour’s old …"

Chamber seeks cash from insurers, financial firms for new effort

By Peter H. Stone

Even as it plowed tens of millions of dollars into ads this year to help mostly Republicans notch Congressional victories, the U.S. Chamber

Excerpts from this story referencing "energy":

"… hamber of Commerce was initiating a new effort to raise millions more from energy, health insurance, financial services, and other firms to fund a new anti- …"

"… ears to be working: at least a handful of companies, including some in the energy sector, have opened their wallets wider in the past few months, say K Stre …"

"… least one of them has agreed to write a six-figure check, according to two energy lobbyists who requested anonymity. The new funds are being donated on top …"

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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"… at’s he’s accomplished so far and the serious challenges ahead such as energy, budget and the Middle East.Across town, Wisconsin Republican lawmakers we …"

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Pentagon scrimps on domestic abuse prevention

By Laurel Adams

Unreliable data means the Defense Department cannot pinpoint how many service members are involved in domestic violence incidents or identif

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"… illion from the U.S. Forest Service to convert woody plants and trees into energy, may have to repay some of the stimulus law grant if it cannot document ho …"

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

By Josh Israel

The Republican takeover of Congress not only apparently gives the Speaker’s gavel to John Boehner, it also elevates up to 25 senior GOP lawm

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"… use panels on appropriations, armed services, budget, education and labor, energy and commerce, financial services, homeland security, natural resources, ov …"

State of the Union address highlights issues examined by Center for Public Integrity

By Josh Israel

A series of recent Center for Public Integrity stories provide an illuminating reality check on some of the points made by President Barack

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"… hould have the fastest trains, or the new factories that manufacture clean energy products. Tomorrow, I’ll visit Tampa, Florida, where workers will soon b …"

"… ponse to billions in new rail funding.“But to create more of these clean energy jobs, we need more production, more efficiency, more incentives. And that …"

"… ls and clean coal technologies. And, yes, it means passing a comprehensive energy and climate bill with incentives that will finally make clean energy the p …"

"… nsive energy and climate bill with incentives that will finally make clean energy the profitable kind of energy in America. I am grateful to the House for p …"

Dingell vs. Waxman — are their pasts prologue?

By Josh Israel

UPDATE: The Democratic caucus voted Waxman into the chairmanship by a count of 137-122. California Democrat Henry Waxman scored an early-ro

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"… reements over the latter’s leadership on issues of, as Waxman put it, “energy, climate change, and health care.” Dingell has drawn fire from environme …"

"… tern Michigan district since 1955, is a top recipient of largesse from the energy and automobile industries. According to the Center for Responsive Politics …"

"… ponsive Politics, he received more than $300,000 in contributions from the energy industry in 2007 and 2008 alone — more than from any other sector. His a …"

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