States are battleground in drive to regulate lawsuit funding

By Ben Hallman and Caitlin Ginley

The latest story in the Center's "Betting on Justice" series about the fast-growing litigation finance industry looks at lobbying efforts in

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"… s not require the disclosure of money spent on lobbying. Gary Chodes, the head of Oasis Legal Finance, told the Center that he went to Ohio to win the su …"

"… there are signs that the lenders and their allies may face a tougher road ahead in pursuing their legislative agenda. The New York State Senate passed the …"

Push for safety oversight of electronic medical records is moving at a crawl

By Emma Schwartz

Nearly two years after the Obama administration announced plans to spend $40 billion to help doctors and hospitals adopt electronic medical

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"… e electronic world was safer than the paper world,” said Blumenthal, who heads the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coo …"

"… nvolving health information technology since January 2008, Jeffery Shuren, head of the agency’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, told the com …"

A most favored corporation: Enron prevailed in federal, state lobbying efforts 49 times

By M. Asif Ismail

WASHINGTON, January 6, 2003 — Enron Corp., which ran a formidable lobbying machine in Washington and state capitals, gained favorable treatm

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"… and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the Nixon administration, headed the new company, which struggled with a huge debt load in the tightly re …"

"… ommended by the Enron chief.Earlier, Lay had lobbied Bush to make Wood the head of the Texas Public Utility Commission. And Wood, a former oil man, suppor …"

"… y’s energy landscape, the 1992 Energy Policy Act and the Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act of 1989. Enron profited from the enactment of both laws.In a …"

"… turalgas price controlPresidentGeorge H.W. Bush signed the Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act in 1989,removing some key regulatory barriers, including the …"

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Enron top brass accused of dumping stock were big political donors

By John Dunbar, Robert Moore and MaryJo Sylwester

WASHINGTON, January 9, 2002 — Twenty-four top executives and board members at Enron Corp. contributed nearly $800,000 to national political

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"… to the Republican National Committee and $25,000 to a leadership committee headed by then-Senator and now Attorney General John Ashcroft.Lay, a one-time e …"

"… d a stable of lobbyists and consultants such as former Christian Coalition head Ralph Reed, one-time Energy Regulatory Commission Chairwoman Elizabeth “ …"

Special Report: White House refuses to release list of Gore's sleepover guests

By Nathaniel Heller

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2000 — Vice President Al Gore's office has been stonewalling requests to provide a list of persons who have been overni

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"… y’s computer system. It was eventually found on June 26. On July 12, the head of the Navy’s FOIA branch, Doris Lama, told the Center that while the Na …"

Bush, Gore recount forces can raise unlimited cash without disclosure to public

By Josey Ballenger

WASHINGTON, November 16, 2000 — As the Republican and Democratic parties have frantically sought private money since Election Day to fund th

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"… arty campaign contributor. The diet-planning franchise and food company is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Fla., one of the nerve centers of the electio …"

"… ber of the O.J. Simpson criminal trial defense team; David Boies, who spearheaded the antitrust case against Microsoft for the Justice Department and more …"

"… eputy attorney general under President George Bush; Theodore Olson, former head of the White House Office of Legal Counsel under President Reagan; Bush ca …"

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Commentary: New GOP chairman Marc Racicot mixes politics and profits

By Charles Lewis

WASHINGTON, December 20, 2001 — President Bush's recent decision to name an active, registered lobbyist to head the Republican National Comm

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"… President Bush's recent decision to name an active, registered lobbyist to head the Republican National Committee is a stunning metaphor about how power, …"

"… . He solicited government contracts for both his law firm and a company he headed, while heading the party.Because of the Brown controversy, when Washingt …"

"… government contracts for both his law firm and a company he headed, while heading the party.Because of the Brown controversy, when Washington lobbyist Ha …"

"… een the people and government. I thus believe it fully appropriate for the head of a national party to secure a meeting for a supporter with an administra …"

Club 100: Over 100 Americans gave more than $100,000 to state political parties

By Robert Moore

WASHINGTON, November 21, 2002 — Political party organizations will never do business quite the same way again. ...

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"… n California, Michigan and Montana.30. J. C. Huizenga – $179,035Huizenga heads Huizenga Industries, along with a securities firm, West Michigan Equities …"

"… ears, Milton and his wife Carroll supported various GOP candidates. Petrie headed the Petrie Stores, which include Marianne’s and Stuart’s, and contri …"

"… who donated over $600,000 to the Democratic Party recently. He is also the head of Peter Buttenweiser & Associates in Philadelphia. A vocal proponent …"

"… Kelly Services, Inc., an international provider of staffing services, with headquarters in Troy, Michigan. Prior to that, he worked for Standard Oil in Ne …"

Big GOP contributor advised administration's energy task force

By Robert Moore

WASHINGTON, January 31, 2002 — When a generous patron of President Bush and the Republican Party sought political backing for his company's

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"… dollar Alaskan pipeline project, he turned to Vice President Dick Cheney, head of the administration's energy policy task force, known formally as the Na …"

"… l drafted by the task force. U.S. Comptroller General David M. Walker, the head of the GAO, announced that he will file a lawsuit to force the administrat …"

"… gas subsidiary for more than a decade until he left the company in 1999 to head up Arctic Resources, a private partnership seeking to build natural gas pi …"

"… et with unidentified Enron representatives. Two days later, Kenneth Karas, head of the Enron Wind Corp. subsidiary, chipped in $5,000 to the National Repu …"

Enron's deregulation fight

By M. Asif Ismail

WASHINGTON, January 6, 2003 — Efforts to deregulate the nation's electricity market began with the 1978 Public Utility Regulatory Policies A

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"… so did Tom Rutherford, a former New Mexican state senator. Max Yzaguirre, head of Texas Public Utility Commission, once worked for Enron.At the height of …"

"… upply electricity to Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York. The man who spearheaded the Enron’s lobbying campaign was Thomas L. White, who later became th …"

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