Green bundler with the golden touch

By Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk

Investor Steve Westly straddles the worlds of venture capital, presidential fundraising and government advising

Excerpts from this story referencing "Amyris Biotechnologies":

"… nt loans, grants and stimulus money: Tesla Motors, RecycleBank, EdeniQ and Amyris Biotechnologies. Two of those firms, Tesla and Amyris, went public with stock offerings in …"

"… elping to advise and set direction,” said Kinkead Reiling, co-founder of Amyris Biotechnologies, which landed a $25 million Energy Department stimulus grant in 2009.The W …"

"… o said the link with long-established Logos was important.That same month, Amyris Biotechnologies landed $25 million in stimulus money that will help the company convert si …"

The Clinton top 100: Where are they now?

By M. Asif Ismail

WASHINGTON, March 31, 2003 — Two years after they left the federal government and one year after a ban that limited their lobbying activitie

Excerpts from this story referencing "Los Angeles":

"… 2000 race has been drawing salaries from the private sector. He joined the Los Angeles-based financial service holding firm Metropolitan West Financial in Novemb …"

"… tial elections, is a visiting professor at the University of California in Los Angeles, Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., and Middle Tennessee State Universit …"

Investigation, audit reveal past mismanagement by Gore's campaign manager

By Bill Hogan

WASHINGTON, October 2, 1999 — On May 11, praising "his leadership skills and strategic vision," Vice President Al Gore named Tony Coelho gen

Excerpts from this story referencing "special assistant":

"… the Inspector General’s report says – as Hatfield’s $2,500-a-month special assistant. (Had she been hired as an employee rather than as yet another independent …"

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Advisors of influence: Nine members of the Defense Policy Board have ties to defense contractors

By André Verlöy and Daniel Politi

Data by Aron Pilhofer WASHINGTON, March 28, 2003 — Of the 30 members of the Defense Policy Board, the government-appointed group that advis

Excerpts from this story referencing "special assistant":

"… and the only one to lobby for defense companies. Williams, who served as a special assistant for policy matters to Defense Secretary Rumsfeld after having been in a si …"

"… nternational organizations and law.Chris WilliamsWilliams, who served as a special assistant for policy matters to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld after having been …"

Capitol Hill stem-cell backers received health industry dollars

By M. Asif Ismail and Christine Morente

WASHINGTON, August 30, 2001 — U.S. representatives and senators who strongly pushed for federally subsidized embryonic stem cell research ha

Excerpts from this story referencing "special assistant":

"… t person on health policy, Anne Phelps, is a former aide to Frist. Phelps, special assistant to the president for domestic policy (health), also worked on the Human Ge …"

Obama rewards big bundlers with jobs, commissions, stimulus money, government contracts, and more

Obama administration has rewarded "bundlers" with jobs, appointments, government contracts

Excerpts from this story referencing "special assistant":

"… bundler visits.The bundlers often arrived to see David C. Jacobson, then a special assistant for presidential personnel in the White House. The Chicago lawyer, himself …"

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FACT CHECK: Misleading information about White House salaries goes viral

By FactCheck.Org

FACT CHECK: Email campaign distorts White House salaries

Excerpts from this story referencing "special assistant":

"… ciate director of communications for economics in 2010. He was promoted to special assistant to the president for economic policy in 2011, with his annual salary incre …"

"… at the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University.Salaries for other "special assistant to the president" titles showed that $130,500 per year has been the standa …"

Koch's low profile belies political power

By Kevin Bogardus

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

Excerpts from this story referencing "special assistant":

"… environmental enforcement and at the Environmental Protection Agency as a special assistant for legal and enforcement counsel. …"

A pipeline of influence

By Kevin Bogardus

Even before he became VP, Dick Cheney and Bush fundraisers were crafting national energy policy

Excerpts from this story referencing "special assistant":

"… e financial disclosure statements from its members.Stuart Gilman, a former special assistant to the Director of the Office of Government Ethics during the mid-1990s, t …"

Superfund progress drops off under Bush

By Joaquin Sapien and Richard Mullins

Focus on tougher sites blamed for decline in cleanups, but critics point to less funding and closer ties to industry

Excerpts from this story referencing "special assistant":

"… pensive," said Kevin Matthews, who worked on Superfund program issues as a special assistant to Clinton's EPA administrator, Carol Browner. "That is a nice sound bite, …"

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