Regulatory brawl over debit cards sidesteps the real fee-setters: card companies

By Amy Biegelsen

Lobbying brawl sidesteps the real fee-setters: card companies

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"… te Aid Corp. andPayless ShoeSource, Inc. Over the past decade, the Justice Departmentand mega-merchants like Wal-Mart have won concessions on grounds that Visa and …"

Blue Dogs, decimated by defeats and retirements, turn to lobbying shops

By Aaron Mehta

A third of Blue Dog congress members who left office in January are now on K Street

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"… retired after 22 years representing Tennessee’s 8th District. He is now vice chairman for Prime Policy Group, which brought in at least $2.7 million in lobbying …"

Two-party debates

By Josh Israel

On the night of September 30, 2004, few of the estimated 62.4 million viewers watching President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry squar
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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

'Drill here. Drill now.' Donate more.

By Marianne Lavelle

Las Vegas casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson upped his ante in former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's unregulated issues-advocacy group in August,

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"… f executive of the Harte-Hanks marketing firm, San Antonio; Houston Harte, vice chairman of Harte-Hanks; and Ken Langone of New York, a venture capitalist, co-foun …"

Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part five

For months, disarray was the hallmark of Vice President Al Gore's campaign. Last October 6, he moved his campaign to Nashville from Washingt

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"… hite House Council of Economic Advisers from 1993 to 1994, and served as a vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board from 1994 to 1996. Blinder teaches at Princet …"

"… late father. Gaffney, a cardiologist, is professor of medicine and senior vice chairman of the department of medicine at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Gaffn …"

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Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part one

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2000 — It is no surprise and nothing new in the land of the spin and the home of the sound bite that each and every can

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"… t Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison, which is registered with the Department of Justice to represent foreign entities. Its clients have included MCI, Viacom, the …"

Federal elections panel too swamped to check campaign finance abuses

By Marianne Holt

December 1, 1999 — The Federal Election Commission is mired in an investigation backlog and will be swamped by thousands of cases, giving it

More muscle and money for American Crossroads

By Peter H. Stone

To jumpstart fundraising, the pro-Republican American Crossroads 527 group is reaching out to powerful politicos such as ex-Sen. Phil Gramm

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"… line up other heavy hitters like Gramm to lure more donations.Gramm, now a vice chairman with investment banking giant UBS, has tentatively agreed to help, says on …"

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

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"… r Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado. He coordinated aerospace defense of the United States and Canada.Fred C. IkleIkle is a distinguished schola …"

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