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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 11.03.10 05:51 UTC

Altmire needs to get off the fence

It's time to support the best health care reform we're going to get

President   lobbyist   health insurance crisis  Barack Obama  Jason Altmire  House of Representatives  +4 more

WashingtonPost Politics, 11.03.10 05:00 UTC

Patton Boggs is in negotiations to purchase the Breaux-Lott Leadership Group

Washington's biggest lobbying firm is on the verge of getting even bigger. Patton Boggs LLP, which rang up nearly $40 million in lobbying last year, is in negotiations to purchase the Breaux-Lott ...

Washington  lobbyist   President   new social secretary  President Obama's new social secretary  chairman   +25 more

Seattle Times, 10.03.10 10:31 UTC

Texas ed board set to take 1st vote since primary

Texas' state education board, rocked by primary elections that may push the influential panel's far-right leanings toward the center, is set to take its first vote on a new social studies curriculum that could reverberate in classrooms nationwide.

lobbyist   board chairman   Texas  Don McLeroy  Republican Party 

Seattle Times, 10.03.10 05:13 UTC

Businesses to fight health bill with huge ad campaign

A coalition of organizations led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce plans to spend as much as $1 million a day on advertisements designed to pressure lawmakers to vote "no" on health-care legislation.

Bruce Josten  United States  health-insurance industry lobby  America's Health Insurance Plans  top lobbyist   President   +7 more

WashingtonPost Business, 10.03.10 03:17 UTC

House Democrats seek to limit earmarks to show commitment to ethics

Seeking to reclaim the reform mantle amid a series of scandals, House Democratic leaders are advocating a move that would shake up the multibillion-dollar practice of awarding no-bid contracts known ...

California  Maryland  New York  Roll Call  Roll Call Group  House Speaker   +10 more

WashingtonPost Politics, 10.03.10 01:16 UTC

House Democrats seek to limit earmarks to show commitment to ethics

Seeking to reclaim the reform mantle amid a series of scandals, House Democratic leaders are advocating a move that would shake up the multibillion-dollar practice of awarding no-bid contracts known ...

Congress  Department of Justice  USD  Pentagon  Steny H. Hoyer  Charles B. Rangel  +10 more

Huffington Post, 09.03.10 21:43 UTC

Ademola Bello: Democracy in Crisis: How China And IMF Crowned Eduardo Dos Santos As The King of Angola

According to the 2009 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions index table, Angola is ranked number 162, one of the most brazenly corrupt countries in the world, tied with Venezuela and ...

Interestingly  Brazzaville  Bissau  Kyrgystan  Beijing  comatose democracy  +42 more

Seattle Times, 09.03.10 20:35 UTC

Business groups launch ad against health care bill

Major business groups Tuesday announced a multimillion-dollar ad campaign to stop President Barack Obama's health care overhaul as it approaches a make-or-break vote in the House.

top lobbyist   lobbyist   President   health insurance  health insurance market  Barack Obama  +3 more

Los Angeles Times, 09.03.10 03:58 UTC

Automatic 'yes' votes allow time for back-room dealing at City Hall

Thanks to voting software, City Council members can hold meetings, give interviews, even grab a smoke while deciding the day's issues.

City Hall Los Angeles City Council  Janice Hahn  Richard Alarcon  Tony Cardenas  Antonio Villaraigosa  City Hall Los Angeles City Council  +15 more

Huffington Post, 08.03.10 17:14 UTC

Khanh Ho: What's Really Wrong With Our Politicians

It has become a recent, lamentable fact of American civic culture that some of our finest public officials find themselves, like many of their constituents, contemplating the jobless rolls. This turn ...

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