Democratic representative Betty Sutton recently used a prominent lobbyists’ home for a fundraiser
TheDC Morning: Social Security insolvency will be resolved in years-long cage fight - TheDC
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TheDC Morning: Sanitation workers neglected snowpocalypse to protest Mayor Bloomberg - TheDC
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Abramoff concludes stint at kosher pizzeria - AP
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Abramoff was released from federal prison on June 8 and began his stint at Tov Pizza in northwest Baltimore during his required home confinement
The pro-earmark fantasy argument
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Supporters of earmarks fail to account for the lobbying costs incurred by municipal governments in their pursuit of earmarks.
The growing criminalization of American politics
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Former Congressman John Doolittle explains how the feds stretched criminal statutes and deceived a jury in order to convict an innocent man.
Is peer-to-peer lobbying the future of politics?
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Our political system has too many middlemen. Peer-to-peer lobbying would eliminate those middlemen.
Why lobbyists are here to stay regardless of how you vote
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Voters should ignore simplistic attacks on lobbyists, who are clearly here to stay.
Democrats in tight races cut corners on ethics pledges - TheDC
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Rep. Barney Frank and Rep. Zack Space break ethics pledges they made regarding whom they’ll accept money from
How to really depress Chuck Todd: truly sad lobbying situations
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The Haiti lobbying effort isn’t the best example of a “sad” lobbying situation.
Why Lady Gaga and Stephen Colbert's lobbying efforts failed
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Effective celebrity lobbyists both attract attention to an issue and adopt a clear lobbying approach.
7 things to know about GOP's 'Pledge' - TheDC
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Lots of Tea Party nods, no Paul Ryan, and a watered-down Declaration
Pelosi's Office of Congressional Ethics a hindrance to ethical reform - TheDC
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Nancy Pelosi’s pet ethics initiative, the OCE, got off to an inauspicious start and has left enemies simmering
AUDIO: Dem pleads for cash - Big Government
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Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton implores lobbyist for campaign money to meet Pelosi-imposed deadline
Obama's green industrial complex - TheDC
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Silicon Valley firm Kleiner Perkins and the crony capitalism behind the government’s investments in green businesses
Free Press pushes back but fails to address transparency issues - TheDC
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The pro-net neutrality nonprofit has repeatedly criticized the FCC for their dealings with the telecommunications industry
The secret of Aaron Schock's success - TheDC
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Intensely focused on achievement from a very young age, Schock, 29, has been on the fast track to success since the fifth grade
Lobbyists call bluff on 'Daschle exemption' - Politico
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The American League of Lobbyists and Sunlight Foundation are hoping to change the law to require more of Washington’s influence class to register as lobbyists
