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In a speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) accused the White House and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of catering to the lobbyists of the now-bankrupt wireless company LightSquared and of stonewalling his investigation into the case. (more)

An analysis of the most recent visitor logs released by the White House shows frequent visits by lobbyists attending meetings and social events at the White House complex, The Washington Post reports. (more)

An animal rights group that includes some doctors, concerned with the weight of the nation, is taking its fight to the White House. (more)

The Obama administration is plenty content with legalized abortion and funding abortions with taxpayer funds, but when it comes to Americans visiting the White House, they must register their unborn children when they check in at the front door. (more)

Which universities produce the most “revolving door lobbyists” in 2011? Four of the top five are inside the Washington Beltway, including Georgetown University, George Washington University, American University and Catholic University of America, the Center for Responsive Politics found.
Surprised? It seems location matters more than college ranking. The top school Georgetown produced 187 lobbyists in 2011, and George Washington produced 151 lobbyists. (more)

The food and beverage industry has already donated over $7.9 million to federal candidates, parties and outside political groups during the 2012 election cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, demonstrating its power and influence in Washington. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House ignored Obama administration objections Thursday and approved legislation aimed at helping stop electronic attacks on critical U.S. infrastructure and private companies. (more)

Following public outcry over a House cyber-intelligence bill’s implications for civil liberties, the White House issued a veto threat Wednesday in anticipation that the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) might end up on President Obama’s desk.  (more)

White House spokesman Jay Carney carefully tried to swat down questions today about whether White House’s employees joined the Secret Service’s servicing by Colombian prostitutes. (more)

Tax Day, your favorite day of the year, is almost here. As workers across the country prepare their yearly tax returns, the White House released the 2011 income tax receipt this week to see where your money going when you give it to the black hole known as the federal budget. (more)

On Thursday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist and conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer criticized the White House after announcing it would be holding a “National Women’s Issues Conference” on April 27-28 in Washington, D.C. (more)

The Department of Energy knew the risks of giving a loan guarantee to failed green energy company Solyndra, according to a former FBI agent hired to examine the company’s books. (more)

SANFORD, Fla. — President Barack Obama on Friday urged law enforcement officials probing the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin — at all levels, up through the federal government — to conduct a thorough investigation. (more)

Documents obtained by Judicial Watch, a public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, show that the Obama White House played a role in the controversial firing of former U.S. Department of Agriculture employee Shirley Sherrod. The administration had previously denied any involvement in her resignation. (more)

The Council on American Islamic Relations is calling for an investigation into the use of White House funds for the New York Police Department’s surveillance of local Muslim communities. (more)

The Associated Press has confirmed the use of White House funds by the New York Police Department in the surveillance of Muslim American neighborhoods. The funds were part of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program (HIDTA), an effort to assist local law enforcement in combating drug crimes. It and is overseen by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. (more)

The White House’s 36 tax-delinquents put President Barack Obama’s personal office in the top tier of IRS deadbeats.  (more)

President Barack Obama’s top 350 bundlers in the upcoming 2012 election have already snagged 68 high-status jobs in the administration, and 250 have landed resume-boosting invites to White House events, according to a study released Thursday by a left-of-center media foundation. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is suggesting GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney should release his tax returns, saying it’s “established tradition” for presidential candidates to do so. (more)

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow is the president’s favorite media hack, judging from official White House visitors log records. (more)