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Lone Star lobbyist launches hybrid super PAC
A well-connected Texas lobbyist is the nation's newest hybrid super PAC treasurer.Randy Cubriel, an attorney who practices law in both North Carolina and Texas, where he is also a registered lobbyist,...
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Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act headed for President's signature
The House of Representatives passed federal legislation aimed at combating campus sexual violence on Thursday, including it in a bipartisan renewal of the Violence Against Women Act following months of...
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Super PAC caters to Catholics
Catholics have no pope. But American Catholics still have their own super PAC.While the powerful U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops serves as the main public policy arm of the Catholic hierachy, a...
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Pentagon criticizes F35 contractors but hands over the dough
With a clock ticking down to zero hour on the budget sequester this past week, the big contractors building the Pentagon’s over-budget, under-performing, and designed-on-the-fly F-35 Joint Strike...
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Colbert Busch brings fundraising show to D.C.
Congressional candidate Elizabeth Colbert Busch — she of the same parentage as comedian Stephen Colbert — is trekking to Capitol Hill next week for a campaign fundraiser featuring top Democrats,...
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Detroit faces ‘emergency’ takeover despite voter disapproval
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced Friday that he will likely appoint an emergency financial manager in an effort to solve Detroit’s decades-long financial woes.A state-appointed review board declared...
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Pentagon criticizes F-35 contractors but hands over the dough
With a clock ticking down to zero hour on the budget sequester this past week, the big contractors building the Pentagon’s over-budget, under-performing, and designed-on-the-fly F-35 Joint Strike...
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OPINION: Congress, lies and statistics
One of the reasons Americans are still confused about the Affordable Care Act is the ongoing misrepresentation of the law by members of Congress who voted against it. This obfuscation isn’t confined...
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US Airways strengthens lobbying force
US Airways — in the midst of mergerproceedings with American Airlines — is blostering its already robust lobbying force with a pair of new government relations firms, documentsfiled with the U.S....
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Controversy over cops in schools flares anew
In post-Newtown America, those with power say they must act to prevent another massacre of innocents.The Obama administration wants stiffer gun control, and $150 million to help schools hire up to...
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Joe Pitts takes genteel route to political riches
Hunting animals at outdoorsy fundraisers earns politicians big bucks these days, as duck, geese, quail, dove, turkey, pheasant, alligator and antelope have all died in the name of helping re-elect both...
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Florida Senate passes sweeping ethics reform package
The Republican-controlled Florida Senate unanimously passed a landmark ethics reform package on Tuesday, the first day of the legislative session, setting the stage for what could be the first major...
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Data transparency advocates register lobbyist
An upstart data transparency group run by a former congressional counsel has registered its first lobbyist, new U.S. Senate filings show.Hudson Hollister, a Republican who until last year served as...
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University of Alabama plays politics as well as football
Until the "snowquester" winter storm hit Washington, D.C., President Barack Obama was scheduled to honor the University of Alabama's championship football team at the White House today.While Crimson...
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Weekly Watchdog: Impact plus awards
It is always gratifying when the Center for Public Integrity’s investigative projects have a major impact AND win major award recognition. That’s been happening a lot lately.Most recently, our State...
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Jeb Bush's education nonprofit rakes in cash
As former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush promotes his new book about immigration, some politicos are suggesting the notable Republican’s education reform-oriented nonprofit group is what’s truly worth watching,...
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Obama bundlers closely tied to influence industry
President Barack Obama prides himself on rejecting donations from registered lobbyists, but a newly released list of campaign fundraisers is peppered with leaders from companies and law firms that...
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Obama campaign identifies 11 new bundlers
What do actor Will Smith, UnitedHealth Group Executive Vice President Anthony Welters and Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs have in common?All were recently identified as bundlers by the Obama campaign,...
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Weekly Watchdog: Counting impact and awards
It is always gratifying when the Center for Public Integrity’s investigative projects have a major impact AND win major award recognition. That’s been happening a lot lately.Most recently, our State...
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DCCC's most vulnerable House members reaped millions in 2012
Political prognosticator Charlie Cook ranks Illinois' 17th Congressional District assolidly Democratic ahead of the 2014 midterm elections, but that's not keeping Democratic freshman Rep. Cheri Bustos...
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