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Who Does Bahrain Pay to Make It Look Good?

The Arab Spring has been good business for lobby shops in Washington. Despotic regimes have long sought to improve their reputations abroad, especially in the United States. Bahrain, like many of its neighbors in the Middle East, has seen its... read full article »

Regulators Get Schooled by Lobbyists

Despite federal investigations finding them to be corrupt, the $30 billion a year for-profit school industry used a “lobbying blitz” to water down regulations that would have reined in their predatory practices. As the New York Times describes: They found... read full article »

So What Exactly Is a Lobbyist?

Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has a long resume – Speaker of the House, college history professor, and … lobbyist? ... read full article »

Notorious Former Lobbyist on Colbert Report

Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who served three and a half years in jail for his unethical behavior, appeared on The Colbert Report last night to discuss his new book and his time as a Washington lobbyist. Meanwhile, earlier this week... read full article »

Senator Introduces ‘Saving American Democracy’ Amendment

On Thursday, Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont, proposed a Constitutional amendment that would exclude corporations from unlimited spending on political campaigns.... read full article »

20 Senate Democrats Headline Fundraiser to Attract Lobbyist Dollars

Politico reports that Senate Democrats are holding a fundraiser next week to attract donations to their new super PAC from lobbyists and their corporate clients. ... read full article »

Spending Millions to Fatten Up Kids

Even in the wake of last month’s “pizza is a vegetable” controversy, food and media companies are still spending big bucks to fight government guidelines meant to combat rising childhood obesity.... read full article »

Quote of the Week

K Street is the place to be if you’re going to stop the moneybags who are corrupting our government!... read full article »

Want Tax Breaks? Pay a Lobbyist

Some Fortune 100 companies hate paying taxes so much that they will pay to lobby against them. And it works. According to the Sunlight Foundation, the ten Fortune 100 companies that lobbied the most on tax issues paid an average... read full article »

Stat of the Week: Who’s Spent the Most Dough on a Presidential Campaign?

Billionaire hedge-fund founder George Soros spent $24 million to defeat George W. Bush in 2004, the record amount ever spent by a single donor on a campaign.... read full article »

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