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‘I’m About to Earmark This Cake for My Mouth’

There are 12,200 registered lobbyists in Washington, D.C. right now. And they earn $3.3 billion each year influencing Congress – mostly by talking. Our friends at SofaPundit.com captured some of the s#@* these influence-peddlers say while influencing your government for... read full article »

Occupiers Protest in Support of Libertarian Think Tank

Today, United Republic and Republic Report were joined by a passionate group of activists outside Koch Industries’ downtown Washington lobbying headquarters to criticize the petrochemical billionaire Koch brothers’ attempt to take over the Cato Institute.... read full article »

Super PAC Slow Jam

"Aww yeah, sounds like the president goes both ways on this issue. I ain't mad. There ain't nothing wrong with a campaign getting an insertion of backdoor cash. But be careful. When corporations pay for favors they expect you to... read full article »

The Oscar for Political Corruption in a Film Goes to…

It's Hollywood's biggest weekend and Republic Report wanted to pay tribute to the movies that best showcase the everyday corruption plaguing Washington, D.C. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Eddie Murphy, James Stewart, Jack Nicholson, Robert Redford, and more.... read full article »

Rally Asks Supreme Court to Reconsider Citizens United

Today, an especially sunny and warm day in Washington, D.C., citizens rallied on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to let the court know that it's time to overturn its 2010 Citizens United decision, which opened the door for... read full article »

Late Night TV Talks Campaign Finance

You know campaign finance reform is a hot topic when it’s featured on two different late night shows on one day.... read full article »

It’s Like How Lincoln Won the Civil War By Buying a Bunch of Slaves

Comedy Central fake news host Stephen Colbert’s best contribution to the Election 2012 coverage so far has been his hilarious and incredibly illuminating takedown of the super PAC: Colbert has started a super PAC, employed a former Federal Elections Commission... read full article »

The Beer Summit: What Do Tea Partiers and Occupiers Agree On?

What happens when you get a bunch of Tea Partiers and Occupiers together for some beers? They agree on things! Well, at least, that’s what happened when a group of liberal and conservative activists got together at last week’s Conservative Political... read full article »

A Big Money Valentine

Wall Street once loved Obama. In 2008, the financial services industry, including big banks like Goldman Sachs, showered him with campaign contributions. This year, they’re not so in love with the president’s policies and rhetoric toward Wall Street and are... read full article »

Jack Abramoff Faces Reporters

Jack Abramoff, a new member of the team at United Republic, visited the liberal advocacy group Public Citizen yesterday and fielded questions from reporters. Abramoff was convicted on charges of fraud, corruption, and conspiracy in 2006. Since his release from... read full article »

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