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Health Care Industry Operates Shadow Congress of Lobbyists
Sunlight Foundation By Paul Blumenthal on 07/06/09 @ 11:20 am | 0 Comments Tags: Billy Tauzin, Congress, health care, Lobbying, Lobbyist, Lobbyists, Max Baucus, Revolving Door, Senate Finance Committee The Washington Post reports today that the health care industry, in its attempt to influence the debate over health care reform, has hired at least 350 […]
MoreSenate Turns Aside New Attempt to Scrutinize Fed
REUTERS Mon Jul 6, 2009 5:59pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve, facing growing pressure as it tries to heal the ailing economy, dodged a bullet on Monday when the U.S. Senate cast aside a new effort to increase scrutiny of the central bank. On procedural grounds, the Senate blocked a bid to […]
MoreGeneral Barry McCaffrey Exposed For The Ultimate Spineless Shill That He Is
THE NEW YORK TIMES November 30, 2008 One Man’s Military-Industrial-Media Complex By DAVID BARSTOW In the spring of 2007 a tiny military contractor with a slender track record went shopping for a precious Beltway commodity. The company, Defense Solutions, sought the services of a retired general with national stature, someone who could open doors at […]
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