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OpenSecrets | Watchdog Groups Detail Political Campaign Contributions in Ways Never Before Documente
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WASHINGTON – Thousands of U.S. companies and special interest groups attempt to influence government through campaign donations in ways never before documented, a joint project by two of the nation’s ...

OpenSecrets | Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, a Favorite of Wall Street, Leads Regulatory Ref
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Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.)Position: Chris Dodd is a native of Connecticut and the state's longest-serving U.S. senator, at nearly 30 years. His father, Thomas Dodd, also represented Connecticut for more than a decade as a Democratic senator, from 1959 to 1971. ...

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Your daily dose of news and tidbits from the world of money in politics:HOUSE WRITES RX FOR DOCTORS: Doctors face a 21 percent cut to their Medicare reimbursement rates in January and the U.S. House of ...

OpenSecrets | Republican Senator Robert Bennett Seeks to Permanently Sunset TARP Program - Capital E
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Sen. Robert Bennett (R-Utah)Position: Born in Salt Lake City in 1933, Robert "Bob" Bennett hails from a well-connected Utah family. He is the grandson of the seventh president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the son of a former four-term U.S. ...

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The Center for Responsive Politics is committed to promoting government accountability and making information on political influence on elections and policy accessible and meaningful. We are an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization. CRP does not advocate for specific legislation or regula...

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Your daily dose of news and tidbits from the world of money in politics: PALIN'S BOOK TOUR DE FORCE: Folks in Michigan waited in line for hours to see former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on tour for her new book, Going Rogue. ...

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OpenSecrets | Finance and Credit Companies Lobby Lawmakers As Congress Moves to Aggressively Regulat
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The U.S. economy faltered after the subprime mortgage meltdown, but these investments weren't the only obligations that many consumers defaulted on. Credit card companies, private student loan providers ...

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Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.)Position: Although Bachus isn't new to the House Financial Services Committee, he's relatively new to the committee's ranking member position, which he assumed in 2007. Bachus competed with Rep. ...

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Your daily dose of news and tidbits from the world of money in politics:WILL THEY OR WON'T THEY: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) revealed his version of a health-care reform package last night, hoping to win over three moderate Democrats who are on the fence -- Sens. ...






















