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Another Reason Not To Pass SOPA/PROTECT-IP: Citigroup Lawyers Now Using...
I really can’t understand why any progressive would support PROTECT-IP/SOPA, the sprawling Internet censorship bill advancing quickly through Congress. Here’s another reason the proposed law, which...
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Rick Perry Viciously Assaulted Christmas In 2003
Rick Perry’s ‘Christians are victims’ ad, the one he released a few days ago in which he said, “I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m a Christian, but you don’t need to be in the pew every Sunday to know...
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Glenn Ivey’s History As A Corporate Lobbyist, Ties To Jack Abramoff And...
Glenn Ivey is currently a partner at Venable, a corporate lobbying/law firm. Above, a screenshot from the website.A band of loud OccupyDC protesters held one of its largest actions yet against the...
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Larry Lessig On The Daily Show
Larry LessigLarry Lessig appeared on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night to promote his book and talk about the problem of money in politics. It was a good talk, and for fans of Lessig, it was...
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Glenn Ivey’s Law Firm Fighting President Obama’s New Lobbying Rules
Glenn Ivey is currently a partner at Venable, a corporate lobbying/law firm. Above, a screenshot from the website.Lobbyists rule DC, and one of the ways they do it is by offering an array of free food,...
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Gingrich, The Christian Right, And How An Extramarital Affair Became A...
Newt GingrichThe Beltway media tells itself that Newt Gingrich can’t possibly appeal to the GOP base, a group dominated by Christian conservatives, because of his history of cheating on his former...
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Obama Will Face A Third Party Challenge Financed With Secret Hedge Fund Cash....
Americans Elect leader Doug SchoenAs we all focus our attention to President Obama’s reelection chances and the GOP nomination circus, a quiet challenge that threatens to completely shake up the 2012...
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On Private Call, Newt Gingrich Said His Paying Clients Could Help Craft His...
Newt Gingrich poses with the Power Rangers at a press conferenceOn Friday night, Salon published a piece I wrote about a few webcasts hosted by Newt Gingrich, his for-profit quasi-lobbying firm, and...
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Congresswoman Judy Chu: Will She Sacrifice Her Future Political Career Over...
Congresswoman Judy Chu Lobbyists from the copyright industry, from Hollywood to big software and big media corporations, along with some small-minded unions, are preparing to make a final push for...
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Romney’s Father Released 12 Years Of Tax Returns; Revealed That He ‘Seldom’...
The New York Times has a swell editorial this morning reminding the public that George Romney, father of Mitt Romney, led the way in transparency in 1968 by offering not one but twelve years of tax...
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