Lobbyists

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• DeMint Proposes Constitutional Amendment Targeting Career Politicians

  
  Big Government — Authority: 798
  From the Washington Times : Charles Rangel (D-NY) was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1970. Sen. Jim DeMint says Washington politicians are like fruit on the vine: the longer they hang around, the more rotten they get. The South Carolina Republican – hearkening back to the days of the ...
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• Queensland shapes up for more reform

  
  Open and Shut — Authority: 424
  The Queensland Government Response yesterday to the public consultation about integrity and accountability includes plans for a suite of reforms that again will see that state move ahead of the rest of the field. And promptly- deadlines for action are by the end of the year or mid 2010. Here are some highlights: ...
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  Bildungblog — Authority: 154
  Warm Scuzzies #35 Donald Palmisano
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• Are we in danger of entering a new faith-inspired Dark Ages or are we witnessing conservative right-wing religions last hurrah?

  
  North Coast Voices — Authority: 139
  The media quite often throws up quotes by religious leaders on the subject of global warming and some journalists have a penchant for picking those clerics who are most likely to be firmly anti-science. So, are we in danger of entering a new faith-inspired Dark Ages or are we witnessing conservative right-wing ...
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• An inside job

  
  California Greening — Authority: 123
  It is very difficult to work on a project, especially a legislative effort, from the outside. Many hours and much more money are required to get enough people to become passionate enough about any issue to indirectly influence that legislation. It is even more difficult when the issue is California Water with a ...
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• Greenpeace Keeps Heat On Newsweek Over Climate Change Event With Oil Lobby

  
  TPMMuckraker — Authority: 782
  Newsweek is continuing to draw scrutiny for an upcoming event on global warming that the magazine plans to co-host with an oil industry lobby group. Last week, we reported that Newsweek and the American Petroleum Institute are teaming up to put on a panel discussion entitled "Climate and Energy Policy: ...
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• Did Thurber Ever Sign On As Bonners Ethics Adviser?

  
  TPMMuckraker — Authority: 782
  Did American University professor James Thurber ever sign on to act as an independent ethics adviser for astroturf lobbyist Jack Bonner, in the wake of the scandal over those forged letters to lawmakers on climate change? The two principals cant seem to agree. Thurber has now backed out of the gig, after an ad ...
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• Dear Trade Associations, Why do You Despise the Workers?

  
  Firedoglake — Authority: 769
  On Friday, a group of Trade Associations ran a full-page ad in the New York Times demonstrating their loathing for the employees of their members: Expensive new mandates on businesses will result in lost jobs, lower wages, less flexibility and higher health care costs. Let me translate that from scary talk to ...
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• How Much Are Lobbyists Paid Per Hour? By Geniusofdespair

  
  EYE ON MIAMI — Authority: 482
  Sometimes I watch Lobbyist Jeffrey Berkow (a.k.a. Bercow) sit in the Miami Dade Commission Chambers all day and wonder what he is getting paid. Now I know. Miami Beach requires that lobbyists list their hourly fee. For a 10 hour Commission meeting Berkow makes about/at least $4,200. And, can you imagine the time he ...
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• Why do so many people not want Universal Health Coverage?

  
  http://diddy.name — Authority: 165
  In my opinion the Government should be in charge of the safety and protection of it’s people and not much else. The Government shouldn’t be big and all powerful, should not be making it’s politicians rich through corruption or lobbyists. It should merely be protecting the people whether physically or socially. ...
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• DeathCare Monday

  
  Duck And Cover — Authority: 127
  And all the playing’s stopped in the playground now She wants to play with the toys a while And school’s out early and soon we’ll be learning That the lesson today is how to die -I Don’t Like Mondays, The Boomtown Rats Yep. I was hoping for a nice relaxing weekend for a change. By this morning I was ...
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• Health Care Mash

  
  PressBD | Selective Video — Authority: 152
  What have the insurance companies been up to this Halloween? Bowzer says it’s what they’ve been up to all along… More: bit.ly…Share and Enjoy:
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• Did Ackerman Break State Lobbying Law?

  
  Orange Juice — Authority: 573
  Acting as an agent for a group of OC Fairboard members that wants to purchase the OC Fairgrounds, Dick Ackerman lobbied to pass legislation last summer that would enable the sale. At least that’s what is being asserted at the OC Progressive blog, here. Apart from the dubious gain to the citizens of the State [...]
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• Catholic Bishops Control Health Care Reform: Discuss

  
  Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print — Authority: 547
  Among the more controversial aspects of the deal reached last night to ban coverage of abortion by private health insurance plans participating in health care reform: Lobbyists representing Catholic bishops were admitted into the office of Nancy Pelosi , the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to take part in ...
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• SacBee: Lobbyists sue to block campaign-finance ballot measure

  
  iePolitics.com — Authority: 519
  By Andy Furillo afurillo@sacbee.com Published: Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 – 12:00 am | Page 3A California lobbyists have filed a lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court to stop the vote on a ballot measure scheduled for the June primary election that would make them the guinea pig in an experiment on campaign finance. The ...
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• Anti-piracy group raises the surrender flag

  
  The Inquisitr Entertainment — Authority: 760
  While it may be a long time before we see this type of thing happen in the US and Canada the people of Denmark can look forward to one less anti-piracy agency trying to sue everyone in sight for downloading music from the internet – legal or otherwise. It appears according to a report over at TorrentFreak that the ...
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• News Shots 11/07/09

  
  Johnny No One: I Hope You're Happy — Authority: 116
  Appendix fails to assassinate Glenn Beck The nation asks doctors to put it back for another try. The Golden State isn’t worth it After analysis, the studies find that the standard of living in the high tax, high social program, big government state of California, life isn’t as good as in the  no taxes, ...
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• Obama and Special Interests

  
  Wishy-Washy Politicians — Authority: 127
  NOVEMBER 3, 2009 By JOEL JANKOWSKY For the past nine months, the Obama team has waged a campaign of political convenience against lobbyists. Its policies against so-called special interests include: a refusal to accept lobbyists campaign contributions, a ban on employing lobbyists within ...
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• Obama and Special Interests

  
  Speciality Sites 24-7 — Authority: 135
  NOVEMBER 3, 2009 By JOEL JANKOWSKY For the past nine months, the Obama team has waged a campaign of political convenience against lobbyists. Its policies against so-called special interests include: a refusal to accept lobbyists campaign contributions, a ban on employing lobbyists within the ...
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• Pelosi Faces Competing Pressures on Health Care

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  Speaker Nancy Pelosi fund-raises most weekends, as at this Miami event last month for Democratic candidates for the House and the Senate.
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