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• in Politics
  With a Democrat Like President Obama, Who Needs Republicans?
  How are Democrats different from the Republicans?
  by amohit / on Oct 29, 2011
• in Politics
  To Those Still in Denial: The Importance of Social Media
  With the advent of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Meetup, social media’s influence is growing, particularly in the realm of politics and campaigns.
  by eklemens / on Sep 27, 2011
• in Politics
  The Paranoid Guide to Better Living: Scanners & The Fat Wallets of Congress
  Are the scanners in airports a matter of national security, or a matter of politicians making a buck? Paranoia muses on the subject.
  by cebsilver / on Nov 30, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “lobbyists”

 

• How Much Does It Cost to Block Gun Legislation Supported By 91% of the US?

  
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  By  Tim Peacock Source From Demand Action : What makes a U.S. Senator vote against gun reform supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans? We found a few sales receipts that might help explain it. The 45 senators who voted to block expanded background checks have received a ...
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• Do you really think they’re there to represent you? Or to gain wealth for themselves?

  
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  Mac Slavo May 20th, 2013 SHTFplan.com     They write the rules. One set for them. One set for us. 50 million of our fellow countrymen starve and depend on paltry government distributions to put food on the table every month. Millions have lost their homes and their jobs. And future generations are saddled with ...
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• Lobbyist for Big Tobacco, Rent-to-Own and Loan Companies pushing privatized Bail Bondsman to save taxpayers money. What’s not to trust? No Red Flags?

  
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  Let’s face it, the above special interests are all big Republican supporters. Even though Big Tobacco and Rent-to-Own companies have a less than stellar history, we’re supposed to go along with even more “corporate promises” to supposedly save taxpayers money. I could be wrong, but that’s not why they’re ...
  4 days ago

• Tar sands exploitation would mean game over for climate, warns leading scientist

  
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  Prof James Hansen rebukes oil firms and Canadian government over stance on exploiting fossil fuel, which he says would make climate problem unsolvable The Guardian , Damian Carrington , Sunday 19 May 2013 Prof James Hansen accused the Canadian government of acting as salesmen for major ...
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• The Texas Tribune: Raise Your Hand Texas Wields Power on Charter Schools

  
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  Raise Your Hand Texas has become a seasoned lobbying force on education issues, and its No. 1 legislative priority is fighting private-school vouchers.        
  1 week ago

• Tucked in Immigration Bill, Special Deals for Some

  
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  The prospect of immigration overhaul has spurred energetic lobbying from many foreign nations seeking a little something extra, whether additional work permits or visa-free tourist visits.        
  1 week ago

• Mark Zuckerberg’s pro-immigration lobby, FWD.us, is...

  
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  Mark Zuckerberg’s pro-immigration lobby, FWD.us, is already losing big names.   Among them is Tesla Motors founder and eco-friendly exec Elon Musk , who took issue with the group’s willingness to work with politicians on issues directly against his own—such as Keystone XL. “I agreed to support Fwd.us because ...
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• State Rep. Atkins Calls Kowalkos HB 13 A "Slippery Slope"; Briggs King Compares It To A Non-Compete Clause

  
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  Bipartisan Lobbyist Reform  Bill Clears House A bill seeking to impose a waiting period on former legislators who wish to work as lobbyists has cleared the House on a contested vote. House Bill 13, sponsored by State Rep. John A. Kowalko, D-Newark South, would bar legislators from working as ...
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• Eco-minded exec Musk leaves Zuckerberg’s political group

  
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  Zuckerberg’s political group Elon Musk Elon Musk, CEO of electric-car company Tesla Motors, has left a fledgling political action group founded by Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, after the group bankrolled ads that angered environmentalists and others. Musk and former PayPal colleague David Sacks — founder of ...
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• Tesla’s Elon Musk Leaves Zuckerberg’s Fwd.us

  
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  Elon Musk of Tesla and David Sacks of Yammer have left Mark Zuckerberg’s Fwd.us, which faces criticism from environmentalists over its lobbying tactics.        
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• Private school lobbyists buying state elections all over the country. The attack on public education is in full swing.

  
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  Courtesy of Common Dreams :   A fundamental struggle for democracy is going on behind the scenes in statehouses around the country, as a handful of wealthy individuals and foundations pour money into efforts to privatize the public schools.  The implications are huge. But the school privatizers, and their ...
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• Medicaid Expansion May Be Forced into Law in Montana

  
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  Newscom The states play an important role in protecting citizens against this flawed federal health care law–from challenging the health care law before the Supreme Court, to resisting efforts to establish Obamacare exchanges or expand a failing Medicaid program, to offering alternative proposals that will ensure ...
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• Lobbyists Trying To Decide Who To Make Chair Of House Armed Services Committee When McKeon Retires Or Is Indicted

  
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  Wednesday, Michelle Ringuette from Amnesty International pointed to Buck McKeons shameful hypocrisy over the den of torture that Guantánamo has become. But McKeon is unlikely to be in Congress much longer and the Military Industrial Complex top lobbyists are already working out who they want Boehner to make the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Fwd.Us Raises Uproar With Advocacy Tactics

  
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  The advocacy group Fwd.Us, created by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and others, has shocked some liberals with its tactics in a campaign to support immigration reform.        
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• Common Cause Reforms Focus On Gerrymandering - Annual Meeting Set For 6:30PM May 22nd In Wilmington

  
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  (Cape Gazette) Don Flood writes ~ Common Cause raises concerns about money and influence in politics Opponents of campaign finance reform often equate money with speech and say that if you limit people’s ability to donate money to politicians “you are trampling on their First Amendment rights,” ...
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• Beware the millionaire club

  
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  It’s no big secret that a lot of our legislative leaders are uber rich. 47 percent of House and Senate members are millionaires, with the estimated median net worth of a US Senator hovering somewhere around a cool $2.5 million. … Continue reading →
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• Kowalkos HB 13 - One Year Waiting Period For Former Legislators Seeking Jobs As Lobbyists - On The House Floor Today

  
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  Delaware Liberal notes ~ And here’s the House Agenda for today. Of particular interest is HB 13 (Kowalko) , which would ‘prohibit(s) a former member of the General Assembly from acting as a lobbyist for a period of one year after such person’s term of office ends. Any person who knowingly violates ...
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• Another Washington Joke- Corporate Taxes

  
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  Corporate taxes in the United States are supposedly the highest in the world, nominally at 35 percent, which should be a major financial disincentive to economic growth and corporate investment in this country. However, no major corporation pays its federal obligation at this rate, finding ways to lower its taxes, or ...
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• General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., May 7, 2013

  
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  Damn! I feel like Cathy Cloutier circa 2011. Gotta miss todays vote. Off the radar screen, although Ill be checking in from the road. This time, I think that Cathy Cloutier will be in the building, and that she will vote yes. In fact, I predict that both she and Bethany Hall-Long will do the right thing, which means ...
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• ALGs Daily Grind - Neither Medicaid nor Head Start Work

  
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  May 6, 2013 Neither Medicaid nor Head Start Work The effectiveness of both Medicaid and Head Start, two bulwarks of the lefts belief that massive government spending could make a difference in the lives of the poor have been exposed as ineffective. A Brave New World Central banks are ...
  2 weeks ago

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