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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”

 

• Is Eric Cantor Trying To Kill The Proposed Ban On Congressional Insider Trading?

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 135
  By Pat Garofalo Think Progress.org During his State of the Union address, President Obama said “send me a bill that bans insider trading by members of Congress; I will sign it tomorrow. Let’s limit any elected official from owning stocks in industries they impact.” The remark stemmed from a 60 ...
  4 hours ago

• Lobbyist Trading Cards 2012. By Geniusofdespair

  
  EYE ON MIAMI — Authority: 467
  Cut them out, write notes on the back, get them autographed, just remember these faces. Never forget. Some of them try to hide in the shadows. When you think about what is wrong with Miami Dade County, blame some of these people.  Of course, they are not all bad, some are worse than others. Donner probably isnt a ...
  2 days ago

• Egypt Says It Ended US Lobbyists’ Contract

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 165
  http://abcnews.go.com Egypt Says It Ended US Lobbyists’ Contract Egypt’s Foreign Ministry says Cairo ended US lobbyists’ contract published date:Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:51:39 -0500
  4 days ago

• The MDX: Driving Miami into the abyss of more sprawl ... by gimleteye

  
  EYE ON MIAMI — Authority: 467
  The board of the Miami Dade Expressway Authority, or MDX , is in the midst of approving the extension of the Dolphin Expressway/ SR 836 south into farmland and open space and needs to hear from the public why that is a terrible, horrendous idea. What is at stake is including this project in the MDX 5-year plan. If ...
  6 days ago

• Cuomo Gets Help Promoting Agenda From Business Leaders

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 866
  A business lobbying coalition has promoted Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s agenda with an outlay that dwarfs his own campaign’s — “a game-changer,” one researcher said.
  2 weeks ago

• Lobbyists Drawing Lucrative Pensions Partially Paid By Taxpayers

  
  Chicago news, weather, traffic - CBS 2 - WBBM — Authority: 151
  They arent government employees. They are in effect lobbyists, but their salaries and pensions are funded in part by your tax dollars.
  2 weeks ago

• Lobbyists Drawing Lucrative Pensions Partially Paid By Taxpayers

  
  Chicago news, weather, traffic - CBS 2 - WBBM — Authority: 151
  They arent government employees. They are in effect lobbyists, but their salaries and pensions are funded in part by your tax dollars.
  2 weeks ago

• Wednesday Reads: After the Strike Round-up…“Vado a bordo, cazzo!” Edition

  
  Sky Dancing Blog — Authority: 569
  Good Evening! We’re baaaaaack!  Or should I say, we are back on board? So, did you miss us? If you did, I certainly hope you sent a message to your congresscritters about stopping SOPA/PIPA. Since we have been post free and comment free this Wednesday, today’s evening reads is going to be a big fat juicy ...
  2 weeks ago

• The 7 Stages of Banker’s Grief – Europe on the Brink of Psychosis

  
  InvestmentWatch: Emerging markets, Real Estate, Personal finance, Business management, Politics, Economics — Authority: 149
  Uploaded by CapitalAccount on Jan 18, 2012 It is looking like the greek government may not be able to pay its bills in march as Athens is trying to renegotiate it’s bonds with investors who may need to take an even larger haircut than originally envisioned. In addition, labor unions are negotiating on proposed ...
  2 weeks ago

• Government Consultation to Examine Union Lobbying

  
  Guy Fawkes' blog — Authority: 640
  The much awaited government consultation paper on the statutory registration of lobbyists will be released on Friday morning. Even if it recommends putting cowbells on these spinmeisters, it wouldn’t stop them… Guido hears that there will be one section of it that Labour MPs will find particularly ...
  2 weeks ago

• When a petition isnt enough: SOPA protestors raise money to hire lobbyist firm

  
  Ars Technica — Authority: 841
  An enterprising group of techies who oppose the Stop Online Piracy Act is taking a page from corporate America with a fundraising campaign to hire its own lobbyist firm. With millions of dollars being thrown at members of Congress on behalf of corporations that want the power to shut down websites suspected of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Tougher 30% emissions cut would be cheaper than expected: report

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 165
  http://www.guardian.co.uk Tougher 30% emissions cut would be cheaper than expected: report Chris Huhne’s support for higher 30% emissions cut target gets boost as European Commission analysis concludes it would actually save money over a smaller cutMoving to a tougher Europe-wide target on greenhouse ...
  2 weeks ago

• It’s so easy a Caveman can do it In Obama’s World

  
  Miss Moneypenny CPU — Authority: 85
  In Obama’s World, it’s so easy a Caveman can do it… Image Source: ©2010 Miss Moneypenny Satire Click to Enlarge Image It’s so easy a Caveman can do it “I pledge to Cave in to the International Bankers, Health Insurance Lobbyists, Rahm Emanuel, George Soros, and Wall Street.” -Barack ‘Barry ...
  2 weeks ago

• Media Decoder Blog: The Breakfast Meeting: Wikipedia Turns Off the Lights

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 866
  Also, a new urgency and speed to films at Sundance and China wants to register all microbloggers.
  2 weeks ago

• I want to be a lobbyist when I grow up…

  
  InvestmentWatch: Emerging markets, Real Estate, Personal finance, Business management, Politics, Economics — Authority: 149
  Lobbyists provide a very high return on investment (ROI)… http://www­.news.ku.e­du/2009/ap­ril/9/taxl­obbying.sh­tmlKU News – Tax lobbying provides 22,000 percent return to firms, KU reseachers find “LAWRENCE — Three professors at the University of Kansas have found that a one-time tax break allowed ...
  2 weeks ago

• “It’s The Internet’s Moment,” Says Reddit Co-founder Alexis “@kn0thing” Ohanian

  
  Business Watch ... One Step Further — Authority: 116
  Most of the time, Alexis Ohanian is a TED-talking, swine-levitating,  Colbert-loving, book-writing kind of start-up guy. With the emergence of SOPA and PIPA (here’s an explanation of both proposed bills and their implications), he has also become a digital crusader. In recent weeks, he has been debating issues of ...
  2 weeks ago

• This Site Has Gone 10,000 Shades of Gray

  
  Tom Collins' World Wide Web Log — Authority: 94
  It’s pretty hard to imagine someone reading this Web log who would be unaware of the significance of today’s date – it’s January 18, 2012.  This is the day that millions of Web sites across the world, including some, or perhaps all, of those on this site’s own blog roll, will go dark in protest [...]
  2 weeks ago

• Ellie Keeps the Red Flag Flying From the Outside

  
  Guy Fawkes' blog — Authority: 640
  It seems Ed Balls’ most loyal Twitter fan can’t get used to life on the outside. Having left his entourage to go work for Tetra Strategy, Twitter foghorn  BevaniteEllie  is now  “Head of Digital” for the shady spinmeisters. And look what a difference it has made to their Twitter feed: Ed M welcoming ...
  2 weeks ago

• Big Government Forces Poor Doctors to Report Free Sandwiches

  
  The Awl — Authority: 711
  “Some companies fear that doctors may no longer want to engage in consulting arrangements, and such reluctance could chill innovation." —Thats the " executive vice president of the Advanced Medical Technology Association " standing up for American freedom. Theyre "advocates" for medical technology... with an ...
  2 weeks ago

• How House Operating Budget Cuts are Paving the Way for More Special Interest Influence

  
  Sunlight Foundation — Authority: 116
  When the House returns to work today, it will be a slightly leaner, slightly less technologically cutting-edge body than it was a year ago. Last January, the House voted 410-13 to slash its operating budget by 5% (or $35 million). A Sunlight Foundation analysis of House disbursement data shows some immediate ...
  2 weeks ago

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