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House Republicans Plan Two Month Vacation, Leaving Key Bills Awaiting Action

House Republican Leader Eric Cantor announced Friday that after next week, the House will stand in recess until November 13.
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Josh Israel,
ThinkProgress
September 17, 2012
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Romney Bundler a Registered Foreign Agent for Hong Kong

The lobbyist raised at least $17,500 in bundled contributions for the campaign over the first six months of 2012.
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Josh Israel,
ThinkProgress
July 25, 2012
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Bain and Financial Industry Gave Over $565,000 to Newark Mayor Cory Booker for 2002 Campaign

Yesterday, Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker (D) attacked the Obama campaign for making an issue of Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital during an appearance on Meet…
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Josh Israel,
ThinkProgress
May 22, 2012
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Special Rights for ALEC: Three States Exempt Stealth Corporate Lobbying Group From Lobbying Rules

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a tax-exempt coalition of conservative state legislators and corporations that “acts as a stealth business lobbyist,” has been subject to a steady…
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Josh Israel,
ThinkProgress
May 8, 2012
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Despite Cantor’s “Zero Tolerance” Policy, More Than Ten GOP Congressmen Embroiled in Ethics Scandals

A growing number of ethics questions and investigations are mounting for the Republican House majority, despite earlier leadership pledges of ethical purity. In 2010, Rep. Eric…
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Josh Israel,
ThinkProgress
February 29, 2012
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Wall Street on Track for Record Political Spending in Attempt to Defeat Obama

With Wall Street profits and bonuses falling and big banks cutting jobs right and left, it seems that the financial services sector would be scaling back its free-spending…
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Josh Israel,
ThinkProgress
February 13, 2012
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The “Legislative Wall”: Dick Armey’s Top Five Tea Party Republican Candidates

As most independent groups focus on the presidential nomination contest, FreedomWorks for America is focused on electing far-right Republicans to the U.S. Senate. The independent-expenditure-only super PAC is…
by
Josh Israel,
ThinkProgress
February 7, 2012
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Billionaire Buddies: Adelsons Join Forces With Koch Brothers to Take Down Obama

In recent years, billionaire oil magnates David and Charles Koch have bankrolled the Tea Party movement, Republican candidates, and efforts to deny the existence global warming. But less…
by
Josh Israel,
ThinkProgress
February 2, 2012
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State of the Union Address Highlights Issues Examined by Center for Public Integrity

A series of recent Center for Public Integrity stories provide an illuminating reality check on some of the points made by President Barack Obama last night in his…
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Josh Israel,
Center for Public Integrity
January 29, 2010
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Will the Citizens United Ruling Let Hugo Chavez and King Abdullah Buy US Elections?

Supreme Court ruling may open door to foreign state-owned corporate political spending. While political observers have dissected much of yesterday’s 5-4 Supreme Court ruling in the Citizens United…
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Josh Israel &
Aaron Mehta,
Center for Public Integrity
January 22, 2010
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