Ignoring earlier recommendations of the Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, the 2010 defense bill throws funding lifelines to failed weapons systems slated to be cut. Resisting the call to reform, the House Armed Services Committee showcased their protection of the defense lobby instead. more »
A crisis that demands fundamental change. A president with a mandate to drive it. A Congress, controlled by Democrats, ready to act. Now comes the hard part: actually getting something real done.
motherjones.com — As a Goldman Sachs lobbyist, Mark Patterson worked against a bill sponsored by then-Sen.Barack Obama to curb executive compensation. Now he's a key member of the Obama administration team that is supposed to contain excessive compensation in federally bailed-out firms like AIG.
A new website (firethelobbyists.com) has been created by the pro-campaign finance reform organization Campaign Money Watch, to convince Senator McCain to fire three lobbyists in the top levels of his organization that have lobbied for ruthless dictators. more »
bloomberg.com — Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton has raised more money from lobbyists than any other 2008 presidential candidate while Republican Sen. John McCain has more of them assisting his campaign, according to records compiled by Public Citizen.
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