Lobbying Reform

Abramoff Says He's Still Capable Of Making Millions

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 03.21.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Jack Abramoff is sitting in a Starbucks just south of Dupont Circle. He is not wearing his infamous black hat. Or any hat at all. He...

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Could Newt Gingrich Work for the Obama Administration?

Larry Ottinger | Posted 02.04.2012

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Larry Ottinger

Political reform is urgently needed, and it is critical that we get it right. We must restore public trust in government in order to -- as Dr. King said -- "make real the promise of democracy."

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Junkie Pride

Gary S. Chafetz | Posted 01.11.2012

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Gary S. Chafetz

During his Sixty Minutes interview, I was not surprised to see that Abramoff was his usual likeable and articulate self. I was surprised, however, that Abramoff responded to his interviewer, Leslie Stahl, with almost "junkie pride."

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Notorious Lobbyist Criticizes Reforms Brought On By Scandal

AP | By NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 01.05.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Jack Abramoff can't say he wasn't warned. When the now-notorious lobbyist was a rising star as Republicans expanded their power in Wash...

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Fighting for the Middle Class and Against Big Money Special Interests

Mike Lux | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Lux

The progressive populist message -- which seriously moves the dial for Democrats in Stan Greenberg's polling -- is being used by more and more candidates. Here are three exciting examples.

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Duty and Honor

Gary Hart | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gary Hart

Very few of my Senate colleagues from the 1970s became lobbyists. By the time I retired from office in the later 1980s, not only former senators but also their wives and sons and daughters were joining or forming lobbying firms.

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Congressional Research Service Praises Lobbying Reforms Under Obama

politico.com | KENNETH P. VOGEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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Critics across the political spectrum have lambasted the Obama administration's restrictions on lobbying as everything from a loophole-ridden politica...

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Lobbying Belongs on the Reform Agenda

Cindi Canary | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cindi Canary

If Illinois ever hopes to sanitize itself from the stench of political corruption, it must expose lobbying to the light of day and demand higher ethical conduct from state lobbyists.

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John McCain as a Hood Ornament

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bella DePaulo

The New York Times has William Kristol on its opinion page, and the Wall Street Journal now has Thomas Frank. What Kristol writes could be called scho...

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