K Street

WATCH: Capitol Hill Loses Another Congressman To K Street

Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics


Capitol Hill lost yet another Congressman to K Street recently, as one more elected official rolled down the hill to join a lobbying firm. Through the...

You Can't Spell Congress Without a "K"

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 02.24.2008 | Politics


Robert Schlesinger

The Hill report that lobbying revenues were up across the board in 2007, despite the ethics and lobbying overhauls the Democrats instituted with much fanfare.

Democratic Majority Has Been Good For Lobbyists' Bottom Line

The Hill | Jim Snyder | Posted 02.23.2008 | Politics


New limits on the access lobbyists have to lawmakers have not hurt K Street's bottom line as several top lobbying shops reported strong revenue growth...

Eureka! Finally a Triumph For The Bush Administration: Oil Hits $100/bbl

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 01.02.2008 | Business


Raymond J. Learsy

They did it! Through gross inaction and disingenuous lip service, they were able to steer the price of oil from the low twenties at the start of the Bush years to $100 a barrel today.

Blackwater's New Mercenaries: DC's Most Powerful Lobbyists

New York Times | JOHN M. BRODER and JAMES RISEN | Posted 10.31.2007 | Politics


Blackwater Worldwide, its reputation in tatters and its lucrative government contracts in jeopardy, is mounting an aggressive legal, political and pub...

The Invisible Culture of Corruption

David Sirota | Posted 10.19.2007 | Politics


David Sirota

Washington lobbyists may very well get their way - with the help of a media that refuses to point out blatant conflicts of interest.

Bamboozled on Fish

Richard Wiles | Posted 10.10.2007 | Living


Richard Wiles

There is universal scientific agreement that limiting consumption of fish that are high in mercury during pregnancy is sound public health policy.