K Street

K Street and Wall Street in Trouble in 2012

Mike Lux | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Big Business, Mark Critz, Wall Street, Matt Cartwright, Tim Holden, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, K Street, Jason Altmire, Video, 2012 Election, Pennsylvania Primary, Pennsylvania Primary Results, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Mike Lux

We need Democrats who are willing to stand up to K Street, Wall Street, and big business special interests, so that this election becomes a clear contrast over who will take the big boys on. Pennsylvania's primary results are a great symbol that it is happening.

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WATCH: Keep Political Ads Off Public TV

Bill Moyers | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Super Pac, Sesame Street, Public Television, K Street, Ninth Circuit, Media News
Bill Moyers

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Sam Stein

BP's Influence Peddling Bears Fruit In Congress

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Off Shore Drilling, Bp Lobbying, Obama Deepwater Drilling, Robert Menendez Obama Drilling, Oil Lobbyist, British Petroleum, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act, Gulf Oil Spill, Bp Liability, Bp Menedez, Oil Drilling Oil Liability, Politics News, Video, Bp Lobbyist, Oil Spill, Deepwater Drilling, Big Oil, Bp Lobby, Cleanup Damages, Oil Bailout, Green News, Bp Damages, Oil Lobby, Deep Water, BP Oil Spill, K Street, Bp Spill, Politics News

As millions of barrels of oil began pouring into the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, Democratic lawmakers began asking the question: what was the proper...

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In Spite of New Ethics Rules, 378 Aides Have Registered As Lobbyists Since 2009

Corbin Hiar | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Sunlight Foundation, Lobbying, Lobbying Disclosure Enhancement Act, Hill Staffers, K Street, Hill Staffers Lobbying, Congressional Staff Lobbying, Congressional Staffers Lobbying, Lobbyists, Politics News
Corbin Hiar

A new study finds that nearly 400 House staffers have moved from Capitol Hill to K Street in recent years, suggesting that recent efforts to curb the revolving door between lawmaking and lobbying are having limited effect.

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Almost 400 Former House Staffers Registered to Lobby in Last Two Years

The Sunlight Foundation | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Revolving Door, House of Representatives, Congress, K Street, Corporate America, Lobbying, Politics News
The Sunlight Foundation

In many respects, Congress continues to operate as a farm team for future lobbyists. Staff build up contacts and policy and political expertise. Then they often go "downtown" and cash in, taking their expertise and networks with them.

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Ryan Grim

Family Affair: Dick Durbin Aide's Spouse Lobbied For Illinois Company's Earmark

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Video, Epir Technologies, Earmarks, Lobbying, Dick Durbin, 112th Congress, Patrick Souders, K Street, Amy Souders, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- An Illinois company has received millions of dollars worth of earmarks from the office of home-state Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) -- while ...

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Northwest D.C. Arrogance? Sometimes It's OK to Give Preferential Treatment to the Favored Quadrant

Michael Grass | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Southeast DC, Dc Quadrants, Geoff Hatchard, Northwest DC, Washington Post, Northeast Dc, K Street, Dan Zak, DC News
Michael Grass

I read Dan Zak's brainy thinkpiece on the "real K Street" in Monday's Washington Post with particular interest. For me, K Street NW is more than just ...

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Paul Blumenthal

When Rick Santorum Embraced Lobbyists

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Video, Jack Abramoff, Tom Delay, 2012 Election, K Street Project, Lobbyists, Rick Santorum, Elections 2012, Rick Santorum 2012, Grover Norquist, K Street, Rick Santorum for President, Campaign Finance, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Behind the sweater vests, the faith and family, and the self-definition as a congressional reformer lies another Rick Santorum. This Ric...

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Seasoned Greetings: It's Another Ho-Ho-Horowitz Christmas!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Christmas Parodies, Iphone 4s, Ipad 2, Ron Paul, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Movement, GOP Debates, Holiday Songs, Plan B, K Street, Sarkozy, Euro Debt, Occupy, Jon Hunsman, Rick Perry, Siri, Albert Pujols, K Street Lobbyists, Anthony Weiner, Republican Candidates, Free Agency, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Keystone Pipeline, Merkel, Congress, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, GOP Candidates, Federal Regulations, Michele Bachmann, Arab Spring, Holiday Parodies, Wall Street, Rod Blagojevich, Christmas Songs, Major League Baseball, Herman Cain, Eurozone, Comedy News
Rick Horowitz

Tough times? Try some tunes! We've got political carols! Financial carols! Scandal carols! Carols from the world of sports! Yes indeedy, friends -- it's a holiday miracle!

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Ryan Grim

Roy Blunt Deals Blow To Tea Party Hopes

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Video, Senate, Gop Leadership, Mitch McConnell, Roy Blunt, Senate Republicans, Mitt Romney 2012, 112th Congress, Ron Johnson, Tea Party, K Street, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- In his inevitable rise through Senate leadership, Roy Blunt took the first significant step on Tuesday, when he surprised some observers...

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Christina Wilkie

Tagg Team? Romney's Son To Party With Young GOP Donors While Dad Hits Up Wall Street

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 12.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Located less than a block from K Street, the aptly-named Lincoln Restaurant will host more than 30 Republican lawmakers and scores of th...

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Christina Wilkie

Grover Norquist's 'Naughty Or Nice' List

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Video, Congress, Americans for Tax Reform Pledge, Christmas, Gop, Grover Norquist, K Street, Americans for Tax Reform, GOP Candidates, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist likes to play down how much power he personally wields over Republican members of Congress via his "no...

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Boehner, Other DC Power Players Targeted By 99%

AP | By LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: 99 Percent, Speaker John Boehner, Video, Capitol Hill, John Boehner, Occupy Wall Street, 99%, Occupy Dc, Newt Gingrich, Occupy K Street, K Street, #Occupywallstreet, Occupy Protests, Occupy Movement, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- It wasn't the slick suits, pricey heels and sense of purpose of the congressional staffers that Susan Wilkinson saw this week on Capitol...

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The 99 Percent March on K Street to Take Back the Capitol from the 1 Percent

Dave Johnson | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Jobs, 99indc, K Street, Occupy Movement, Take Back the Capitol, Video, Occupy K Street, Business News
Dave Johnson

This week Take Back the Capitol brought unemployed people and others to Washington to confront their members of Congress and the lobbyists on "K Street" that they work for, to demand a change. Today they marched on K Street, the center of lobbying activity.

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Tyler Kingkade

Occupy Protesters Take Over K Street, Resulting In Dozens Of Arrests

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Video, Podesta Group, DC Police, Take Back the Capitol, Dc Protest, Occupy Wall Street, Seiu, Occupy Arrest, Protesters Arrested, Occupy Dc, K Street, Occupy Movement, DC News

WASHINGTON -- At least 60 protesters were arrested on K Street NW, the historical lobbying hub of the nation's capital, as they blocked four key inter...

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Police Arrest Protesters Blocking D.C. Streets

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: DC News, Video, Protest Arrests, District of Columbia, Occupydc, Seiu, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy K Street, Occupy Dc, Occupy Protests, K Street, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Protesters inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement took to the streets of the nation's capital on Wednesday blocking downtown inters...

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Amanda Terkel

Jack Abramoff Seeking Cash On Road To Redemption

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Scott Brown, Snooki, Jack Abramoff, Video, 2012 Elections, Melanie Sloan, Lobbying, Speaking Fees, Jack Abramoff Scandal, Jack Abramoff Book, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Newt Gingrich, Kirsten Gillibrand, K Street, Jack Abramoff Speaking Fees, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Looking to host an event and have $25,000 to spare on the entertainment? You could hire Snooki. Or maybe you'd prefer famous Notre D...

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K Street, Wall Street line up behind Sen. Scott Brown in his race against Elizabeth Warren

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts, Wall Street, K Street, Politics News
The Center for Public Integrity

By Peter H. Stone, iWatch NewsSen. Scott Brown's campaign and his political action committee are hustling for millions of dollars from K Street lobb...

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The Useless Supercommittee

Wendell Potter | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Ipab, Congress, Death Panels, Lobbyists, Health Care Reform, Supercommittee, American Medical Association, Medicare, K Street, Health Care, American Hospital Association, Super Committee Deadline, Supercommittee Health Care, Super Committee Health Care, Super Committee Deadline Deficit, Politics News
Wendell Potter

One of the reasons why Congress has been largely unable to make the American health care system more efficient and equitable is because of the stranglehold lobbyists for special interests have on the institution.

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Paul Blumenthal

Would You Trust This Man?

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Corruption, Craig Holman, Ellen Miller, Insider Trading, Congress, Jack Abramoff, Video, Lobbying, Lobbyists, K Street, Campaign Finance, Lobbyist, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- He was once the most reviled man in Washington, the latest embodiment of Washington corruption. Now, ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff is trying...

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D.C. Is Nation's Richest Metro Area, But Home To Staggering Inequality

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: DC News, Virginia, Video, Poverty, District of Columbia, Segregation, u.s. Census Bureau, K Street, Income, Richest Metropolitan Areas, Maryland, DC News

WASHINGTON -- The nation's capital and the metropolitan area that surrounds it is now the richest in the United States. According to Bloomberg, U.S. C...

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Why Occupy Wall Street? 10 Reasons Protestors Picked the Right Target

Heather McGhee | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Capital One, Wall Street, Dodd-Frank, Jim Demint, Wells Fargo, Zucotti Park, Occupy Wall Street, K Street, Politics News
Heather McGhee

The protests offer a good occasion to step back and consider the broad ways in which the financial industry have worked at odds with the interests of ordinary Americans and broad, sustained economic growth in the real economy.

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Arin Greenwood

Occupy DC: Protest Continues, Planning March On Dick Cheney Event

HuffingtonPost.com | Arin Greenwood | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Dc, Video, Capitol Hill, Occupydc, Occupy Wall Street, Protest, Stop the Machine, McPherson Square, Joe Biden, Occupy Dc, K Street, D.C., Dick Cheney, DC News

WASHINGTON -- A group of roughly 30 Occupy DC protesters remained in McPherson Square on Wednesday, gathering for a noontime "General Assembly" meetin...

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Here's Occupy Wall Street's "One Demand": Sanity

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Occupywallstreet, Wall Street, Bob Marley, Activism, American Imperialism, Sanity, William Blake, K Street, Nick Kristoff, Troy Davis, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

The fact that the movement doesn't make demands of Wall Street -- or Washington, for that matter -- doesn't mean it doesn't have demands. It does, but they're not directed at Wall Street, or K Street, or Pennsylvania Avenue. They're directed at you.

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Occupy K Street

Marty Kaplan | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Dick Armey, Karl Rove, Campaign Finance Reform, Koch Brothers, Occupy Wall Street, Richard Ailes, Founders, Constitution, K Street, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News
Marty Kaplan

Without campaign finance reform, the future belongs to the big dogs in the money game. I wish Occupy Wall Street would connect the dots between whatever their issues are and the mother of all issues.

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