http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/lobbyblog Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/09/lawmakers-who-ran-opposed_n_794600.html 2010-12-09T15:17:03Z 2010-12-09T16:15:31Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ They said that the new incoming lawmakers would never be co-opted by the establishment elite! But now that a season of campaigning against "special i... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/congress">Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/tag/eat-the-press">Eat the Press</a>, <a href="/tag/2010-elections">2010 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyists">Lobbyists</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/07/andy-sterns-new-gig-biowa_n_753207.html 2010-10-07T15:45:31Z 2010-10-07T15:45:08Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ UPDATE, Oct. 13: SIGA Technologies announced Wednesday that a lucrative contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is expected to ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/transparency">Transparency</a>, <a href="/tag/siga-technologies">Siga Technologies</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/biowarfare">Biowarfare</a>, <a href="/tag/carried-interest">Carried Interest</a>, <a href="/tag/seiu">Seiu</a>, <a href="/tag/corporate-raiders">Corporate Raiders</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/tag/private-equity">Private Equity</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-perelman">Ron Perelman</a>, <a href="/tag/andy-stern">Andy Stern</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/30/chris-dodd-no-lobbying-fo_n_699099.html 2010-08-30T12:47:33Z 2010-08-30T12:51:51Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Chris Dodd has ruled out becoming a lobbyist after his Senate career ends next year. <br /> <br /> "No lobbying, no lobbying," Dodd told Deirdre Shesgreen of the ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/transparency">Transparency</a>, <a href="/tag/influence-laundering">Influence Laundering</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyists">Lobbyists</a>, <a href="/tag/revolving-door">Revolving Door</a>, <a href="/tag/influence-peddling">Influence Peddling</a>, <a href="/tag/chris-dodd">Chris Dodd</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/tag/k-street">K Street</a>, <a href="/tag/smarter-ideas">Smarter Ideas</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/20/tom-delay-no-lessons-lear_n_689165.html 2010-08-20T11:32:05Z 2010-08-20T15:27:14Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In an interview posted online today, former House Majority Leader Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) told ABC's Brian Ross that there was no lesson to be learne... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tom-delay">Tom Delay</a>, <a href="/tag/tom-delay-lobbying">Tom Delay Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyists">Lobbyists</a>, <a href="/tag/jack-abramoff-lobbying">Jack Abramoff Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/jack-abramoff-scandal">Jack Abramoff Scandal</a>, <a href="/tag/tom-delay-scandal">Tom Delay Scandal</a>, <a href="/tag/northern-mariana-islands-tom-delay">Northern Mariana Islands Tom Delay</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/tag/jack-abramoff">Jack Abramoff</a>, <a href="/tag/jack-abramoff-tom-delay">Jack Abramoff Tom Delay</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/18/private-equity-grassroots_n_685190.html 2010-08-18T13:20:36Z 2010-08-19T13:52:25Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The private equity industry is lobbying hard to convince members of Congress to lay off the tax scheme that allows investment fund managers to pay a l... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/transparency">Transparency</a>, <a href="/tag/investment-funds">Investment Funds</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/hedge-funds">Hedge Funds</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/tag/private-equity">Private Equity</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/18/chris-coons-candidate-for_n_686125.html 2010-08-18T12:38:47Z 2010-08-18T13:13:07Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Chris Coons, a Democrat running for Joe Biden's vacated Senate seat in Delaware, wants to cut Senate pay 10 percent and to ban former senators from ev... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/transparency">Transparency</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>, <a href="/tag/dan-coons">Dan Coons</a>, <a href="/tag/delaware-senate-race">Delaware Senate Race</a>, <a href="/tag/k-street">K Street</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/05/sunlight-foundation-launc_n_672477.html 2010-08-05T16:42:30Z 2010-08-05T17:23:03Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Back in May, we made note of how the Sunlight Foundation, wholeheartedly dedicated to jailbreaking the hidden connections between money and power, had... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/congress">Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/sunlight-foundation">Sunlight Foundation</a>, <a href="/tag/poligraft">Poligraft</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyists">Lobbyists</a>, <a href="/tag/transparency">Transparency</a>, <a href="/tag/media-news">Media News</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/tag/eat-the-press">Eat the Press</a>, <a href="/media">Media News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/30/house-passes-bill-to-crac_n_664796.html 2010-07-30T10:22:01Z 2010-07-30T10:57:58Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The House unanimously passed a bill this week to create a task force within the Justice Department to crack down on lobbyists who flake on disclosure ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/transparency">Transparency</a>, <a href="/tag/disclosure">Disclosure</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyists">Lobbyists</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying-disclosure-act">Lobbying Disclosure Act</a>, <a href="/tag/k-street">K Street</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/tag/mary-jo-kilroy">Mary Jo Kilroy</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/06/john-mccain-raises-money_n_566302.html 2010-05-06T14:45:41Z 2010-07-06T05:12:02Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Sen. John McCain stepped away from the Senate debate on Wall Street reform Thursday to raise a little campaign cash at the Chamber of Commerce's townh... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/citizens-united">Citizens United</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/party-crasher">Party Crasher</a>, <a href="/tag/disclose-act">DISCLOSE Act</a>, <a href="/tag/campaign-finances">Campaign Finances</a>, <a href="/tag/fundraising">Fundraising</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/tag/chamber-of-congress">Chamber of Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/fundraisers">Fundraisers</a>, <a href="/tag/john-mccain">John McCain</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/06/citizens-united-hearing-p_n_566046.html 2010-05-06T13:10:17Z 2010-07-06T05:12:02Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Congress should pass legislation to counteract the recent Supreme Court decision allowing unlimited corporate campaign ad spending to prevent oil gian... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/campaign-donations">Campaign Donations</a>, <a href="/tag/bp">Bp</a>, <a href="/tag/citizens-united">Citizens United</a>, <a href="/tag/bp-oil-spill">BP Oil Spill</a>, <a href="/tag/oil-spill">Oil Spill</a>, <a href="/tag/campaign-finance">Campaign Finance</a>, <a href="/tag/oil-slick">Oil Slick</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/04/bill-to-ban-members-of-co_n_561269.html 2010-05-04T08:31:42Z 2010-07-04T05:12:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A long-shot proposal to ban former members of Congress from K Street for life won a cosponsor on Monday in Montana Democrat Sen. Jon Tester.<br /> <br /> "From an... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/political-donations">Political Donations</a>, <a href="/tag/fundraising">Fundraising</a>, <a href="/tag/hedge-funds">Hedge Funds</a>, <a href="/tag/hedge-fund-managers">Hedge Fund Managers</a>, <a href="/tag/campaign-contributions">Campaign Contributions</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/30/obamas-anti-lobbyist-poli_n_631189.html 2010-06-30T15:59:43Z 2010-06-30T16:12:11Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Last November the Center for Responsive Politics and OMBWatch reported that 1,418 lobbyists "deregistered" during the second quarter of 2009, a huge s... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/transparency">Transparency</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-administration">Obama Administration</a>, <a href="/tag/k-street">K Street</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/30/ben-nelson-denies-that-bu_n_558770.html 2010-04-30T13:03:39Z 2010-06-30T05:12:02Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The financial regulatory reform bill currently wending its way through Congress incorporated a reform of the derivatives market, prompting famed inves... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/financial-regulatory-reform">Financial Regulatory Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/warren-buffett">Warren Buffett</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyists">Lobbyists</a>, <a href="/tag/financial-reform">Financial Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/finreg">Finreg</a>, <a href="/tag/ben-nelson">Ben Nelson</a>, <a href="/tag/berkshire-hathaway">Berkshire Hathaway</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/tag/eat-the-press">Eat the Press</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/28/white-houses-lobbyist-lia_n_627563.html 2010-06-28T11:10:37Z 2010-06-28T11:38:54Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Watchdog groups are blasting the Obama administration for dodging records rules and cutting corners on its self-imposed disclosure requirements for Wh... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/transparency">Transparency</a>, <a href="/tag/white-house">White House</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/ethics">Ethics</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-lobbying">Obama Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyist-deregistrations">Lobbyist Deregistrations</a>, <a href="/tag/white-house-ethics">White House Ethics</a>, <a href="/tag/white-house-lobbying">White House Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/phineas-baxandall/iin-the-public-interesti_b_554777.html 2010-04-28T07:28:18Z 2010-06-28T05:12:02Z Phineas Baxandall http://www.huffingtonpost.com/phineas-baxandall/ Every parent knows this one - you walk into a room and see your child playing carelessly with a new toy. Invariably, you warn: "If you break that, I'm... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/infrastructure">Infrastructure</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/interstate-highways">Interstate Highways</a>, <a href="/tag/bridge-to-nowhere">Bridge to Nowhere</a>, <a href="/tag/federal-transportation-grants">Federal Transportation Grants</a>, <a href="/tag/bridges">Bridges</a>, <a href="/tag/crumbling-infrastructure">Crumbling Infrastructure</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/tag/transportation">Transportation</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/23/chris-hayes-in-60-seconds_n_549612.html 2010-04-23T12:20:57Z 2010-06-23T05:12:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ I missed this when it aired, but here's The Nation's Chris Hayes, nailing the culture in Washington, D.C., in about 60 seconds.<br /> <br /> [WATCH]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> O'DONNELL:... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/financial-regulatory-reform">Financial Regulatory Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyists">Lobbyists</a>, <a href="/tag/chris-hayes">Chris Hayes</a>, <a href="/tag/finreg">Finreg</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/tag/financial-regulation">Financial Regulation</a>, <a href="/tag/eat-the-press">Eat the Press</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/21/lawmakers-ignore-call-to_n_546026.html 2010-04-21T14:00:54Z 2010-06-21T05:12:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Retiring members of Congress are ignoring a call to promise they won't become lobbyists when their terms end. <br /> <br /> Public Citizen, a Washington-based wat... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/congress">Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/members-of-congress">Members of Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/revolving-door">Revolving Door</a>, <a href="/tag/k-street">K Street</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/20/k-street-carve-outs-finan_n_544133.html 2010-04-20T09:56:15Z 2010-06-20T05:12:02Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Financial services industry lobbyists are combing Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd's Wall Street reform bill for loopholes through which t... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/financial-regulatory-reform">Financial Regulatory Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/carveouts">Carveouts</a>, <a href="/tag/financial-reform">Financial Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/carveout">Carveout</a>, <a href="/tag/k-street-carveouts">K Street Carveouts</a>, <a href="/tag/dodd-bill">Dodd Bill</a>, <a href="/tag/k-street">K Street</a>, <a href="/tag/loopholes">Loopholes</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/11/big-booze-wines-and-dines_n_388650.html 2009-12-11T12:05:12Z 2010-06-17T16:58:08Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In the world of journalism, reporters and sources dance a delicate tango, feeling each other out for better information and better coverage.<br /> <br /> On Thurs... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/big-booze">Big Booze</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/alcohol">Alcohol</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/08/senate-staffer-cashes-out_n_530072.html 2010-04-08T18:00:49Z 2010-06-17T16:51:55Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Peter Rubin, staff director for Maryland Democrat Sen. Barbara Mikulski's subcommittee on health and aging, announced in an email to staffers this wee... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/tag/revolving-door">Revolving Door</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying-industry">Lobbying Industry</a>, <a href="/tag/peter-rubin">Peter Rubin</a>, <a href="/tag/mikulski-staffer">Mikulski Staffer</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/16/nyts-risen-hits-back-at-c_n_614230.html 2010-06-16T11:13:38Z 2010-06-16T11:54:08Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In an interview with John Cook, Risen strikes back at critics of his Afghanistan mineral story. The story was met with substantial criticism since the news of the mineral riches was not exactly new. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/afghanistan-minerals">Afghanistan Minerals</a>, <a href="/tag/conflict-minerals">Conflict Minerals</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/war-in-afghanistan">War in Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/tag/afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyists">Lobbyists</a>, <a href="/tag/media-criticism">Media Criticism</a>, <a href="/tag/james-risen">James Risen</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-times">New York Times</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/tag/eat-the-press">Eat the Press</a>, <a href="/media">Media News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/16/bruce-springsteen-concert_0_n_540910.html 2010-04-16T14:56:35Z 2010-06-16T05:12:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As Bruce Springsteen belted out his working-class anthems on the floor of the Verizon Center last May, Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore.,... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bruce-springsteen-lobbying">Bruce Springsteen Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/bruce-springsteen-fundraising">Bruce Springsteen Fundraising</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/bruce-springsteen-congress">Bruce Springsteen Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyists">Lobbyists</a>, <a href="/tag/bruce-springsteen-concert">Bruce Springsteen Concert</a>, <a href="/tag/bruce-springsteen-lobbyists">Bruce Springsteen Lobbyists</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/tag/propublica">Propublica</a>, <a href="/tag/bruce-springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/16/washington-post-article-c_n_540603.html 2010-04-16T12:13:37Z 2010-06-16T05:12:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Today's Washington Post has a story entitled "Nearly two dozen congressional fundraisers held at D.C. Springsteen shows last year", which reports righ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyists">Lobbyists</a>, <a href="/tag/media-criticism">Media Criticism</a>, <a href="/tag/influence-peddling">Influence Peddling</a>, <a href="/tag/washington-post">Washington Post</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/tag/propublica">Propublica</a>, <a href="/tag/fundraisers">Fundraisers</a>, <a href="/tag/eat-the-press">Eat the Press</a>, <a href="/media">Media News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/03/revolving-door-1447-forme_n_599138.html 2010-06-03T11:56:39Z 2010-06-03T12:11:58Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The financial services sector has hired 1,447 former government employees to do its bidding as lobbyists since the beginning of 2009, according to the... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/transparency">Transparency</a>, <a href="/tag/revoling-door">Revoling Door</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyists">Lobbyists</a>, <a href="/tag/k-street">K Street</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/tag/wall-street">Wall Street</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/01/shadow-congress-tpm-offer_n_596332.html 2010-06-01T13:11:35Z 2010-06-01T14:01:58Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In their ongoing efforts to destroy America, lobbying firms have hired over 170 former lawmakers to skulk around the corridors of power to make sure that moneyed interests retain their iron grip on your lawmakers. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/shadow-congress">Shadow Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/influence-laundering">Influence Laundering</a>, <a href="/tag/tom-daschle">Tom Daschle</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/stealth-lobbying">Stealth Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbyblog">Lobbyblog</a>, <a href="/tag/eat-the-press">Eat the Press</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p>