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'War On Coal' Campaign Has Failed, Coal Lobby Concedes

Huffington Post | Dave Jamieson | Posted 06.12.2013 | Politics

The leading lobbying group for coal companies has acknowledged that the industry's relentless "War on Coal" mantra used to attack the Obama administra...

Jack Abramoff Is on a Mission

San Francisco magazine | Posted 06.10.2013 | San Francisco
San Francisco magazine

Jack Abramoff is used to tough crowds. The Bush-era lobbyist was at the heart of a scandal that led to the conviction or plea bargains of 21 others, including White House officials, fellow lobbyists, Congressional staffers, and Representative Bob Ney.

What I Just Told the Obama Administration About For-Profit Colleges

David_Halperin | Posted 05.30.2013 | College
David_Halperin

This administration has clear authority -- statutory authority and moral authority -- to implement effective regulations to curb abusive practices by for-profit colleges. You owe it to our citizens to do so promptly.

Jason Linkins

Elected Legislators Continue To Occasionally Assist Bank Lobbyists In Drafting Legislation

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.24.2013 | Politics

Ever since the taxpayer bailout allowed Wall Street banks to procure an army of shiny new lobbyists, it's been generally understood that said lobbyist...

John Celock

Lawmakers in Kansas Pass New Gun-Related Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.21.2013 | Politics

Kansas lawmakers continued a legislative session dominated by pro-gun measures with a bill that would prohibit using state funds to lobby for gun-cont...

As If the Citizens United Decision Wasn't Bad Enough

Wendell Potter | Posted 05.20.2013 | Politics
Wendell Potter

The mainstream media seems to willfully ignore what corporations and other moneyed interests do to get what they want in Washington. As a result of this lack of media interest, Americans remain in the dark.

Gender Gap Among K Street CEOs: $600,000

Christina Wilkie | Posted 05.16.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Gender inequality is alive and well on K Street, Washington's notorious lobbying boulevard, according to a new report on CEO salaries is...

Best Public Relations Money Can Buy -- A Guide to Food Industry Front Groups

Michele Simon | Posted 05.16.2013 | Business
Michele Simon

With growing concern over the negative impacts of our highly industrialized and overly processed food system, the food industry has a serious public relations problem on its hands. Instead of cleaning up its act, corporate lobbyists are trying to control the public discourse.

Keystone Pipeline Not a Big Deal -- Say Interests Supported By Oil and Gas Industry

David_Halperin | Posted 05.13.2013 | Green
David_Halperin

When money so heavily corrupts politics -- when special interests spread their cash not just to politicians but to the advocacy groups and media companies that host and contribute to policy debates -- it's hard to sort out which opinions have been reached honestly and independently.

Benghazi debate sparks little formal lobbying

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 05.10.2013 | Politics
The Center for Public Integrity

By Dave Levinthal May 9, 2013 This story was originally published by The Center for Public Integrity, which is a nonprofit, n...

Congress OKs Killing of Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime?

Michael Shank | Posted 05.06.2013 | Politics
Michael Shank

A handful of Democratic and Republican senators are considering a rewrite of 60 of the most consequential words to ever pass through Congress: The Authorization for Use of Military Force, which is enabling a system of eternal warfare.

Capitol Hill's Reverse Revolving Door Unveiled

The Nation | Posted 05.06.2013 | Politics

In February of this year, news broke that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew received an exit package worth over $1 million by Citigroup shortly before joini...

Christina Wilkie

Syrian Rebels Work Washington Channels

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 05.06.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- A large map of Syria dotted with pink and yellow sticky notes dominates one wall of the Syrian Support Group's Washington headquarters, ...

Mixed martial arts take fight to Capitol Hill

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 05.02.2013 | Sports
The Center for Public Integrity

By Reity O'Brien May 2, 2013 This story was originally published by The Center for Public Integrity, which is a nonprofit, no...

A Movement Is Needed to Get Corporations to Disclose All Their Political Spending. Let's Start It

Wendell Potter | Posted 04.29.2013 | Politics
Wendell Potter

While all companies are required to report their federal lobbying and Political Action Committee expenditures, that money is just a fraction of what they often spend in the political arena to protect their profits.

K Street: Then and Now

Scott Lilly | Posted 04.25.2013 | Politics
Scott Lilly

Airlines for America CEO Nick Calio's recent lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration demonstrates that lobbyists today aren't as invested in the details as they used to be.

Obama inauguration fueled by corporations, unions

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 04.23.2013 | Politics
The Center for Public Integrity

By Dave Levinthal April 21, 2013 This story was originally published by The Center for Public Integrity, which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan investiga...

Gun groups, defense contractors buck downward trend in lobbying

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 04.23.2013 | Politics
The Center for Public Integrity

By Dave Levinthal April 23, 2013 This story was originally published by The Center for Public Integrity, which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan investiga...

In International Advocacy, Adapt Locally, Optimize Globally

Mark R. Kennedy | Posted 04.22.2013 | World
Mark R. Kennedy

In an increasingly interconnected global economy, the need to develop a global advocacy strategy has become essential to businesses and NGOs alike. Using a piecemeal advocacy approach to global operations rather than an overarching framework can lead to problems.

NRA spends record money on lobbying this year

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 04.22.2013 | Politics
The Center for Public Integrity

By Dave Levinthal April 20, 2013 This story was originally published by The Center for Public Integrity, which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan investiga...

Ghostbusters

Tom Deegan | Posted 06.18.2013 | Politics
Tom Deegan

Last Saturday I was a panelist at an Adams State University Healthcare Forum in Alamosa, Colo. Some knowledgeable speakers were there including the Re...

Gainful Employment Rule for For-Profit Colleges: Eminently Fixable, Eminently Necessary

David_Halperin | Posted 06.15.2013 | Business
David_Halperin

The gainful employment rule is critical to protecting the federal investment in our students and providing opportunities for a wide range of Americans to build careers. And, fortunately, there is a clear path to fixing the rule so it will pass muster in the courts.

Christina Wilkie

Key OWS Figure To Lobby For Syrian Rebels

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 04.11.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Members of the Syrian opposition movement have hired a top Occupy Wall Street activist as their U.S. lobbyist, according to registration...

Air show lobbyists to buzz Capitol Hill

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 06.03.2013 | Politics
The Center for Public Integrity

By Dave Levinthal April 3, 2013 This story was originally published by The Center for Public Integrity, which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigat...

Christina Wilkie

Pesticide Lobby Spends Millions To Defend Chemicals Tied To Bee Deaths

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 03.29.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The chemical pesticide lobby is waging a multi-million dollar battle to prevent regulation of chemicals linked to the dramatic escalatio...