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My Electric Summer, When Washington Helped Resurrect the EV

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Bush Administration, Electric Vehicles, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Menlo Park, Washington, Green News, Zero Motorcycles, Stimulus Plan, Ev, Santa Cruz, Tesla, Evs, Green News
Kirsten Dirksen

If this summer was the coming out party for the electric car, Washington was the host. They may seem unlikely bedfellows, but I'm convinced the EV companies have learned how to play politics.

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Catholic Church Shows Its Influence In Health Care Fight

Wall Street Journal | Peter Wallsten | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mike Doyle, Gop, Social Justice, Communion, Catholic Congress, Nancy Pelosi, Lobbyists, Obama, American Catholics, Bishops, John Kerry, White House, Universal Health Care, Vatican, Health Care, Abortion, Church, Poverty, Public Option, Lobbying, Catholic, Democrats, House, Catholics, Religion, Senate, Catholic Church, Barack Obama, Health Insurance, Stupak Amendment, Health Care Reform, Christianity, Health Bill, Anti-Choice, Republicans, Politics News

Injecting itself aggressively into the health-care debate, the Roman Catholic Church in America has emerged as a major political force with the potent...

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Proposals In House Would Curb 'Too Big To Fail' Banks, Firms

Wall Street Journal | DAMIAN PALETTA and MICHAEL R. CRITTENDEN | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fed, Geithner, Timothy Geithner, Sec, Larry Summers, Too Big to Ail, Lobbying, Bank of America, Lobbyists, Chase, Paulson, Economy, Metlife, Regulation, JP Morgan, Obama, Democrats, Prudential, Recession, Barney Frank, House, Senate, House Financial Services Committee, Henry Paulson, White House, Treasury, Hank Paulson, Kanjorski, JP Morgan Chase, Republicans, Politics News

Democrats are advancing proposals in Congress designed to limit the size and complexity of financial companies so that any collapse wouldn't damage th...

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Arthur Delaney

Tony Podesta: Turning Change Into Dollars

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Lobbyblog, Transparency, Change, Lobbying, Obama, Tony Podesta, Business News

Tony and Heather Podesta basked in the praise when they donated the iconic, five-foot tall "Hope" portrait of Barack Obama to the National Portrait Ga...

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Housing Industry Lobbying Pays Off With Aid Extension

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Housing Market, Joblessness, Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Housing Crisis, Business News

The Associated Press reports that government aid for the unemployed will be a boon for the real estate, construction and mortgage industries. It's...

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Banks Hire Derivatives Expert To Fight Financial Reform

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Meltdown, Lobbying, Derivatives, Lobbyblog, Banking Industry, Financial Regulatory Overhaul, Edward Rosen, Business News

Several major banks are fending off legislation meant to regulate the lucrative derivatives market by hiring a high-powered financial lobbyist. The H...

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Jason Linkins

Bank Lobby Bloodied But Unbowed In Fight Against Consumer Protection

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Banking Lobby, Consumer Protection, Wall Street, Lobbyists, Consumer Financial Protection Act, Business News

Bloomberg's Yalman Onaran takes a glance at the state of play on the consumer protection front, and sizes up the influence that the banking lobby has ...

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Jason Linkins

Lobbyists Dodge Regulations Through Reinvention

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lobbyist Deregistrations, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Business News, Lobbyblog, Politics News

So, if you happen to have read a recent study by the Center for Responsive Politics and OMB Watch entitled "Lobbyists Terminating Their Federal Regis...

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Food Lobby Mobilizes, As Soda Tax Bubbles Up

HuffPost Investigative Fund | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Funds, Fast Food, Congress, Nhma, Snapple, Senate Finance Committee, Lobbyists, Agriculture, American Beverage Association, Soda Tax, Food Loby, Funding, Hispanics, National Corn Growers Association, Health Insurance, Policy, National Hispanic Medical Associaiton, Huffington Post Investigative Fund, Coca-Cola, Soft Drinks, Chuck Grassley, Dr. Pepper, Food Politics, Health Care, Beverage Tax, Aba, Lobbying, Corn, Americans Against Food Taxes, Supermarkets, Coke, Alex Padilla, Pepsi, Corn Syrup, Nutrition, Grocery Stores, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Green News

By Christine Spolar, Huffington Post Investigative Fund and Joseph Eaton, Staff Writer, Center for Public Integrity Washington lobbyists have been en...

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Heidi DeJong Barsuglia Denies Mike Duvall Affair: Energy Lobbyist Reinstated After Recorded Sex Talk

AP | JULIET WILLIAMS | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: California, Mike Duvall Affair, On Tape, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Audio, Mike Duvall, Recorded, Duvall, Barsuglia, Lobbyist, Sex Chat, Microphone, Video, Sex Talk, Sex Conversation, Sempra Energy, Yorba Linda, Gop, Heidi Dejong Barsuglia, Politics News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An energy lobbyist who was the subject of an investigation after a former California lawmaker was caught on tape bragging a...

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Chamber of Commerce M.I.A.! Chevron Takes the Heat!

The Yes Men | Posted 11.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Chamber of Commerce, Pollution, Activism, Lobbying, Oil Companies, The Yes Men Fix the World, The Yes Men, Green News
The Yes Men

Chevron is a target of citizen protests in California, across the United States and around the world because of Chevron's role in climate destruction, public health abuse, and wars for oil.

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Lobbyist De-Registrations On The Rise

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Ethics, Lobbyist Deregistrations, Business News

Lobbyists this year terminated their registrations with the federal government in unusually high numbers, according to a study by the Center for Respo...

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New Sports Fans Lobby Entering Telecom Wars

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Verizon, Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Telecom, Business News

Verizon is among several telecom giants launching a new advocacy group purported to be a lobby for sports fans -- pressing lawmakers on issues such as...

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Arthur Delaney

Bernanke's Conferences At Luxury Resorts: Do Lobbyists Show Up?

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Transparency, Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Fed, Federal Reserve, Bernanke Resort, Fed Resort, Bernanke Bacara, Business News

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been spending some time at fancy places. Last week, Bernanke spoke at a Fed conference at a luxurious resort...

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White House Fawns Over Big Donors

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Lobbyblog, Lobbying, President Obama, Donors, Business News

Being a top Democratic donor can have its perks, reports the Washington Times.. At least 39 Democratic donors attended a White House fete on St. Pat...

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Jason Linkins

Lieberman's Filibuster Announcement A Boon To Insurance Industry

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Health Insurance Industry, Joe Lieberman, Public Option, Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Politics News

One of the ironies that should be noted in the wake of Senator Joe Lieberman's (I-Conn.) decision to embark on another journey of pointless intransige...

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Chamber Of Commerce To Begin Ads Against Health Care Reform

AP | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arkansas, Ads, Health Care Bill, Gop, Public Option, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Political Ads, Ad, Democrats, Maine, Cable, Louisiana, Advertising, Health Care Reform, Lobbying Group, Chamber of Commerce, Republicans, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Looking to build pressure on moderate Democrats, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says it will begin airing new TV ads in seven states ...

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Chamber Of Commerce Sues Yes Men Over Climate Change Policy Prank

AP | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Pacific Gas and Electric Co. CoC, Exelon, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Case, Survivaball, Climate Change Prank, Steven Law, Press Release, Apple, Sues, Lobbying Group, Climate Change, Yes Men, Chamber of Commerce, Suit, Suing, Business News

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a civil complaint on Monday against members of a liberal activist group who staged a news confer...

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Tony Podesta Has A Party Pooper

The Huffington Post | Arthur Delaney | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Transparency, Lobbying, Lobbyists, K Street, Lobbyblog, Tony Podesta, Podesta Lobbying, Pelosi Podesta, Politics News

Washington luminaries raised glasses in honor of lobbyist Tony Podesta, who celebrated his 65th birthday on Friday night with a party at the National ...

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House Committee Expands Investigation Into Coal Group's Lobbying

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business

Read More: American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Climate Change Legislation, Bonner and Associates, Hawthorn Group, Business News

The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming has expanded its investigation into the lobbying activities of the American Coali...

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Rep. Visclosky Under Fire For Close Ties To Lobbying Firm

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Peter Visclosky, Visclosky, Visclosky Earmarks, Nanosonix, Business News

The Washington Post examines the overnight success story of tech firm NanoSonix -- an upstart Illinois-based company that has seemingly benefited from...

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J Street Conference To Open Amid Controversy

Washington Post | Dan Eggen | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Goldstone Report, Jewish Lobby, Lobbyists, Lobbying, Salam Al-Marayati, Obama, Palestinians, Aipac, J Street, J Street Conference, Middle East, Israel, Michael Oren, James L. Jones, Us, Un, Standwithus, American Task Force on Palestine, Politics News

J Street, an advocacy and lobbying firm created 18 months ago, is holding its first annual conference beginning Sunday, with participation from about ...

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Greens Have Finally Got the Big Mo

David Roberts | Posted 10.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Lobbying, Accce, Superfreakonomics, Kerry-Boxer Bill, Religion and Spirituality, Lindsey Graham, Us Epa, Veterans, Obama Administration, FACES of Coal, Cejapa, Yes Men, Chamber of Commerce, Lisa Jackson, Astroturf, Climate Action Day, Bonner, Green News
David Roberts

Since the summer, greens have had one good break after another. Unlike after An Inconvenient Truth, the latest dramas are not pop culture events, but political achievements inside the Beltway.

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Lobbyists See No End To Health Reform Frenzy

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

Read More: PhRMA Lobby, Health Care Reform, Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Health Care Reform Lobbying, Business News

Despite the lackluster economy, some lobbyists expect decades' worth of job security thanks to this year's health care reform haul, reports The Hill. ...

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Lobbyists Eye Exemptions On The CFPA

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Business News

While high-powered Wall Street lobbyists catch most of the flack for trying to skirt newly-proposed House Financial Service Committee regulations, Pol...

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