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Why Santorum is Wrong to Blame the Media

Rick Sanchez | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Santorum Media 2012, Rick Santorum 2012, Open Secrets, Santorum Media, Latino Voices News
Rick Sanchez

The fact is, were it not for free coverage from the big, bad media, Santorum would have been out of the race a long time ago

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Top 10 Most Popular Stocks In Congress

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: General Electric, Congress, Insider Trading, Stock Holdings, John Boehner, 60 Minutes, Nancy Pelosi, Pfizer, Bank of America, Trading Profits, Open Secrets, Business News

Two banks rank among the most popular stocks for members of Congress, in addition to other notable companies including Exxon Mobil and Microsoft. ...

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Green News Report: September 7, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salmon, David Koch, Sustainable Design, Antarctica, Australia, Oil Spill Response, Lobbyists, Helium, Renewable Energy, Factory Farms, Pakistan Floods, Obama Administration, Clean Energy, Fda, Green News Report, Offshore Drilling, Infrastructure, Proposition 23, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Genetically Modified Food, Hurricane Katrina, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Gulf of Mexico, Global Warming Deniers, Astroturf, Global Warming, Bp, Bpa, Gmos, California, Chevron, Pakistan, Nuclear Power, Ipcc, Wind Energy, Mafia, Open Secrets, Transocean, Barack Obama, Green Infrastructure, Arctic, BRAD BLOG, California Prop 23, Charles Koch, Halliburton, Noaa, Bjorn Lomborg, Green News, Koch Industries, Climate Legislation, Food Recall, BP Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: We're back...

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Clean energy drowned out in Washington by a Two Billion Dollar Juggernaut

Kevin Grandia | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Renewable Energy, Open Secrets, Clean Energy, Green Energy, American Wind Energy Association, Oil and Gas Lobbying, Green News
Kevin Grandia

Red State bloggers are all in a tizzy over an Open Secrets article showing that the American Wind Energy Association spent over $5 million last year o...

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Green News Report: August 26, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Koch, Oil Spill Response, Helium, Lobbyists, Renewable Energy, Factory Farms, Pakistan Floods, Sustainable Agriculture, Obama Administration, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Offshore Drilling, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Tennessee, Climate Science, Vladimir Putin, Hurricane Katrina, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Gulf of Mexico, Global Warming Deniers, Astroturf, Global Warming, Bpa, Bp, Pakistan, Nuclear Power, Salmonella, Open Secrets, Transocean, Ocean Dead Zones, BRAD BLOG, Halliburton, Charles Koch, Noaa, Green News, Koch Industries, Climate Legislation, Food Recall, BP Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, China, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Aid slowly...

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Green News Report: August 24, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chile, David Koch, Oil Spill Response, Lobbyists, Renewable Energy, Factory Farms, Obama Administration, Sustainable Agriculture, Clean Energy, Green News Report, China, Eggs, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Tennessee, Climate Science, Electric Cars, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Gulf of Mexico, Global Warming Deniers, Astroturf, Global Warming, Bp, Nuclear Power, Salmonella, Open Secrets, Ed Markey, Ocean Dead Zones, BRAD BLOG, Mining, Charles Koch, Noaa, Green News, Koch Industries, Climate Legislation, Food Recall, BP Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, Chilean Miners, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Egg-gregio...

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Rattling a Fair Elections Foe

Wendy Block | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition 8, California Clean Money Campaign, Center for Media and Democracy, Pro-Publica, Wwwsourcewatchorg, Open Secrets, MAPLight.Org, Fair Elections, Proposition 15, Tobacco, Littlesis, Frank Schubert, Sarah Palin, Eyes and Ears, Los Angeles News
Wendy Block

Thanks to my work last year on the Huffington Post's citizen journalism unit, I stumped an opponent of Proposition 15, the California Fair Elections Act (CFEA).

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Alternative Energy Lobbyists Gaining Power In Washington

OpenSecrets.org | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alternative Energy Lobbyists, Wind Power Lobbyists, Lobbying, Alternative Energy, Lobbyists, Solar Lobbyists, Open Secrets, Politics News

[The] alternative energy industry had begun to drastically increase its lobbying spending, almost doubling its expenditures from the previous year. In...

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A Different Kind Of Tournament, This Time For Federal Lobbying

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ncaa, Final Four, March Madness, NCAA Tournament, Bracket, Federal Lobbying, Federal Expenditures, Texas a&M, K Street College Classic, OpenSecrets.Org, Open Secrets, Center for Responsive Politics, Open Secrets Bracket, Center for Responsible Politics Bracket, College News

March Madness isn't only for basketball. The Center For Responsive Politics seeds schools based on their federal lobbying efforts in what they call "T...

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MAPLight.org Shows Links Between Politicians' Votes, Campaign Contributions

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congress, The Dylan Ratigan Show, Open Secrets, Dylan Ratigan, Democrats, Influence, House, Campaign Donations, Campaign Finance Reform, Center for Responsive Politics, Gop, Audit the Fed, Republicans, Campaign Donors, Video, Politics News

It's no mystery that money has become a key factor in American politics. But until now it's been difficult to show voters just how closely politicians...

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Think Again: Money for Nothing?

Eric Alterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Campaign Contributions, Kai Wright, Health Care Reform, Center for Responsive Politics, Joe Lieberman, Paul Krugman, Open Secrets, Hendrik Hertzberg, Media News
Eric Alterman

While most in the media prefer to focus on personalities of these influential "consensus builders," "moderates," and "conservatives," they would be wiser to obey that old Watergate adage and "follow the money."

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Sunlight Foundation Takes Another Look At Lobbyist Bundlers

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Ethics, Sunlight Foundation, Open Secrets, Transparency, Business News

The Sunlight Foundation released a video on Thursday highlighting its investigation of lobbyist bundlers with OpenSecrets.org. The investigation, whi...

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Joe Biden Won't Forget the Number of Houses He Owns

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Open Secrets, Joe Biden, Wealthy Senators, Barack Obama, Phil Graham, Joe Biden Net Worth, Joe Biden Wealth, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Joe Biden was ranked 99th out of 100 senators in terms of personal wealth in 2005. That's an interesting contrast to McCain, who has forgotten the number of houses he owns.

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