Arthur Delaney

Arthur Delaney

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Arthur Delaney is a reporter for the Huffington Post based in Washington D.C.

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Unemployment By State In October (MAP)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | November 20, 2009

Read More: Jobless Numbers, National Unemployment, Unemplooyment Numbers, Unemployment, Unemployment By State

Unemployment rates are up from this time last year in all 50 states, but recently the situation improved somewhat -- employment increased in 28 states...

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CREW Files FEC Complaint Over Landrieu's $23,500 'Donation' To The U.S. Treasury

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | November 20, 2009

Read More: Federal Election Commission, Lobbyblog, Mary Landrieu, Senate Ethics Committee

The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commision over a mysterious $25,300 "donation"...

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Senate Health Care Bill Offers Less Immediate Help Than House Version

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | November 19, 2009

Read More: Health Care, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Reform, House, Senate

If the Senate has its way with health insurance reform, Sandra Ingram, a 63-year-old cancer patient undergoing intensive chemotherapy treatments in Iowa, would lose her...

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Audit The Fed Effort Wins Support From An Unusual Coalition

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | November 19, 2009

Read More: Aig, Alan Grayson, Audit The Fed, Barney, Barney Frank, Dean Baker, Frank, House Financial Services Committee, Lobbyblog, Max Bauchus, Mel Watt, Rob Johnson, Tarp, Watt Amendment

An unusual coalition of progressive economists, labor leaders, and bloggers has decided to fight back against a congressional amendment that would allow the Federal Reserve...

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One Million Will Lose Unemployment Benefits In January Unless Congress Acts

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | November 19, 2009

Read More: Credit Crisis, Recession, Unemployment, Unemployment Benefits

One million people will stop receiving unemployment benefits in January unless Congress makes a move before the Christmas recess, according to an analysis by the...

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How Retired Military Officers Make Bank As Pentagon 'Mentors'

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | November 18, 2009

Read More: Contractors, Defense Department, Lobbyblog, Pogo, Project On Government Oversight, Transparency

The revolving door is spinning rapidly for retired admirals and generals, more than 125 of whom have been re-hired by the Pentagon to serve as...

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For Some Uninsured, Health Bill Benefits Would Kick In Right Away

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | November 17, 2009

Read More: Health Care, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance

A common complaint about the health insurance reform legislation moving through Congress is that the uninsured won't see any help until 2013. While it's true...

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Army Mom Confined To Base After Skipping Deployment To Care For Baby

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | November 17, 2009

Single-mother Alexis Hutchinson refused to deploy to Afghanistan on Nov. 5, she said, because she didn't have anyone to take care of her infant son....

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Why Did Sen. Landrieu's Campaign Donate $25,300 To The Government?

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | November 13, 2009

Read More: Campaigns, Lobbyblog, Mary Landrieu

When a political campaign returns dirty donations, it usually releases a statement of some kind praising the integrity of the candidate. So why didn't the...

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'Spokesjerk' Revolution Fails To Materialize: FreeCreditReport.com Front Man Sticks To His Guns

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | November 13, 2009

Read More: Credit Crisis, Credit Report, FreeCreditReport.Com, Lobbyblog

Andy Cobb starred in TV commercials pitching health insurance for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida -- until he had a crisis of conscience....

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Few Earmarks For Bridge Repairs After Minnesota Collapse

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | November 12, 2009

Read More: Bridge Collapse, Bridge Repairs, Campaigns, Earmarks, I-35 Bridge, Lobbyblog, Minneapolis Bridge Collapse, Minnesota Bridge Collapse, Pork, Transparency, US Pirg

Amid the national hand-wringing after the Minnesota bridge collapse of 2007, members of Congress earmarked 10 times more money for new transportation projects than for...

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A Marred Holiday For One Arab American Vet

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | November 11, 2009

Read More: Fort Hood, Iraq, Veterans Day

Rajai Hakki has tried to ignore the Fort Hood massacre. The 28-year-old Iraq War vet quit college to join the U.S. Marines after the terrorist...

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Why Does Dunkin' Donuts Lobby The Federal Reserve?

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | November 10, 2009

Read More: Dunkin Brands, Dunkin Donuts, Dunkin Donuts Federal Reserve, Dunkin Donuts Lobbying, Federal Reserve, Lobbyblog

Financial firms have long lobbied the Federal Reserve, high-minded maker of monetary policy. But the Fed's foray into lending during the financial crisis this year...

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Tony Podesta: Turning Change Into Dollars

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | November 10, 2009

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

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 Gallery...

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"This Loan Is An Example Of What Went Wrong In America"

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | November 5, 2009

Last December, Virginia Naill learned that the monthly mortgage payment for her three-bedroom home on Ordinary Road in tiny Mineral, Va., would jump by hundreds...