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JACK ABRAMOFF: Attempting to Repair Our Democracy
Hi, everyone. I’m new to blogging, so this is an exciting experiment for me. I’ll be posting more serious pieces next week. But, for now, I just want to say how honored I am to join Nick Penniman, Josh Silver, and the gang at United Republic in the vital effort to effect real reform in Washington. It is a
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David Halperin biography
David Elliot Halperin (born November 28, 1962) is an American lawyer, policy advocate, organizational consultant, and investigative writer.[1] [2] He is a leading critic of for-profit higher education in the United States, including through investigative reporting on the website Republic Report. He has worked on other policy issues, including government corruption and ethics, democracy and
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Bigger Than Countrywide? Bribes To Lawmakers Coordinated By The Mortgage Bankers Association
The Countrywide VIP scandal has rocked Capitol Hill. Initial reports showed that Senators Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Chris Dodd (D-CT) were the most high profile politicians to accept special cut-rate mortgages from the troubled subprime lender. Now, it has become clear that dozens of lawmakersand high-ranking officials were recipients of these bribes. The scandal has
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The Senate Ethics Rules Are A Joke, And Here’s One Reason Why
Can Congress effectively police itself and stop corruption? We visited the Senate Ethics Office, and found a pretty blatant example of how lawmakers exploit a loophole in a rule designed ostensibly to stop revolving door bribery. In 2007, in the wake of the Jack Abramoff scandal, in which it became obvious that many lawmakers and
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ALEC Wants Lobbyists (And You) To Help Rearrange The Deck Chairs On The Titanic
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the corporate front group responsible for pushing voter ID and Stand Your Ground laws in states across the country, is on the run. Nearly two dozen major corporations (including Johnson & Johnson, yesterday) have been persuaded to cut ties with ALEC. ALEC is fighting back — and the group
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