CREW In The News
National Security Archive announces Rosemary Award
SOURCE: Al Kamen // Washington Post
12 Mar 2010 // And now, the winner of the National Security Archive's Sixth Annual Rosemary Award, named for President Richard M. Nixon's secretary, Rose Mary Woods, whose unlikely stretch allegedly erased 18 1/2 minutes of a Watergate tape.
Watchdogs applaud earmark ban, wonder about loopholes
SOURCE: Humberto Sanchez // National Journal's CongressDaily
11 Mar 2010 // Government watchdog groups Wednesday welcomed House Democrats' ban on earmarks benefiting for-profit companies but said more needed to be done, and they raised concerns that the move could make the earmark process less transparent.
Report: Sen. Ensign Tried To Find Lobbying Work For Mistress' Husband
SOURCE: Kris Alingod // All Headline News
11 Mar 2010 // Washington, DC, United States (AHN) - Less than a year after admitting to an extramarital affair and resigning as the Senate's number four Republican, Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) is facing new allegations that he helped a former aide, the husband of his former mistress, find lobbying work at a Las Vegas development firm, in violation of ethics laws.
Investigating the Investigators: How the House Ethics Committee Works
SOURCE: Marian Wang // ProPublica
11 Mar 2010 // Tickle fights vs. groping. Salty language vs. sexual harassment. For those who've been following the media circus around ex-Rep. Eric Massa, D-N.Y., there's been quite a lot to follow. More»
Number of Health Care Lobbyists Raises Red Flags
SOURCE: Matt Laslo // Capitol News Connection, as heard on KUNM (New Mexico)
11 Mar 2010 // Click here to listen to an audio file of this story.
Many New Mexico health care organizations are hiring lobbyists to get their voices heard in Washington. Matt Laslo reports on why government watchdog groups say that raises red flags.
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Melanie Sloan Discusses the Surge in Health Care Lobbyists on Capitol News Connection
11 March 2010 // Source: Matt Laslo // Capitol News Connection, as heard on KUNM (New Mexico)
Download 20100311 - CapitolNewsConnection.mp3House bans earmarks to for-profit companies
SOURCE: Paul Kane // Washingon Post
11 Mar 2010 // Facing an election-year backlash over runaway spending and ethics scandals, House Democrats moved Wednesday to ban earmarks for private companies, sparking a war between the parties over which would embrace the most dramatic steps to change the way business is done in Washington.
Friends of Mike
Lobbyists put on the dog for congressional favorites.
SOURCE: Paul Barton // Arkansas Times
11 Mar 2010 // WASHINGTON — Arkansas members of Congress, especially Rep. Mike Ross, continue to benefit from fund-raisers where corporate lobbyists are either the hosts or main guests, according to listings posted by the Sunlight Foundation, a watchdog group.
The events are often in lobbyists' townhouses or in some of the finest restaurants in the nation's capital or at upscale golf courses and lodges.
House Curbs Earmarks, Senate Balks
SOURCE: Corey Boles // Wall Street Journal
11 Mar 2010 // WASHINGTON—House Democrats, facing rising public anger over the ways of Washington, said Wednesday they were banning so-called earmarks that direct government funds to for-profit companies.
Patton Boggs is in negotiations to purchase the Breaux-Lott Leadership Group
SOURCE: Dan Eggen // Washingon Post
11 Mar 2010 // Washington's biggest lobbying firm is on the verge of getting even bigger. Patton Boggs LLP, which rang up nearly $40 million in lobbying last year, is in negotiations to purchase the Breaux-Lott Leadership Group, according to sources familiar with the talks.
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