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Can Courts Protect Old Media from Web Technology? »
Posted by: korr 4 months ago in Political Opinion
Judges have shown themselves to be among the media's strongest copyright advocates. How far can the government takes its crusade against the information revolution?
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60 current/former telecom lobbyists work for McCain campain »
Posted by: Aidenag 1 year, 3 months ago in News
You can't make this stuff up: More than 60 present and former telecom lobbyists work for McCain's campaign as staffers and volunteers, some ...
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Ted Kennedy, Michelle Obama Speeches Ignored As Lobbyists Party On »
Posted by: Bkumm 1 year, 2 months ago in News
Not even the emotionally charged speech by Sen. Ted Kennedy kept corporate lobbyists from carrying out their multi-million dollar campaign to wine and dine and ...
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The People Making $15 Per Hour As StandIns For Big Lobbyists »
Posted by: pkrf1end 3 months ago in Family
Rose and Zine Hosein have stand-up jobs - and get paid $15 an hour for it. The 60-something couple have the ultimate niche occupation in Washington ...
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Politics Live: Video - Economist: not easy to ditch budget 'earmarks' »
Posted by: SNance 10 months ago in Political News
President Barack Obama's ban on earmarks in the $825 billion economic stimulus bill doesn't mean interest groups, lobbyists and lawmakers won't be ...
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McCain Blasts Wall Street Failure, Neglects To Mention His Adviser Helped Cause It »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 1 year, 2 months ago in Political News
As the news broke of the Lehman Brothers meltdown and the rest of the latest financial crisis, John McCain, speaking at a campaign rally in ...
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McCain And Abramoff Linked In New Web Ad »
Posted by: Aidenag 1 year, 3 months ago in News
John McCain helped end the career of Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed with a 2006 Senate investigation of Reed's extensive work with disgraced lobbyist ...
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Barack Obama Campaign: What Happened To Obama's Promises? »
Posted by: tabootattoo 9 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
When Barack Obama was campaigning for President, he promised he would avoid self interest groups, restrict lobbying and run his cabinet on ethical standards. But ...
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Drilling for Petrol Lobbies »
Posted by: populist 1 year, 3 months ago in News
Or, how fear and perceived shortages produce the right environment for unnecessary drilling, the old bait and switch utilized for the petrol lobbies.
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Ney: Abuses will continue despite new ethics law »
Posted by: Aidenag 1 year, 3 months ago in News
Former Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) said Wednesday that the lobbying bill passed in the wake of the Jack Abramoff scandal that sent him to prison ...
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McCain's Top Foreign Policy Advisor Got Money From Georgia »
Posted by: Aidenag 1 year, 3 months ago in News
John McCain's chief foreign policy adviser and his business partner lobbied the senator or his staff on 49 occasions in a 3 1/2-year ...
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Does AARP Really Represent The Elderly, Or Another Agenda? »
Posted by: halthouse1 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Political Opinion
As A Newly Minted Fifty Year Old, They Don't Speak For Me
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The stated goal of AARP is "to enhance the quality of life ...Read (40) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at politicsandfinance.blogspot.com
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Obama, Lobbyists, and Freedom of Speech - Associated Content »
Posted by: MarkWhittington 7 months, 4 weeks ago in Political News
A directive from President Barack Obama barring officials charged with doling out stimulus money from talking with lobbyists has free speech advocates worried, The directive ...
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iPhone gun apps cause knee-jerk reaction | iPhone News Updated »
Posted by: thana103 7 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Bored anti-gun lobbyists are attempting to take back some of the media time from the current trend for knife amnesties by raising concerns over a ...
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Insider Trading: How Congress Can Make Big Bucks at Our Expense »
Posted by: bowsnumba1 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
It's been a difficult start for the financial services sector thus far in 2009 - yet it may be even more difficult to excuse the ...
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