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NFL has ramped up campaign donations, lobbying efforts

An investigation by Scripps Howard News Service sports editor John Lindsay found the National Football League has ramped up its campaign contributions and lobbying efforts, mainly trying to affect legislation […]
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Lobbyist investigated for 'straw donor' scam

Chuck Neubauer of The Washington Times reports that "superlobbyist" Paul Magliocchetti "is now the focus of a federal investigation into whether he made illegal campaign contributions by reimbursing people, or […]
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Local parties in California avoid campaign contribution limits

Politicians and their supporters in California have routinely funneled money through county-level political party committees around the state, avoiding strict limits on campaign giving and hiding the source of millions […]
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Democratic donors rewarded with White House access

"During his first nine months in office, President Obama has quietly rewarded scores of top Democratic donors with VIP access to the White House, private briefings with administration advisers and […]
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A look at the influence of foreign lobbyists on Capitol Hill

Analysis of foreign lobbying disclosure records by ProPublica and the Sunlight Foundation provide insight into foreign influence on Capitol Hill.  "More than 280 lobbying firms collected $87 million in fees […]
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Propriety of campaign fund donations questioned

Companies that received multimillion-dollar deals with CalPERS, California’s giant public pension fund, pumped more than $300,000 into a union campaign fund overseen by Sean Harrigan while the long-time California labor […]
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Top campaign contributors given plum positions by Obama

President Obama has nominated several top campaign contributors for ambassadorships, according to a report by Jonathan D. Salant and Julianna Goldman of Bloomberg.com.  "Even with his pledges to change government, […]
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Teachers supported Prop 8 while their union opposed the measure

A report by NPR's Robert Benincasa shows that California's teachers' union was giving money to oppose Proposition 8 while members of the union were making donations to support the ban […]
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Illinois gala for Obama supported by lobbyists he banned from donating to campaign

Supporters from Barack Obama's home state held a celebration this week that was paid for, in part, by the same lobbying firms the president-elect banned from donating to his campaign […]
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Businesses see benefit of earmarks at troops' expense

A report by Christine Willmsen and David Heath of The Seattle Times shows that $7.6 million worth of earmarks pushed through by prominent members of Congress — including senators Hillary […]
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