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Bundlers land top spots in Obama's transition

"Though they worked behind the scenes in Barack Obama's campaign for president, bundlers who raised millions of dollars for his White House bid are starting to land significant posts on […]
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Lobbyists banned from Obama's transition

While banning lobbyists from a role in the transition, President-Elect Barack Obama is keeping many of his large fundraisers on his advisory board, according to a report by Bloomberg's Jonathan […]
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'The System is the Crime'

For JudicialReports.com, Mark Lagerkvist examined the “paradox cloaked in robes” that allows New York judges to accept large campaign gifts from lawyers who have pending cases in their courts.  The […]
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Trial lawyers offer continued support to Biden

Jonathan D. Salant of Bloomberg News reports that trial-lawyer firms are among the biggest lifetime donors to Senator Joe Biden.  Biden has been a reliable vote for them in the […]
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Campaigns benefiting from large donors

The latest campaign finance disclosures point to a proliferation of large donors supporting candidates and their parties and much of that money is coming from donors with interests in Washington, […]
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Obama campaign slow to return money to fictitious donors

Michael Luo and Griff Palmer of The New York Times report that nearly 3,000 donations to Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama's campaign have been in the name of fake donors. […]
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The Favor Factory 2008

An investigation by The Seattle Times shows that Congressional earmarks remain a problem despite efforts in ethics reform.  A Times analysis of the 2008 defense bill found $3.5 in hidden […]
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Fine reductions greater for labor chief's contributors

Ames Alexander and David Ingram of The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer reported that North Carolina Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry has collected at least half of her campaign contributions from executives and […]
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Pelosi used PAC funds to pay husband

PAC to the Future, the political action committee of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, funneled almost $100,000 over the past nine years to her husband's real estate and investment firm for […]
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Head of McCain's transition team lobbied for Freddie Mac

Newly released Congressional documents show that the lobbying firm of William Timmons Sr., who Republicans say has been tapped to lead Sen. John McCain's transition committee, receive $260,000 this year […]
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