Day: May 25, 2010

Ethics when Members of Congress invest

The Post covers Members of Congress’ investments this morning. In the House, for instance, the proportion of lawmakers with stock investments has risen sharply, from 21 percent in 2001 to 60 percent at the beginning of last year, according to academic researchers and the Center for Responsive Politics. That includes 68 lawmakers who owned more […]

Byrne sues Crist for (Dr. Evil voice) one million dollars

Billboard.com’s got the story on David Byrne’s lawsuit against Charlie Crist for alleged use of “Road to Nowhere.” Byrne’s attorney Lawrence Iser — who also represented Jackson Browne in his successful suit against 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s illegal use of his song “Running on Empty” — says that the Crist campaign did not obtain either […]