Monthly Archives: November 2011

Thursday’s political law links

Posted on November 17, 2011

TODAY AT THE FEC.  The agenda for today’s Federal Election Commission meeting is online here. INTERNET COMPANIES LOBBY.  Roll Call.  “Zynga — a San Francisco-based social network game developer — LinkedIn, Mozilla and Twitter waded into a Washington policy debate … Continue reading →

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Wednesday’s political law links

Posted on November 16, 2011

SOLYNDRA ELECTION CONNECTION. The Hill. “Portions of emails released by House Republicans suggest that Obama administration officials pressed the now-bankrupt solar company Solyndra to delay announcing pending layoffs until after the 2010 midterm elections.” O’DONNELL PLEA TOO HARSH.  Story here.  … Continue reading →

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Tuesday’s political law links

Posted on November 15, 2011

HUNTSMAN: THANKS, DAD. The Times.  “Providing perhaps a last-chance boost to the flagging presidential hopes of former Gov. Jon M. Huntsman Jr. of Utah, an outside group that is supported by his father, a billionaire chemical executive, and other wealthy … Continue reading →

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Monday’s political law links

Posted on November 14, 2011

ABRAMOFF’S REDEMPTION. The Times. “What you may not know is that Jack Abramoff, being Jack Abramoff — which is to say, a genetically energetic operator — is also working on a few small personal projects on the side.” CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS … Continue reading →

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Thursday’s political law links

Posted on November 10, 2011

LOBBYISTS ON TWITTER. Sunlight’s watching. “The nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation is today launching a tool designed to track the personal Twitter activity — be it musings about the Kardashians or latest meeting with a congressmen — of Washington’s influence class.” KAISER … Continue reading →

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