NONPROFIT SUPPORTS ELECTORAL COLLEGE. Story here. “An obscure but well-funded campaign to reinvent the Electoral College and elect the president via a national popular vote has alarmed GOP leaders, who have mounted a counterattack with the help of a newly … Continue reading
LDA ENFORCEMENT ALERT. I couldn’t make COGEL this year, but there’s a report that Ken Gross announced that DOJ made him aware of a $45,000 DOJ settlement with an unnamed lobbying firm, the first in years in this area. Stay … Continue reading
BUNDLERS AND OBAMA. The Times. “Despite a pledge not to take money from lobbyists, President Obama has relied on prominent supporters who are active in the lobbying industry to raise millions of dollars for his re-election bid.” 2012 LOBBYIST GIVING. … Continue reading
TAIWAN LOBBYING. The Hill. “Lobbyists for Taiwan have been working behind the scenes to pressure the White House into selling advanced F-16 fighter jets to the longtime U.S. ally.” CHINA LOBBYING. Reuters. “China has launched an intense lobbying effort in … Continue reading
EMAILS SHOW SOLYNDRA PUSH. The Post. “Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has been investigating the loan, issued a statement Friday saying the correspondence showed a ‘disturbingly close relationship between President Obama’s West Wing inner circle, campaign … Continue reading