This Fox Business report details the status of the controversy surrounding “VIP loans” allegedly provided to Members of Congress. After being stonewalled for nearly a month, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) have sent an official request … Continue reading
Daily Archives: August 15, 2008
Beef and campaign money mix in this story from Mississippi. The latest guilty plea in the ongoing Mississippi Beef Processors scandal lays bare a fundamental weakness in Mississippi campaign finance law – a weakness that creates a tenuous line of … Continue reading
Canada’s National Post has this interesting story on a Nader visit to Canada. A young woman with a fistful of cash stood at the back of Ralph Nader’s speech in Toronto on Monday, handing bills to people as they left. … Continue reading