Day: November 19, 2008

Inaugural Tickets

The Post reports that authorities warn House and Senate staffers against selling inaugural tickets. As a general matter, conversion of official Senate or House property or resources to private purposes may violate federal law and Senate and House rules. Moreover, the conflicts of interest provisions of both the Senate and House Codes of Official Conduct […]

VA: Lobbyist Information

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 19, 2008
Categories In Virginia

The Virginia Public Access Project has a new website with lobbyist disclosures.

“Turkmeniscam”

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 19, 2008
Categories In LDA

Turkmeniscam is reviewed in The Post. The book involves an undercover journalist’s efforts to contact several lobbying shops on behalf of a fictitious client. Ken Silverstein’s “Turkmeniscam” aims to put another dent in lobbyists’ already battered reputation. But the enterprising Silverstein didn’t want just to launch another broadside at the predatory behavior of K Street; […]