The Senate rejected Sen. McCain’s attempt to remove about 8,500 earmarks from a spending bill, according to this report. The White House has said that Obama intends to sign the legislation, casting it as leftover business from 2008. Spokesman Robert Gibbs pledged on Monday the White House will issue new guidelines covering earmarks for future […]
According to this Post report, Quinn Gillespie & Associates will receive $2 million of the Pan Am 103 settlement. Quinn Gillespie’s payment covers work it did from 2006 through 2008 helping the relatives plot strategy, generate publicity and arrange meetings at the State Department and elsewhere.
The Times has this editorial today on the Massey Coal case. A wise decision would recognize the threat posed by record-breaking fund-raising for judicial elections — and make clear that judges and justice are not for sale. The Post has this editorial.