This morning’s Post examines how Pentagon employees accepted travel from foreign governments and companies. Rome, Paris, Rio de Janeiro and Las Vegas were among the destinations. Travelers ranged from four-star officers – one was then-Adm. Dennis Blair, now the Obama administration’s director of national intelligence – to junior enlisted troops. The Defense Department is allowed […]
Day: June 10, 2009
Sen. Dodd and Pay Day Loans
This Times editorial takes note of Sen. Dodd’s contact with representatives of the “payday loan industry” and campaign contributions.
Caperton v. Massey Fallout
The Times surveys the landscape of funding for judicial campaigns and the impact of Caperton v. Massey here. “I wouldn’t think you would find judges panicking” and saying “Whoo! I’d better go over my docket!” said Bradley A. Smith, chairman of the Center for Competitive Politics, a group that opposes campaign regulations on First Amendment […]