Day: September 17, 2009

The Trial of Kevin Ring

Under the Influence has a summary of the day’s events at Kevin Ring’s trial in Washington, DC. Former DOJ Chief of Staff David Ayres invoked his Fifth Amendment rights, according to this report. David Ayers, who was Ashcroft’s chief of staff at the Justice Department during the Bush administration, refused to answer questions under oath […]

One Post Filled with #CongCamp Goodness

As I noted, I had the pleasure of attending CongressCamp, an “unconference” centered on “transforming citizen engagement with Congress through social media and collaboration tools.”   Before beginning to write my own inadequate summary of the weekend’s events, I was fortunate to discover ForumOne Communications Influence Blog.  In one post they capture the essence of many […]