Politico reports that the recession hit financial industry lobbyists. Registration records suggest that a good number of financial services lobbyists who lost work have moved on to other occupations. But there are some who are still looking for work, others who managed safe landings and at least one who did a complete loop through the […]
Day: October 19, 2009
Corporate access to the White House
In its story on the fortunes of the Chamber of Commerce during the Obama administration, Politico reports on White House meetings with corporate officials. Executives from a huge swath of companies have attended breakfasts, lunches, dinners and coffees with Jarrett, Obama, chief of staff Rahm Emanuel and senior economic adviser Larry Summers in recent months. […]
Larry Langford update
Here’s an AP story on charges against Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford. Prosecutors claim a greedy, power-drunk Langford accepted bribes totaling some $235,000 – a chunk of it for upscale clothes and jewelry – while serving as president of the Jefferson County Commission before he was elected mayor. In exchange, they say, Langford steered $7.1 million […]