Politico has the latest on the controversy surrounding The Washington Post Company’s proposed salons. Presented as an “Underwriting Opportunity,” the flier promoting the dinners promised the chance to “participate in this intimate and exclusive Washington Post Salon, an off-the-record dinner and discussion at the home of CEO and Publisher Katharine Weymouth. … Bring your organization’s […]
Month: October 2009
Congress policing itself
The Times reports on ethics scandals in Congress. Leo Wise, a former federal public integrity prosecutor who is now the director of the House ethics office, said in an interview that House leaders had given his office the resources it needed, with a budget of $1.5 million and seven full-time staff members, and that “over […]
Financial firm lobbying spending update
How much are financial firms spending on lobbying? The Post takes a look. The pace that the financial, insurance and real estate industries spent on lobbying during the first half of the year puts them on pace to meet last year’s record spending of nearly $460 million, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a […]