The Post reviews BP’s lobbying efforts here. The company has mobilized a massive Washington lobbying campaign over the past week in response to the worsening crisis, dispatching senior executives to meet with Obama administration officials and members of Congress, while [CEO Tony] Hayward and other executives make frequent media appearances to defend BP’s performance.
Day: May 6, 2010
The nomination process and secret and not so secret “holds”
The Post examines Senate holds this morning. In a 2007 ethics bill, Wyden and Grassley succeeded in winning a six-day limit on anonymous holds, after which the senator placing one must identify himself and give a reason for wanting to block a vote on a nomination or bill. But that clock begins to tick only […]
The Times waves First Amendment in defense of violent video games
This Times editorial urges caution in regulating violent video games.