Month: July 2010

Former member pleads guilty

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 8, 2010
Categories In LDA

The Post reports that former Member of Congress Mark Siljander pleaded guilty in a case related to his work for a charity.

Blago trial plods on

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 8, 2010
Categories In Illinois

Politico reports on what worry the trial of former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich may bring to the White House. That testimony – by Tom Balanoff of SEIU Local 1 – is the strongest challenge yet to a White House transition office timeline from December 2008 that lays out the Obama team’s discussions surrounding the efforts to […]

Distraction in distracted driving controversy?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 8, 2010
Categories In LDA

The Hill looks at the recent controversy sparked by the release of an internal document on the topic of distracted driving. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood blasted a lobbying firm Wednesday for circulating plans to oppose limits on the use of mobile devices in vehicles, calling it a “dangerous” effort to undermine public safety. This report […]