NAGIN REPORTS. WDSU. “Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin arrived at a federal prison Monday morning in Texarkana.” AMENDMENT UPDATE. Politico. “Many of the Republicans only voted for the bill to foul up Democrats’ pre-election messaging schedule, freezing precious Senate floor time for a measure that ultimately has no chance of securing the two-thirds support […]
Month: September 2014
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FARA FOCUS. NYT. “More than a dozen prominent Washington research groups have received tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments in recent years while pushing United States government officials to adopt policies that often reflect the donors’ priorities, an investigation by The New York Times has found.” DEBATING AMENDMENT. Politico. “There’s rare bipartisan agreement […]
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AMENDMENT WON’T WORK. Politickernj.com. “Legislators need to look beyond the old, broken ideas of placing limits and restrictions on raising and spending money.” GUILTY PLEA. Newsday. “Diana Durand, a Houston woman who came under scrutiny last year in the federal investigation of Staten Island Rep. Michael Grimm, pleaded guilty Wednesday to making illegal campaign contributions […]