WHAT IS A SENATOR? NYM. “On the second day of jury deliberations in Robert Menendez’s corruption trial, one juror asked a question that cut to the heart of the case — and, also, to the rudiments of fifth-grade civics: ‘What is a senator?’” SENATOR COULD REMAIN. POL. “As the bribery case against Sen. Bob Menendez […]
Month: November 2017
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FARA ALERT. COVINGTON. “The proposed change to private sector reporting has significant implications for anyone engaged in the U.S. political system on behalf of entities based abroad, including U.S. subsidiaries of foreign headquartered businesses, U.S. companies with foreign subsidiaries or affiliates operating outside the United States, foreign individuals who travel to the United States to […]
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CA: FINED FOR TICKETS. SFC. “Former San Francisco Supervisor Eric Mar will pay more than $26,000 for state and city ethics violations associated with concert tickets he took from Another Planet Entertainment within months of sponsoring a board resolution to extend the company’s permit for its Outside Lands festival in Golden Gate Park.” CO: TARGETING […]