Category: FARA

Good morning, here are Tuesday’s political law links, 4/30

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 30, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Arizona, Arkansas, FARA, FEC, IRS, LDA, New Jersey, New York, Virginia

CHINESE TIES NOTED. Story here. “Besides APCO, Huawei has also built an in-housing lobbying shop stocked with former members of Congress and top congressional staff, at a cost of $1.2 million. The Chinese firm also retained the Chicago-based law firm Sidley Austin whose most famous alumnus is First Lady Michelle Obama.” OBAMA AND CFR. The […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 3/25/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 25, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, FARA, FCC, FEC, Florida, Foreign Laws, IRS, Montana, New Jersey

MCFARLANE AND FARA ISSUE. The Post. “The FBI has searched the apartment of former Reagan administration national security adviser Robert McFarlane for evidence of whether he lobbied on behalf of the government of Sudan in violation of federal law.” CFR DEAL FROM THE ATLANTIC. Here. “A clean trade would ameliorate both problems. First, pass legislation […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 3/7/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 7, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Arizona, FARA, FEC, Florida, HLOGA, House, LDA

FEC AGENDA. The agenda for today’s Federal Election Commission meeting is online here. OCE AND INFERENCES. Roll Call. “Owens and his staff fully cooperated with the OCE’s investigation. However, some witnesses from whom the OCE requested information did not. The OCE’s report lists these witnesses and states that it drew negative inferences as a result […]