TAIWAN LOBBYING. The Hill. “Lobbyists for Taiwan have been working behind the scenes to pressure the White House into selling advanced F-16 fighter jets to the longtime U.S. ally.” CHINA LOBBYING. Reuters. “China has launched an intense lobbying effort in Washington to kill legislation that would punish it for its currency system, in the latest […]
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Tuesday’s political law links
EMAILS SHOW SOLYNDRA PUSH. The Post. “Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has been investigating the loan, issued a statement Friday saying the correspondence showed a ‘disturbingly close relationship between President Obama’s West Wing inner circle, campaign donors, and wealthy investors.’” SUPER PACS 101. Story here. KOCH IN THE NEWS. The Post. […]
Proposed OGE rules would hit lobbyists and more political law links
WILEY REIN’S ELECTION LAW NEWS. This month’s Election Law News has interesting items on proposed rules from the Office of Government Ethics and Hawaii guidance on gifts, among other topics. MORE ON OGE PROPOSAL. The Hill. “A new regulation proposed this week by the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) would prohibit all government employees from […]