LOBBYING AND THE SOTU. The Hill. “President Obama took aim at K Street in his State of the Union Tuesday night, calling on Congress to limit the campaign fundraising activities of lobbyists.” SOTU EXCERPT. “I’ve talked tonight about the deficit of trust between Main Street and Wall Street. But the divide between this city and […]
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Tuesday’s political law links for Jan. 24, 2012
LOBBYING FRONT AND CENTER. Last night’s debate featured some exchanges on lobbying. More here. “Gingrich’s consulting firm shortly before the debate released a copy of its 2006 contract with Freddie Mac, which covers just one year of his multiple years of service. It outlines $300,000 of the $1.6 million he received from the mortgage company. […]
Monday’s political law links
WH PETITION HITS 13K SIGNATURES. Althouse notes that an effort to petition the White House sparked by recent comments of Chris Dodd has over 13,000 signatures. COLBERT POKING FUN. Story here. “He said he must stand for corporations because, without legs, they cannot stand for themselves.” COLBERT AND HIS UNFUNNY RUN. Colbert King explains here. […]