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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 Tuesday’s political law links, 4/23

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 23, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Connecticut, House, Illinois, IRS, LDA, New York, Pennsylvania

LAWSUIT IN ETHICS MATTER. The Hill. “Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) is suing Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and six other lawmakers, charging that they mishandled the ethics investigation that led to his public censure in late 2010.” OFA IN THE NEWS. Here. “Organizing for Action, the activist group that grew out of President Obama’s 2012 campaign, […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 4/17/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 17, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, FCPA, Florida, Foreign Laws, Iowa, IRS, South Carolina, Texas

NONPROFIT SCRUTINY. BusinessWeek. “Senate hearings, lawsuits and an Internal Revenue Service questionnaire are placing new scrutiny on nonprofit groups that spend millions of dollars on political campaigns without disclosing their donors.” FCPA CHARGES. DOJ. “Charges have been unsealed against one current and one former executive of the U.S. subsidiary of a French power and transportation […]