The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s FOIA efforts to receive records detailing the telecoms’ campaign for legal immunity (under the FISA Amendments Act of 2008) implicates government-side disclosure of lobbying. The EFF’s release is here and it contains all of the relevant links, including a Feb. 9, 2010 9th Circuit opinion. This case concerns the discussions between […]
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Dan Coats and lobbying
The Post examines Dan Coats’ candidacy and his past work as a lobbyist. The former senator has had scores of corporate lobbying clients over the years, including health-care firms (Amgen, United Health Group, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America), bailout recipients (Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch) and communications companies (BellSouth, Sprint Nextel, […]
Blizzard cripples K Street fundraisers
Roll Call reports on the impact of Washington’s bad weather on fundraising here.