Category: LDA

Earmark Dialogue

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 15, 2009
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The Post surveyed Robert Kaiser, Sen. John McCain, Rep. Jeff Flake, and others for their thoughts on earmarks.

Earmark Ecoscape

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 13, 2009
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This Post editorial supports President Obama’s earmark reform efforts.

Lobbying: Dire State?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 12, 2009
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Ambinder reports on a drop in registered lobbyists here, noting that Obama has implicitly raised the cost of being an “active” lobbyist by refusing to hire any. I have the distinct feeling this will lead to a decrease in the number of people who call themselves lobbyists, but necessarily a decrease in the amount of […]