The Post covers the “lobbying frenzy” over the crisis facing American automakers. Last week it was auto industry suppliers. Yesterday it was mayors from the nation’s biggest cities. Now, auto dealers from across the country have arrived in Washington. … Separately, a small group of active and retired auto workers from Michigan, Indiana and other […]
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Abramoff Update
In the latest news in the Abramoff controversy, there is a dispute between Kevin Ring and prosecutors over documents. Lawyers for indicted lobbyist Kevin Ring are fighting with federal prosecutors over whether the government has to turn over internal White House documents to Ring’s defense team, according to recent court filings. Ring’s lawyers are pressing […]
Abramoff Case Update
The Nashville Post reports that James Hirni, a former Frist staffer, may plead guilty in the latest turn of the Abramoff case. In a statement released to the AP through a spokesman regarding Hirni, an associate states “He regrets one single instance as a first-time lobbyist over five years ago when a mistake in judgment […]