Category: Senate

The Burris Investigation

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 18, 2009
Categories In Senate

The controversy continues surrounding how President Obama’s Senate seat was filled.

Sen. Feinstein Cancels Fundraiser

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 16, 2009
Categories In Senate

The Washington Times reports that Sen. Feinstein canceled a fundraiser scheduled for tomorrow. Washington lobbyist Heather Podesta mentioned the intelligence committee in an e-mail invitation attached to a formal notice of the event, saying that the lunch at the upscale Charlie Palmer steakhouse in Washington would begin at noon. In the e-mail, she said donors […]

Freinds of Angelo and Mortgage Deals

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 16, 2009
Categories In House, Senate

You remember Friends of Angelo, Countrywide’s program to help V.I.P.’s with mortgage rates. The program is in the news again. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is requesting by Wednesday eight years’ worth of documents related to the “Friends of Angelo” program, named after Countrywide’s then-CEO, Angelo Mozilo. The program allegedly offered better loan terms or waived […]