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Fueling Washington
Submitted by Adam Smith on Tue, 08/24/2010 - 3:16pm.
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The Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) launched a new series of reports, "Fueling Washington," highlighting the big money going into support or defeat (but let's face it, mostly defeat) comprehensive energy reform in Congress this year.
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Auto dealers put pedal to the metal for exemption from oversight in financial regulatory bill
Submitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Tue, 05/11/2010 - 1:11pm.
The Indiana Gazzette has a story on an amendment to the financial regulatory reform legislation, currently being debated in the Senate, that would exempt auto dealers from oversight by the new consumer-watchdog agency that is a centerpiece of the bill. The auto dealers, armed with campaign cash and a team of powerful lobbyists, are pushing hard for the amendment. 
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New Public Campaign Action Fund Press Release Shows Huge Health Care Industry Lobbying Efforts in 3rd Quarter
Submitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 9:38am.

The Public Campaign Action Fund issued a press release today showing that the largest 13 health insurers and their trade association spent $2.7 million per month in the 3rd quarter lobbying to fight off health care reform.


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Wall Street Wielding Campaign Cash to Fight Off Regulation Efforts
Submitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Thu, 10/22/2009 - 3:18pm.
The Wall Street Journal reports that after taking a brief respite while receiving government bail-outs, Wall Street is upping their campaign giving and lobbying efforts to fight off finance industry regulation efforts in Congress.
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Top 25 Spenders in the Health Care Debate
Submitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Tue, 10/06/2009 - 12:47pm.

The National Journal has a story today showing the top 25 spenders in the health care debate, based on total lobbying expenses for the first half of 2009.


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Part Two of Report on Big Insurance Industry Spending in Health Care Fight
Submitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 1:23pm.

Public Campaign Action Fund issued part two of its report on efforts by the insurance industry to kill health care reform with huge amounts of campaign giving and lobbying expenditures.


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