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Patrick wrote 3 days ago: Here’s another little side moment that really speaks to me. It’s a thousand little momen … more →

Tags: wedding, Candid Wedding Photography, Black and White, Wedding Photography, candid wedding photography, Flower Girl, candid photography

Members from 111th Congress Swing Through Revolving Door

Christina Wu wrote 2 weeks ago: The 111th Congress saw extraordinary turnover with 93 new Representatives and 13 Senators joining th … more →

Tags: Lobbying, Member of Congress, Earl Pomeroy, Allen Boyd, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, John Shadegg, Bart Stupak, Walt Minnick, Steve Buyer

Scrutiny Over JP Morgan Chase Likely to Necessitate Lobbying Increase

Christina Wu wrote 2 weeks ago: JP Morgan Chase is a major provider of financial services and one of the largest banks in the U.S.  … more →

Tags: Lobbying, Banking, dodd frank, J.P. Morgan Chase

Too Big To Fail Cold Case File Is Closed

shellybernal wrote 3 weeks ago: How is it that two years after passage of the much acclaimed Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform (four yea … more →

Tags: Politics, campaign finance reform, election, Elections, get money out, injustice, Shelly Bernal, street justice, Community

Bye, Bye, Ms. American Pie 1 comment

kavips wrote 3 weeks ago: And so, why would anyone want to make it worse as Romney and every Republican or Blue Dog Democrat i … more →

Tags: Karl Rove, rich get richer

Supercommittee Staffers Head to K Street

Alex Bronstein-Moffly wrote 4 weeks ago: A First Street e-mail alert tipped us off that two of the top staffers from the supercommittee recen … more →

Tags: Congressional Staff, First Street, Eli Lilly, Heather Podesta + Partners, Washington Council Ernst & Young, Innovage

Straw Man Schneiderman and Hypnotist Holder

shellybernal wrote 1 month ago: I’m still trying to recover from the over-the-top Hollywood-style movie script that The American Pro … more →

Tags: Judicial System, Politics, FREE Society, get money out, injustice, Justice, Shelly Bernal, street justice, individualism

Revolving Door - Naming Names

shellybernal wrote 1 month ago: Having a difficult time understanding the revolving door concept?  End The Lie has wonderfully illus … more →

Tags: Politics, campaign finance reform, get money out, injustice, Shelly Bernal, street justice, Banks, Fannie Mae, Ge

The Lehman Lynching In 60 Minutes

shellybernal wrote 1 month ago: Richard FuldLehman Brothers Chairman and CEO CBS aired a spectacular interview with Anton Valukas, t … more →

Tags: Politics, campaign finance reform, election, Elections, get money out, injustice, Justice, Shelly Bernal, street justice

Capitalism Died and We Got TBTF

shellybernal wrote 1 month ago: Peter Orszag This is what corruption looks like Meet revolving door winner Peter Orszag who works at … more →

Tags: banking industry, Politics, Banks, campaign finance reform, Citibank, Citigroup, Community, corruption, Economic Crisis

For-Profit Colleges a New Lobby Force in Washington2 comments

Laurie Bennett wrote 1 month ago: Bridgepoint Education, a publicly traded company that runs for-profit colleges, spent $3.6 million o … more →

Tags: Lobbying Client, for profit colleges, Title IV, Education funding, Veterans Education Assistance Act, Bridgepoint Education, Education Management, Capella Education, Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities

Senate confirms new Assistant Secretary of State of Population, Refugees and Migration Anne C. Richard

Christopher Coen wrote 1 month ago: On March 29 the US Senate confirmed the former IRC Vice President Anne C. Richard as the new Assista … more →

Tags: Irc, Ann Richard, PRM, Refugees, Resettlement, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, International Rescue Committee

Lockheed Martin's Quid Pro Quo

Laurie Bennett wrote 1 month ago: Few industries demonstrate the potential payoff of influence spending more than defense contractors. … more →

Tags: Lobbying Client, Lobbying Organization, Lockheed Martin, defense contractors, Defense budget, defense lobbying, Defense, military

Another Legislator Leaves To Lobby

WUIS - Your Source for News wrote 2 months ago: The Illinois House bid their adieu to the latest member of their ranks set to leave for a lobbying g … more →

Tags: ComEd, Exelon, Marlow Colvin, lobbyist

Goldman Sachs Pours Millions into Washington Efforts

Laurie Bennett wrote 2 months ago: Just a decade ago, Goldman Sachs spent less than $1 million annually on lobbying in Washington. In t … more →

Tags: Lobbying Client, Lobbying Organization, Banking, Wall Street, Lobbying, Goldman Sachs, Financial

Former Boehner Aide Joins Facebook

Laurie Bennett wrote 2 months ago: As part of an overall effort to ramp up its Washington presence, Facebook has hired Greg Maurer, for … more →

Tags: lobbyist, facebook, Glover Park Group, Lobbyist, John Boehner, Steptoe & Johnson

A limbless body in the ocean.2 comments

hernameisjordan wrote 2 months ago:   Lately it’s as if my brain has shriveled up and died, leaving my body to fend for itself. I … more →

Tags: sleep, Motherhood, writing, Life, Alone, death, Future, toddler, Freedom

The Revolving Door Spins

shellybernal wrote 2 months ago: The majority of U.S. Congress members who left in 2010 are now employed to influence their previous … more →

Tags: Politics, get money out, injustice, Justice, Shelly Bernal, street justice, Congress, OPEN SECRETS, Lobbyists

Leave Congress, Cash In

Mike Licht wrote 2 months ago: It’s a sad day when our public servants leave the halls of Congress. They cry all the way to t … more →

Tags: Congress, Lobbying, Government, Research, Lobbyists, united states congress, millionaires, The 1 Percent, Influence


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