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Spouses of Congressional Staffers Are Lobbying Congress—and It’s Perfectly Legal
A Sludge investigation finds more than 20 top legislative aides are married to registered lobbyists who represent special interests before members of Congress, and quite possibly the very offices of their spouses.
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Amidst Fight to Kill Net Neutrality, Comcast and Other Telecoms Spent $190 Million on Lobbying
Today, it officially dies.
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Dems Voting to Deregulate Banks Got 3x More Money From the Banks
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This Group Trying to Convince You to Oppose Net Neutrality is Actually Funded by Telecom and the Kochs
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Cuomo Pushes Environmental Protections While Accepting Oil & Gas Donations
Challenger Cynthia Nixon recently unveiled an ambitious climate platform and promised to reject fossil fuel campaign donations.
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