U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), a frequent proponent of legislation protecting children, is now taking on a formidable opponent: the snack industry. Matthew Chayes reports that Harkin has introduced legislation that would tighten the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) definition for "foods of minimal nutritional value." Sen.

Our groundbreaking exposé "Fake TV News: Widespread and Undisclosed" continues to make waves. Dan Price, co-author of the report with CMD's Diane Farsetta, was interviewed Sunday, April 16, by Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post on his CNN Reliable Sources program. Federal Communications Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein was also interviewed and pledged bipartisan action from the FCC.

While "most other Republicans" are avoiding the phrase K Street Project, following lobbyist Jack Abramoff's January agreement to plead guilty to corruption charges, Grover Norquist is seeking to trademark it.