DynCorp's New Hired Guns: Qorvis Communications
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Manipulation of Iraq Intelligence "Inappropriate but not Illegal"
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An investigation by the Defense Department's Inspector General -- called "very damning" by Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Sen. Carl Levin -- found "inappropriate but not illegal" manipulation of intelligence in the lead-up to the Iraq War.
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House Extends Federal Budget, Senate Set to Act Next Week
On January 31, the House passed a continuing resolution to fund the federal budget for the rest of the current (2007) fiscal year (which lasts through Sept. 30) at the same levels as fiscal year 2006. The federal budget is generally funded through eleven separate appropriations bills, but the Republican-led 109th Congress was unable to pass nine of those, making it necessary for Congress to pass a resolution "continuing" last year's budget.
Lobbyist Business Booms as Oversight Hearings Start
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The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is holding hearings on "waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars"; topics include Iraq reconstruction, Homeland Security contracting, and prescription drug pricing. Companies called to testify are "scrambling to hire lobbyists with Democratic ties," reports Bloomberg.
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Senate Republicans Block Debate on Iraq Troop "Surge"
After much anticipation, Senate Republicans blocked debate early Monday evening on a bill opposing President Bush’s plan to escalate U.S. troop levels in Iraq. Sixty votes were required to bring it to the floor, and ultimately the motion to invoke cloture fell eleven short, 49-47.
Turf Changes Favor Corporate "Grassroots" Lobbyists
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"When Congress reeled in traditional lobbyists in January, it gave a boost to lobby firms and trade associations that specialize in swaying lawmakers by stirring public sentiment in their districts," writes Jessica Holzer. House and Senate bills "ban gifts and trips from lobbyists," but "lobbyists escaped having to disclose their grassroots activities when the Senate ...
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The Importance of Being Ehren
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Yes, Virginia, Congresspedia Does Have The Daily Schedules of Two Members of Congress
On Sunday the Washington Post ran a story about how two freshman members of Congress are posting their schedules online and that archives of their schedules can be found on
The Fourth Estate, the State Department and Haiti
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"I have always been interested in how a supposedly independent press so often manages to report on foreign affairs from the point of view of the State Department," writes Diana Barahona.
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A Victory for Press Freedom in the Ehren Watada Court Martial
On January 29 — just six days after the public launch of the Defend the Press campaign — the U.S. military agreed to drop two charges that carried a maximum of two years in prison against Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada.
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