A Shift in Public Opinion: Study Shows More Americans Are Concerned About Privacy Than Potential Terrorist Attack.

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Jul 302013
 

In the latest Pew Study 47% of Americans have become more concerned with their civil liberties over a potential terrorist attack, saying that the government’s anti-terrorism policies have gone too far in restricting civil liberties. This has been a major shift in public opinion since 2004 when 49% said that the policies haven’t gone far enough […Full Article]

Putting A Face On Revolving Door Politics

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Jul 152013
 
Putting A Face On Revolving Door Politics

Where does a Congress member or Senator go when they leave the Hill; be it a calculated exit or otherwise? It’s true they have opulent post-employment compensation plans but even with a sturdy safety net many aren’t necessarily ready to trade in their careers or ambitions for leisurely weekday afternoons on the golf course, senior’s […Full Article]

Why They Can’t Trust Us

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Jul 072013
 
Why They Can't Trust Us

  As everyone is well aware by now, Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi was overthrown last week in what some are calling a military coup and there are legitimate concerns about the possibility of a civil war erupting. Whether it does or not, it’s obvious at this point that Egypt will remain in some state of […Full Article]

The Coal, the Cash and the Lobby

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Jul 012013
 
The Coal, the Cash and the Lobby

In spite of (or perhaps because of) all the recent chaos over embarrassing revelations of the surveillance habits of the US government, the Obama Administration pushed forward with its climate agenda last week and announced plans to further curb future carbon emissions. The plan, unveiled by the President during a speech at Georgetown University, called […Full Article]

Lockheed Martin No Stranger To Ethically Questionable Lobbying

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Jun 242013
 
Lockheed Martin No Stranger To Ethically Questionable Lobbying

In a previous post, I briefly went into the lobbying expenditures of Lockheed Martin—currently the largest US Federal Government contractor—and also highlighted a couple of blatant ethical transgressions. I wanted to follow it up by answering a question that many people might have: What is lobbying? There are two answers. The short, simple answer of […Full Article]

Congressional Spending on Travel, Parties, & Meals

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Jun 232013
 
Congressional Spending on Travel, Parties, & Meals

Brody Mullins and T.W. Farnam in The Wall Street Journal in July 2009 wrote the following: Spending on overseas increased almost tenfold since 1995 2008 overseas travel cost $13 million “The Air Force maintains a fleet of 16 passenger planes for use by lawmakers.” To read the entire article, click on Congress’s Travel Tab Swells. […Full Article]

Opinion: NSA: National Spying Agency

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Jun 082013
 
Opinion: NSA: National Spying Agency

Just when people would think the scandals from the Obama administration were enough, a new scandal has reared its ugly head. The Guardian, a news site based in England, came out with a critical report about the National Security Agency receiving phone data and records of millions of Verizon customers in the U.S. The Guardian […Full Article]

Body Scanner Company Made Political Contributions

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Nov 282010
 
Body Scanner Company Made Political Contributions

Michael Beckel of the Center for Responsive Politics in November 2010 reported on how one of the body scanning companies, L-3 Communications, used for airport security screenings made political gifts. L-3 Communications contributed $466,300 to candidates and committees. Some of the recipients of the political gifts are: “Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), the chairman of the […Full Article]

Members of Congress Who Opposed the Stimulus But Took Its Money

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Oct 232010
 
Members of Congress Who Opposed the Stimulus But Took Its Money

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009 was a $787 billion dollar package. John Solomon and Aaron Mehta of The Center for Public Integrity in October 2010 reported that “the Center collected a stack of letters a foot high detailing nearly 2,000 requests from lawmakers in both parties to secure funding from a law […Full Article]

New Jersey Turnpike Authority Spent Unnecessary $43 million

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Oct 212010
 
New Jersey Turnpike Authority Spent Unnecessary $43 million

Luke Funk in My Fox New York in October 2010 reported the following: The New Jersey Turnpike Authority spent $43 million on unneeded items. For example, one employee with a base salary of $73,469 earned $321,985 including bonuses. Toll dollars “were spent on items ranging from an employee bowling league to employee bonuses for working […Full Article]

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