Tag Archives: lobbying

Disgrace, Influence Peddling and Other Debate Charges

Posted on January 24, 2012

Newt Gingrich complained that in one early burst at the first Florida debate, Mitt Romney said “at least four things that are false” about him. Now Gingrich has specified which claims he was talking about, and we’ve checked the evidence he promised he would — and did — post on …
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Picture This: McCain’s ‘Lobbyist’ Ad Misleading

Posted on June 11, 2010

It would be understandable if Arizona voters watching Sen. John McCain’s new ad came away thinking J.D. Hayworth is one of those chauffeur-driven, jet-setting Washington lobbyists. Understandable, but wrong.  The ad started to air June 8 in advance of the Aug. 24 GOP Senate primary. We can’t quibble with the words …
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More State of the Union

Posted on January 29, 2010

A section of our story "Obama’s State of the Union Address" was inadvertently dropped when we posted the article Thursday. It shows that Obama spoke a little too sweepingly when he claimed that lobbyists have been cut out of policymaking jobs in his administration. We’ve added the section to the …
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The Right to Lobby

Posted on December 10, 2007

Q: Are lobbyists justified in a democracy? A: The Constitution guarantees the right to petition government.

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