Throw Them All Out (26 page)

Winkler on,
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF): Buffett buys,
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Soros invests in,
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Bush, George W.,
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alternative energy under,
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and Emergency Economic Stabilization Act,
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Proposition
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Calvert, Ken: personal use of earmarks,
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and real estate investment,
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campaign contributions.
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Canning, David: as Obama supporter,
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Cannon, Chris: supports credit card fee reform,
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Capito, Shelley: trades in financial stocks,
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Cardin, Ben: and ethanol tax credit,
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Cardinal Health: congressmen trade in stock,
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Career Education: stock price declines,
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CareFusion: congressmen trade in stock,
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Carper, Tom: trades in health care industry stocks,
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Cato Institute: on Export-Import Bank,
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Center for American Progress: Soros supports,
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Center for Responsive Politics,
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Chu, Steve: as Secretary of Energy,
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Cigna: congressmen trade in stock,
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Cisco Systems: Soros invests in,
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CitiAlternatives,
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Citigroup: congressmen trade in,
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Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington,
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Clark, Frank M.: as Obama supporter,
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Clark, Ross: on insider information,
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Clay, Henry,
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Clean Energy Fuels: Pelosi buys IPO,
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climate change: Browner and,
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Clinton, Hillary,
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and health care reform,
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CMEA Capital,
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Coburn, Tom: and conflict of interest,
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and ethanol tax credit,
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on lobbying,
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Cognizant Technology Solutions: Soros invests in,
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Coll, Steve: on crony capitalism,
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conflict of interest: Bainbridge on,
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Coburn and,
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constitutionality of laws against,
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corporations and,
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criminalization in Florida,
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England and,
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Feldman and,
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George on,
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Government Rich and,
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journalism and,
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Kozlowski and,
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Pelosi and,
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presidency and,
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real estate investment and,
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SEC and,
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Slaughter on,
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Supreme Court and,
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Winans and,
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Congress: close connections to lobbying,
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compensation rates of,
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constitutional authority for self-regulation,
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and constitutional Speech or Debate Clause,
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and control of grants & loan guarantees,
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ethics committees and crony capitalism,
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exempt from Freedom of Information Act,
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financial disclosure in,
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Grassley on accountability of,
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hypocrisy on conflict of interest,
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insider trading laws as applied to,
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low public expectations of,
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"milker bills" in,
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nepotism in,
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and purchase of IPOs,
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threatens retaliation against FBI,
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unrestricted campaign contributions in,
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use of blind trusts,
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use of earmarks,
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use of insider information,
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use of political extortion,
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voting tied to stock ownership,
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wealth-building in,
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whistleblowing and,
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Congressional Accountability Act,
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Constellation Energy Group: Soros invests in,
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Constitution: and congressional self-regulation,
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Speech or Debate Clause,
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Conyers, John: supports credit card fee reform,
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Corinthian Colleges: stock price declines,
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corporations: and conflict of interest,
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and crony capitalism,
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ex-politicians on boards of directors,
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Coskata: receives federal loan guarantees,
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Council of Institutional Investors,
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Covanta: Soros invests in,
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Covidien: congressmen trade in stock,
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Credit Card Fair Fee Act: Pelosi suppresses,
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credit card fee reform: public support for,
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Visa opposes,
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Credit Card Interchange Fee Act,
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Credit Card Reform Act: Pelosi supports,
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crony capitalism,
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and,
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Buffett and,
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Coll on,
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congressional ethics committees and,
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corporations and,
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Doerr and,
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in economic crisis of 2008,
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Export-Import Bank and,
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Ickes on,
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Johnson and,
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Kilgore and,
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Kristie on,
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Krock on,
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Lippmann on,
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mechanics of,
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Obama and,
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and,
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Pelosi and,
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Plunkitt on,
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and political connections,
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presidency and,
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Redleaf on,
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Reid and,
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Sohail on,
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Stoll on,
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Tammany Hall and,
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TARP
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Tennessee Valley Authority and,
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Teslik on,
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Tweed and,
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Wagle and,
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and wealth-building,
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Westly and,
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Wilkinson on,
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CSX: Soros invests in,
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Cumming, Ian: as Obama supporter,
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currency speculation: Soros and,
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Daschle, Tom,
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and health care reform,
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defense industry: Lynn and,
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Pentagon supports,
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Delphi fund: congressmen trade in,
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Department of Education: Eisman advises,
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Department of Energy: and alternative energy,
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Chu at,
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Friedman at,
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Government Accountability Office on,
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