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Lee Fang

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Lee Fang

Lee Fang

Contributing Writer

Lee Fang is a reporting fellow with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. He covers money in politics, conservative movements and lobbying. Lee’s work has resulted in multiple calls for hearings in Congress and the Federal Election Commission. His book on the campaign to block Obama’s domestic priorities is slated for publication this winter.

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News and Features

Disclosures reveal that corporations and lobbying firms award six-figure bonuses to staff who leave to take powerful positions on Capitol Hill.

Media-savvy conservative think tanks take aim and fire at progressive power bases in the states. 

Should these congresspeople really be making decisions on immigration reform when they've taken so much money from the corporations who stand to gain from stricter enforcement measures?

With huge profits at stake, CCA and the Geo Group are pushing discreetly for enforcement-heavy immigration reform.

Under the leadership of Sylvia Mathews Burwell, the Walmart Foundation used generous gifts to grease the way for store expansions.

The man renowned as an anti-tax ideologue is actually a typical K Street operator.

Plagued by ethical troubles, the “poster boy for pay to play politics” and Pentagon BFF is finally facing a competitive election.

How investors in Tagg’s firm Solamere Capital can cash in if his father wins.

Si los liberales no prestan suficiente atención a esta realidad, corren el riesgo--–como ya ocurriera en Wisconsin—de recibir un buen golpe antes de saber de dónde vino.

Under the radar, the pseudo-grassroots group Americans for Prosperity is pulling out the stops to defeat Obama.

Blogs

Lobbyists for mining companies and hundreds of other businesses are taking advantage of the Citizens United decision to pressure employees...
Staffers from the Prosper Group are trying to distance themselves from the Tea Party Victory Fund.
Last year, Tagg Romney's company Solamere Capital persuaded reporters that it had not invested in a Ponzi-linked firm. Documents with...
Right-wing blogs are buzzing about a bunk report on Obama’s receiving foreign donations. Citizens United opens up a far more...
Corporate lobbyists are at the helm of almost every large pro-Romney Super PAC and 501(c) group, channeling business cash into ads, and...
Coal companies are using a number of tactics to help boost Mitt Romney's chances this November. 
The New Mexico GOP has been caught in a new video instructing its poll watchers to illegally enforce voter ID. A Republican congressman...
 Billionaire-backed groups are giving away free gas, gift cards and iPads to spread their anti-Obama message. 
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