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Congress February 11, 2015
With These Hires, Congress Becomes Even More Like a Corporation
Several former lobbyists and executives are working crucial staff positions in the new Congress.
Lee Fang
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Climate Change December 12, 2014
Climate Deniers: Poor Countries Came to Lima for the Money
Advocates for countries most affected by climate change are outraged.
Lee Fang
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Congress November 17, 2014
A Kentucky Congressman Goes to Bat for His Wife’s Company on Capitol Hill
Has Republican Ed Whitfield unethically supported the interests of his wife’s firm?
Lee Fang
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Campaign Finance November 10, 2014
Obama Can Reform Dark Money With a Stroke of a Pen
Executive action could eradicate dark-money flows through government contractors.
Lee Fang
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Campaigns and Elections November 5, 2014
Gerrymandering Rigged the 2014 Elections for Republican Advantage
In Pennsylvania, Democrats won almost half the votes, but a far lesser percentage of the House seats.
Lee Fang
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Congress October 30, 2014
Mitch McConnell’s Freighted Ties to a Shadowy Shipping Company
After drugs were found aboard the Ping May, a vessel owned by his wife’s family’s company, Colombian authorities are investigating.
Lee Fang
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Climate Change October 27, 2014
If the GOP Takes the Senate, Climate-Change Deniers Will Control Key Committees
A Republican Senate could threaten the EPA and reverse some environmental policy gains.
Lee Fang
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Political Figures October 23, 2014
Revealed: A New Ethics Scandal Involving the GOP’s South Dakota Senate Candidate
Documents obtained by The Nation show former Governor Mike Rounds’s campaign manager may have improperly awarded state economic incentives to firms in which he and the candidate held investments.
Lee Fang
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Campaign Finance October 21, 2014
How Mitch McConnell Is Bending Every Last Campaign Finance Rule
Post–Citizens United, candidates aren’t supposed to coordinate with “outside” spending groups—but even that minimal restriction isn’t being enforced.
Lee Fang
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Climate Change October 21, 2014
Mitch McConnell Will Say Anything for a Ham
Mitch McConnell isn’t a stranger to doubting science—he also pushed back on medical anti-smoking claims while accepting lavish industry gifts.
Lee Fang