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Members of Congress urge FDA to speed approvals of medical devices

By | 11.08.11 | 12:34 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

Members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation signed onto a letter urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to speed up the approval process for medical devices.

Report: Anonymous donors spent $132.5 million in elections

By | 12.10.10 | 3:02 pm

Tax-exempt nonprofit groups spent $132.5 million in the last election cycle, according to a report released Friday from New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio. The report also notes that outside groups — including those who disclosed donors — spent $290 million. The report details how the Supreme More…

Take the Money and Run

By | 05.01.09 | 4:08 pm

When Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) jumped ship on the Republican Party this week, he was quick to note that, at the request of donors, he’d return contributions to anyone who’d given to his reelection campaign under the guise that he’d be representing the GOP in 2010. Among those donors were More…