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Bill Threatens Congress’ Shield From Insider Trading Laws

By | 07.06.09 | 4:00 am

In November of 2005, then-Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) took to the upper-chamber floor with a major announcement. The Senate, he revealed, would soon put its full weight behind legislation creating a multi-billion dollar fund to settle lawsuits from victims of asbestos exposure — lawsuits that had already bankrupted More…

Cheney: Fully Loaded

By | 05.21.09 | 6:00 am

Even if he doesn’t raise a dime from his political allies, Dick Cheney is well positioned to continue speaking out against the Obama administration’s national security agenda, according to the former vice president’s 2009 financial records.

Cheney filed his final financial disclosure form as a public official, known as his More…