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News Corp. Gave Another Million to Help Elect Republicans

By | 10.01.10 | 9:22 am

News Corp., the parent company of Fox News, gave a cool $1 million to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce this summer, according to Politico’s Ben Smith. When earlier reports revealed that the company, owned by Rupert Murdoch, had donated $1 million to the Republican Governors Association, it drew heavy More…

GE Blasts Administrations ‘Clean Coal’ Report

By | 08.13.10 | 12:20 pm

GE Energy, which has been a vocal proponent of so-called “clean coal” technology, is none too pleased with the Obama administration’s interagency report on the issue, released yesterday.

The report, which outlines a plan for commercializing carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, finds that while there are no “insurmountable” More…

Nunn Advisory Role Raises Ethical Questions

By | 11.12.08 | 3:54 pm

Politico reports a small-scale controversy has erupted over the Obama-Biden transition team’s announcement that former Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) will serve as an “informal senior adviser” for the new administration’s move into the Pentagon.

Critics say that Nunn’s position as chairman of “public responsibilities” at General Electric, More…