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Saturday, February 11th, 2012

Posts Tagged Steve Buyer

Corporations Seek Favor from Lawmakers Through Donations to Their Charities

By | 09.07.10 | 11:03 am

Loopholes riddle campaign finance laws and ethics rules in Washington, but the widest may be the one governing corporate donations to the charities of lawmakers. Thanks to a provision that allows businesses to make unlimited gifts to foundations run or founded by members of Congress, the New York Times More…

GOP Rep. Buyer Calls It Quits

By | 01.29.10 | 10:14 am

Via The Hill, Rep. Steve Buyer will announce today that he won’t seek reelection this year. The nine-term Indiana Republican has been in hot water recently over allegations that his charity, the Frontier Foundation, has acted simply as a vehicle for siphoning campaign contributions from corporate leaders. Earlier More…

The Glenn Beck Effect

By | 08.28.09 | 11:17 am

One reason I pay a lot of attention to Glenn Beck is that, viewer for viewer and listener for listener, he has a more direct impact on the conservative movement and the GOP base than any other conservative personality. Here’s an example.