ANP Beats: Corruption

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The $300 Billion Betrayal

By Nick Penniman on Jun 10, 2008

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The Pentagon spends hundreds of billions of dollars on weapons systems, but our troops still aren't getting what they need. It's a scandal of enormous proportions that involves deceptive corporations and complacent government officials. But the biggest problem of all is that the people in Washington who could fix it continue to ignore it.

The Fed Under Fire

By Lagan Sebert Harry Hanbury Mike Fritz

The Federal Reserve is one of the most powerful and secretive institutions in Washington, long considered beyond the reach of lawmakers...

Jun 12, 2009

Quick Take: Kucinich Grills Lewis on Fed Emails

By Lagan Sebert

Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis took a pounding Thursday from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Keywords: Corruption, Economy, Government, Politics, Quick Hit, bank of america, Bernanke, corruption, Dennis Kucinich, fed, Financial Crisis, Frbny, Ken Lewis, Merrill Lynch, Politics News, Wall Street

Jun 05, 2009

Debt Collector Harassment: Coming To A Library Near You

By Lagan Sebert

Article by Arthur Delaney for The Huffington Post

Keywords: Corruption, Economy, Business News, credit cards, debt, Debt Collectors, Debt Purchasing, Jon Hann, Midland Marketing, payday loans

Jun 02, 2009

Road to Ruin: Online Lenders Fight Regulation

By Lagan Sebert David Murdock

Payday loan offices have been sprouting up in strip malls and on street corners across America for years before Wall Street collapsed...

Jun 02, 2009

Online Lenders Fight Regulation

By David Murdock Lagan Sebert

Payday loan offices were sprouting up in strip malls and on street corners across America for years before Wall Street collapsed last fall - quiet evidence that hard times began hitting working fam

Keywords: Corruption, Economy, Government, Politics, Dick Durbin, fraud, Interest Rate Cap, Joe Baca, Lisa McGreevy, Online Lending Alliance, online loan sharks, payday lending, payday loans, predatory lending, Senator Chris Dodd

Apr 03, 2009

Stress Tests for Wall Street -- What About the Billions in off-the-Books Toxic Assets?

By Danielle Ivory

At the center of President Obama's overhaul strategy for Wall Street are the "stress tests" which will be applied to all financial institutions. But how accurate will the test results be?

Keywords: Corruption, Economy, Government, banks, Citigroup, essential action, Louis Gutierrez, Rob Weissman, stress test, Vikram Pandit

Mar 31, 2009

Durbin: Time Spent Fundraising "Nothing Short of Amazing."

By David Murdock Lagan Sebert

On Tuesday, Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced campaign finance legislation intended to ease the rising fundraising burden on politicians.

Keywords: Corruption, Government, Politics, campaign finance reform, Durbin

Mar 20, 2009

Capitol Hill: Parties All the Time

By Harry Hanbury Garland McLaurin Mike Fritz

When I showed up unannounc

Keywords: Corruption, Government, Politics, Capitol Hill, Capitol Hill Party, Federal Election Commission, fundraising, Fundraising Events, Jack Abramoff

Mar 19, 2009

KBR Work Presents 'Security Risk' Says Pentagon Official

By David Murdock Danielle Ivory

Thousands without background checks may have been given access to military bases at home and abroad.

Keywords: Corruption, Government, National Security, background checks, cac cards, contractors, Heddell, KBR, military, Moran, security

Jan 22, 2009

Kingston and Coal Lobby's Grip on the EPA

By Davin Hutchins

In March of 2000, during the last days of the Clinton administration, the EPA decided coal ash was a hazardous waste...

Nov 04, 2008

Election Day 2008: PA Voters Forced to Vote Provisionally

By Danielle Ivory

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, registered voters have found their names missing from local poll books...

Oct 31, 2008

Chaos Looms Over Pennsylvania Vote

By Danielle Ivory

Philadelphia is shaping up to be a key city in a key battleground state in this election, but machine problems and long lines may plague the polling stations and voter disenfranchisement will be a serious risk...

Oct 23, 2008

Voters Sue Pennsylvania, Election Official Scoffs

By Danielle Ivory

Earlier this week, ANP reported that, come November, Pennsylvania voters could face substantial delays at the polls...

Oct 03, 2008

Last Minute Fight Against Bailout Pork

By Lagan Sebert

Republican congressman Steven LaTourette proposed an amendment to the bailout package on Thursday, October 2, that would strip the pork out of the senate's bailout bill and limit the immediate bailout to $250 billion...

Aug 19, 2008

Florida GOP Congressman Vern Buchanan Facing Seven Legal Complaints, Accusations Of Wrongdoing From Employees

By Harry Hanbury Danielle Ivory

Article by John S. Friedman for The Huffington Post

Keywords: Corruption, Government, Politics, Corrupt Vern Buchanan, Politics News, Vern Buchanan, Vern Buchanan Allegations, Vern Buchanan Corruption, Vern Buchanan Violations

Jul 25, 2008

Super-Rich Tax Cheats

By Harry Hanbury

They hide an estimated $100 billion a year from the IRS, but now the U.S...

Jul 15, 2008

D.C. SNAPSHOT: Feith on Torture

By Harry Hanbury

Does a 20-hour interrogation involving "hooding" and "removal of clothing" constitute inhumane treatment? Rep...

Jul 15, 2008

D.C. SNAPSHOT: Feith on Torture (long version)

By Harry Hanbury

Does a 20-hour interrogation involving "hooding" and "removal of clothing" constitute inhumane treatment? Rep...

Jun 26, 2008

D.C. SNAPSHOT: Bush Lawyers on Child Torture and Burial Alive

By Harry Hanbury

On June 26, 2008, John Yoo and David Addington, two leading architects of the Bush administration's policies on torture, testified before the House Judiciary Committee...

Jun 10, 2008

The $300 Billion Betrayal

By Nick Penniman

The Pentagon spends hundreds of billions of dollars on weapons systems, but our troops still aren't getting what they need...