Capital Eye
Capital Eye Reports
This is where you'll find the Center's original journalism. We also keep you posted with real-time, shorter blog entries here.
Aug 2008
- Power Struggle: Plastics Manufacturing Lobby Sends Environmentalists a Message in a Bottle (Luke Rosiak )
- Power Struggle: Coal, Nuclear Industries Lobby to Keep the Lights On (Lauren Pick )
- The Millionaire on the Ballot (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Pale Green (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Q&A: The Cost of Compliance (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Strategic Assets (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Democratic Donors Send $24 Million Letter to Pelosi (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Phone Companies Want to Be Off the Hook (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Retirement Funds (by Luke Rosiak)
- Seeking Superdelegates (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Closing the Books on '07: Part IV (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Closing the Books on '07: Part III (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Closing the Books on '07: Part II (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Closing the Books on '07: Part I (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- 2008 Legislative Preview (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Q&A: Holding a Contest Without the Referee (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- The Other Election Returns (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Most Presidential Bundlers Work in Law, Finance, Real Estate (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Shopping in (Partisan) Style (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Q & A: What We Can Learn from Canada (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Outsourcing the Income (by Luke Rosiak)
- The Democrats' Lobbyist Lobs (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Innovation Insulation (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Summing Summertime: Part 4 (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Take This Job and Shove It (by Julia Pflaum and Luke Rosiak)
- Summing Summertime: Part 3 (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Summing Summertime: Part 2 (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Q & A: Granny D (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Summing Summertime: Part 1 (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Summing Summertime: Part 1.2 (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Lobbyists Get Local (by Julia Pflaum)
- Sending Money Home (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- The Other Iraq Surge (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- The New College Try (by Luke Rosiak)
- Exploring Fred Thompson's Finances (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- An Apple a Day Won't Keep the Lobbyists Away (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- FEC Rolls Out Red Carpet to the White House (by Luke Rosiak)
- A Second Chance: Part IV (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- A Second Chance: Part III (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- A Second Chance: Part II (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- A Second Chance: Part I (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Cultivating Support in Washington (by Lindsay Renick Mayer & Anne Riley & Luke Rosiak)
- Supreme Court Targets McCain-Feingold (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Power Play (by Lindsay Renick Mayer & Anne Riley & Luke Rosiak)
- Border Patrol (by Lindsay Renick Mayer & Anne Riley)
- Spending Money to Make Money (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Spreading the Wealth (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Industry Standards (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Another Day, Another Dollar (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- First Look at the Books (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Under the Radar (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Grounded (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Hot-Button Interests Cooled Down in ’06 Election (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Price of Emission (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Q&A: Government Officials’ Blind Trusts (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Heating Up (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Fundraising Wasn’t for the Forefathers (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Elephants Are Red, Donkeys Are Blue (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Democrats Set Their Sights on Iraq Contracts (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Money Divided House Vote to Tax Oil Industry (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- State of the Union Preview (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Wired (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Congressional Preview (by Miranda Blue and Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Debt Be Not Proud (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- To test the waters, White House hopefuls go to the well (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- The Price of Leadership (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Power to These People (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Money for Nothing (by Lindsay Renick Mayer and Miranda Blue)
- Lobbying Rules Make Weldon Case Hard to Investigate (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Foley Contributed Nearly $745,000 to Republicans (by Massie Ritsch)
- FEC Upholds Blackout on Issue Ads (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Decision '06 (by Lindsay Renick Mayer and Eric Warren)
- Campaign Ads Drill Incumbents for Taking Oil Money (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Too Much Information (by Lindsay Renick Mayer)
- Investors Push Companies to Explain Their Politics (by Neil Tambe)
- Debate Over Internet Equality Is Hardly Neutral (by Neil Tambe and Eric Warren)
- Clients of Lobbying Firm Under Investigation Contributed $6 Million to Lewis and Appropriations Committee (by Massie Ritsch)
- Lots of Cash Funds Contest to Succeed ‘Duke’ Cunningham (by Massie Ritsch)
- Volz Spread Contributions Among Nearly 40 Republicans (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Hi-Tech Exec Who Bribed Rep. Jefferson Also Contributed to Sanchez Sisters (by Massie Ritsch)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Not-So-Happy Returns (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Casting Off Abramoff (by Massie Ritsch and Courtney Mabeus)
- The Hammer’s Toolbox (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Interior Secretary Nominee Mined Industries for Campaign Cash (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Making Hay Out of GOP Straw Poll (by Courtney Mabeus)
- A New Battleground (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Supreme Court Questions Vermont’s Campaign Finance Law (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Imbalance of Power (by Courtney Mabeus)
- The Senate Finance Committee (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Courtney Mabeus)
- The House Horse Race (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Supreme Court Declines to Settle BCRA Bickering (by Courtney Mabeus)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Capitol Campaign to Remodel the Lobby (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- The Family That Gives Together… (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Exit Strategy (by Courtney Mabeus)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Courtney Mabeus)
- With Friends Like These (by Courtney Mabeus)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Media Advisory: Latest Tom DeLay Legal Expense Trust Filing (by Courtney Mabeus)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Courtney Mabeus)
- NEWS ALERT: Harriet Miers (by Courtney Mabeus)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Out of Gas (by Courtney Mabeus)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Embassy Row (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Going Out On Top (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Keeping Secrets (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Broad Appeal (by Steven Weiss)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Courtney Mabeus and Zach Barter)
- A Marriage Made in Washington (by Steven Weiss)
- Money Talks (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Incumbent Advantage (by Steven Weiss)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Courtney Mabeus and Zach Barter)
- At a Crossroads (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Smokin' (by Steven Weiss)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Blame Game (by Courtney Mabeus)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Social Security: The Opposition Strikes Back (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Boiling Oil (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Money Talks (by Steven Weiss)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Going for Broke (by Courtney Mabeus)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Courtney Mabeus)
- State of the Union Preview (by Courtney Mabeus and Steven Weiss)
- The Usual Suspects, Part II (by Steven Weiss)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Courtney Mabeus)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Courtney Mabeus)
- White House Economic Conference (by Steven Weiss)
- Tauzin Raised Six-Figure Sum from Drug Makers (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Buying Leadership (by Courtney Mabeus)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Craig Galanter and Courtney Mabeus)
- Human Resources (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Show and Tell (by Steven Weiss)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Courtney Mabeus)
- A Little Help For His Friends (by Courtney Mabeus)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Double Impact (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Smoke Signals (by Courtney Mabeus)
- Rocking the Youth Vote (by Drew Warlick)
- Southern Charm (by Steven Weiss)
- Bungled Bundles (by Steven Weiss)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Drew Warlick)
- Another Loophole? (by Steven Weiss)
- Family Feud (by Steven Weiss)
- Party Time (by Sheryl Fred)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Vying for Votes (by Sheryl Fred)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- A League of Their Own (by Sheryl Fred)
- Money and Medicare (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Money’s Influence on House Energy Vote Could Extend to Senate (by Steven Weiss)
- Deep Pockets, Part II (by Sheryl Fred)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- Backing the Boss (by Sheryl Fred)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Center for Responsive Politics)
- The Best Defense (by Sheryl Fred)
- Give 'Em Credit (by Sheryl Fred)
- State Lines (by Kristin Gribben)
- Soft Money Stakes (by Sheryl Fred)
- Bright Lights (by Steven Weiss)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Steven Weiss)
- Deep Pockets (by Sheryl Fred)
- On the Agenda: Drug Reimportation (by Steven Weiss)
- The Biotech Boom (by Sheryl Fred)
- Food Fight (by Vikki Kratz)
- Companies to Watch (by Kristin Gribben and Abby Pringle)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Abby Pringle)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Abby Pringle)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Abby Pringle)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Vikki Kratz and Abby Pringle)
- Interview: Richard Wiley (by Steven Weiss)
- Plugged In (by Sheryl Fred)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Steven Weiss)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Sheryl Fred and Jennifer Fu)
- ANALYSIS: Where Are We Now? (by Steven Weiss)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Vikki Kratz and Jennifer Fu)
- Banking on a Loophole (by Sheryl Fred)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Steven Weiss and Jennifer Fu)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Vikki Kratz)
- What You Missed (by Sheryl Fred and Steven Weiss)
- Big Spender (by Sheryl Fred)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Jennifer Fu)
- Hard Times (by Vikki Kratz)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Vikki Kratz)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Vikki Kratz)
- Divided We Stand (by Sheryl Fred)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Steven Weiss and Jennifer Fu)
- Can't Buy Me Peace (by Sheryl Fred)
- A Friendly Face (by Sheryl Fred)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Vikki Kratz and Jennifer Fu)
- State of the Union Preview (by Vikki Kratz and Steven Weiss)
- The House Money Built (by Vikki Kratz)
- Laying the Foundation (by Steven Weiss)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Vikki Kratz)
- Shadow Dancing (by Holly Bailey)
- Sudden Impact (by Steven Weiss)
- Strange Bedfellows (by Vikki Kratz)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Holly Bailey)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Vikki Kratz)
- Blue Chip Investors (by Holly Bailey)
- Timely Arrival (by Steven Weiss)
- Medicare Blues (by Vikki Kratz)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Holly Bailey)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Vikki Kratz)
- Water Works (by Vikki Kratz)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Holly Bailey)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Vikki Kratz)
- The Cash Advance (by Holly Bailey)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Vikki Kratz)
- Superfund's Last Gasp (by Vikki Kratz)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Holly Bailey)
- Power Play (by Libbie Canter)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Libbie Canter)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Libbie Canter)
- Who's that Donor (by Holly Bailey)
- Brand New Day (by Vikki Kratz)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Holly Bailey)
- Reliable Resources (by Steven Weiss)
- Drug War (by Vikki Kratz)
- Going for Broke (by Holly Bailey)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Steven Weiss)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Vikki Kratz and Steven Weiss)
- It's Showtime (by Holly Bailey)
- All Quiet on Capitol Hill (by Vikki Kratz)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Holly Bailey)
- The Big Guns (by Holly Bailey)
- Wartime Profiteering (by Holly Bailey)
- Charitable Intent? (by Steven Weiss)
- PRESS CLIPS (by Holly Bailey)
