Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

July 25, 2008 11:00:19 PM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

Stories related to: lobbyists

Stories

Stories 1 - 20 of 25

<< Prev 1 2 Next >>
  • July 2008

    • McCain Needs Clinton-Style Rebranding

      newser  |  National Review  |  Jul 21, 08 4:30 PM CDT

      McCain Needs Clinton-Style Rebranding

      John McCain desperately needs a dose of the strategy that kept Hillary Clinton competitive with Barack Obama during primary season, Rich Lowry and Ramesh Ponnuru write in the National Review . McCain should adopt a “conservative version of her occasional theme of a ‘fighter for you’”—the “you” being middle-class Americans and the enemy being “lobbyists, institutions, and liberals.” More »

      Tags

      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • blue-collar vote  • lobbyists  • liberals

    • Hedge Funds Turn Bullish on Lobbying

      newser  |  Politico  |  Jul 8, 08 4:40 PM CDT

      Hedge Funds Turn Bullish on Lobbying

      The hedge-fund industry is stepping up its lobbying efforts, Politico reports, having belatedly realized how tempting a target it presents to cash-strapped politicians. Facing attacks from both sides of the aisle for their tax-free offshore accounts and lightly taxed incomes, hedge funds upped lobbying spending to $1.9 million last year, and have donated $10.6 million to campaigns this election cycle. More »

      Tags

      lobbyists  • lobbying  • tax breaks  • hedge funds

    • McCain Adviser Black Has Friends in Low Places

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 2, 08 11:15 AM CDT

      McCain Adviser Black Has Friends in Low Places

      Senior campaign adviser Charlie Black drew fire recently when he suggested that a terror attack would help John McCain, but maybe we shouldn’t have been so surprised. Black’s past is littered with questionable associations, Thomas Frank writes in the Wall Street Journal , with comrades from a 1970s young-conservatives group having chalked up quite a questionable record in the years since. More »

      Tags

      John McCain  • McCain 2008  • lobbyists  • Charlie Black

  • June 2008

    • Democrats Balk at Obama's Donation Ban

      newser  |  Politico  |  Jun 10, 08 3:27 PM CDT

      Democrats Balk at Obama's Donation Ban

      Barack Obama won't accept contributions from lobbyists and PACs, but the rest of his party is unlikely to follow suit, reports Politico. Democratic lobbyists and fundraisers are outraged that the donations they secure are automatically considered suspect, while Senate and House candidates simply need the cash to compete. "You really have to look under every rock," a House aide says of fundraising. More »

      Tags

      Barack Obama  • Democrats  • politics  • lobbyists

  • May 2008

    • Obama's Campaign Manager Denies Being a Lobbyist

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  May 27, 08 11:47 AM CDT

      Obama's Campaign Manager Denies Being a Lobbyist

      As John McCain struggles to purge his campaign staff of lobbyists, Barack Obama’s campaign manager is denying he fits the bill, too. "I've never lobbied anybody in my life," says David Axelrod, who is the senior partner at a consulting firm that has done what Newsweek calls "creative lobbying," in the form of ad campaigns for companies seeking to influence legislative decisions. More »

      Tags

      Barack Obama  • New York  • Illinois  • lobbyists  • David Axelrod

    • McCain Guru's Work for Foreign Dictators Draws Fire

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  May 22, 08 1:45 PM CDT

      McCain Guru's Work for Foreign Dictators Draws Fire

      A client list that included dictators in Angola, the Philippines, Kenya, and Somalia is now haunting a key strategist for John McCain, the Washington Post reports, with Democrats baying over Charlie Black’s lobbying record. Black was among the earliest users of the revolving door between lobbying and campaign consulting that McCain has criticized, a conflict likely to animate Barack Obama’s strategy this fall. More »

      Tags

      John McCain  • lobbyists  • Charlie Black  • Angola

    • Lobbyists to McCain: Gee, Thanks, Traitor

      newser  |  Politico  |  May 21, 08 11:14 AM CDT

      Lobbyists to McCain: Gee, Thanks, Traitor

      John McCain has been purging his campaign of lobbyists, which has left more than a few feeling betrayed. These are the people, after all, who stuck through McCain when his primary chances looked grim, and kept his campaign financially above water. “If it was OK to have these people working for you in February, why is it not OK today?” asked one lobbyist. More »

      Tags

      John McCain  • McCain 2008  • Republican nomination  • campaign contributions  • lobbyists  • lobbying

    • Obama Bristles at GOP: 'Lay Off My Wife'

      newser  |  Talking Points Memo  |  May 19, 08 1:12 PM CDT

      Obama Bristles at GOP: 'Lay Off My Wife'

      Barack Obama today responded with vigor to Tennessee Republicans' spotlighting wife Michelle’s “proud of my country” comments, saying, “these folks should lay off my wife.” Appearing on ABC, the Democratic front-runner tried to lay down some boundaries for the general election, Talking Points Memo reports, saying that while he’s fair game, it's “unacceptable” to “make Michelle an issue in this campaign.” More »

      Tags

      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Michelle Obama  • Tennessee  • lobbyists  • patriotism

    • McCain Loses 5th Adviser Over Lobbying Ties

      newser  |  Politico  |  May 18, 08 3:41 PM CDT

      McCain Loses 5th Adviser Over Lobbying Ties

      A high-ranking John McCain adviser has dropped out over his lobbying ties, Politico reports. Former Rep. Thomas Loeffler, McCain's national co-chair, is the fifth lobbying-connected resignation from the camp this week—and proof that McCain is serious about his lobbying shakeout. But not all in the GOP are thrilled. “No one in real America cares,” one key Republican said. “But McCain cares.” More »

      Tags

      John McCain  • McCain 2008  • campaign  • lobbyists  • lobbying  • lobbyist

    • Mac Boosted Top Backer's Land Swap

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  May 9, 08 10:15 AM CDT

      Mac Boosted Top Backer's Land Swap

      John McCain fought successfully for a bill to swap an Arizona rancher’s remote forest holdings for expensive, development-ready federal land in a deal that benefits one of Mac’s biggest campaign fundraisers, the Washington Post reports. The 55,000-acre swap, said to be Arizona's biggest ever, led to a deal for Steve Betts, the McCain donor, to build 12,000 homes on the site. More »

      Tags

      John McCain  • Arizona  • lobbyists

  • April 2008
  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Lobbyists Pack Ethics Crusader McCain's Staff

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Feb 22, 08 8:00 PM CST

      Lobbyists Pack Ethics Crusader McCain's Staff

      Vicki Iseman is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to John McCain’s associations with lobbyists, the Washington Post reports. McCain targets special interests, but his campaign manager and top advisers are or have been lobbyists representing some of the country’s biggest corporations. Top adviser Charles Black currently numbers GM, JPMorgan, and AT&T among his clients. More »

      Tags

      John McCain  • General Motors  • JPMorgan Chase  • AT&T  • lobbyists  • Vicki Iseman  • blackout

    • McCain Denies Charges of Impropriety with Lobbyist

      newser  |  CNN  |  Feb 21, 08 8:18 AM CST

      McCain Denies Charges of Impropriety with Lobbyist

      A subdued John McCain, flanked by his wife, held a press conference today to deny all charges in a New York Times story alleging improprieties involving a female lobbyist. Saying he is "disappointed" in the Times , and that the story alleging a romantic relationship is "not true," McCain said that he and Vicki Iseman are just friends, and that he did not do favors for her as chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. He said no former staffer ever spoke to him about an appearance of impropriety in his relationship with Iseman, as several claimed to the Times . More »

      Tags

      John McCain  • scandals  • McCain 2008  • New York Times  • lobbyists  • Vicki Iseman

    • McCain Denies Lobbyist Scandal, Attacks Times

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Feb 21, 08 7:26 AM CST

      McCain Denies Lobbyist Scandal, Attacks Times

      John McCain’s camp came out swinging at the New York Times last night, calling a “hit and run smear campaign” a report alleging that the senator had been involved in an improper and possibly romantic relationship with lobbyist Vicki Iseman eight years ago. “The New York Times is playing the National Enquirer ,” one adviser told ABC News, calling the story “gossip.” More »

      Tags

      John McCain  • election 2008  • McCain 2008  • ethics  • telecom industry  • lobbyists  • Vicki Iseman  • Election 2000

  • January 2008

Stories 1 - 20 of 25

<< Prev 1 2 Next >>

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »