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Money In Politics

Who's looking out for the richest .3%?

By Sue Sturgis

April 9, 2009 -

POWER POLITICS: Coal power's 'staggering' lobbying expenditures

By Sue Sturgis

March 30, 2009 -

N.C. OKs new Duke Energy coal-fired plant as "minor pollution" source

By Sue Sturgis

March 18, 2009 -

POWER POLITICS: Big Nuclear's money grab

By Sue Sturgis

March 2, 2009 -

POWER POLITICS: The GOP insurgency at troubled TVA

By Sue Sturgis

February 24, 2009 - The Tennessee Valley Authority's board of directors met earlier this month, its first gathering since last

Feds petitioned to probe "bizarre" N.C. dealings with Duke Energy

By Sue Sturgis

February 17, 2009 - Did Duke Energy get special -- and potentially illegal -- treatment from clean air regulators in North Carolina?

Bank of America leads TARP recipients in political contributions

By Chris Kromm

February 4, 2009 - North Carolina-based Bank of America was blasted this week for spending millions on a lavish Super Bowl party after receiving tens of billions of dollars in federal bailout funds.