Money In Politics

February 20, 2008 - Sen. Trent Lott -- remember him? For the first time since 1988, the U.S.

February 12, 2008 - That's the question being considered in today's hearing of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, which is considering Gus Puryear's nomination to a federal judgeship for U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Tennessee.

January 31, 2008 - In his State of the Union speech this week, President Bush went after his favorite political whipping post: Congressional earmarks -- "special interest projects that are often snuck in at the last minute, without discussion or debate."

December 17, 2007 - Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) reportedly raised more than $6 million yesterday for his presidential campaign, surpassing the one-day record of $5.7 million previously held by Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts.

December 11, 2007 - ...and mislead policymakers and the public about the dangers of global warming."

November 29, 2007 - We recently brought you the story of how the John Locke Foundation of North Carolina has been leading the attack on states' efforts to regulate greenhouse gases while failing to disclose that it's funded by business interests with a financial stake in stopping such regulations.

November 26, 2007 - More than 40 human rights organizations sent a letter last week to federal officials protesting the planned demolition of some 3,000 public housing units in New Orleans. The letter -- which went to U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) and U.S.