Kevin Mooney

ACORN's corporate donors backing off

Corporations that have given ACORN millions of dollars over the years are now cancelling their donations in the wake of videotape revelations of employees of the infamous community organization giving advice on mortgage fraud, tax evasion, prostitution, and child sex slavery. Bank of America is reviewing its grant program, while Citigroup is waiting for results of official investigations in the scandal. JP Morgan Chase had previously ended its relationship with ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. Banks and other financial institutions have given millions of dollars and other forms of support to ACORN for decades in response to boycott threats from the...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I.

WHO: Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Kennedy received the following dirty money: Communications Workers of America (PAC), $2,500 in 2008 election cycle; $5,000 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC), $1,000 in 2010 election cycle; $5,500 in 2008 election cycle; $4,500 in 2006 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC), $1,500 in 2006 election cycle. The Service Employees International Union (PAC), $5,000 in 2008 election cycle; $9,500 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Union (PAC), $5,000 in 2010 election cycle; $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $4,500 in 2006...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. John Larson, D-Conn.

WHO: Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Larson received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $5,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $1,000 in 2010 election cycle; $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. The American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. The Service Employees International Union (PAC) $3,000 in 2010 election cycle; $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,500 in 2006 election cycle. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $5,000 in 2010 election cycle; $5,000 in 2008 election cycle; $14,000 in 2006...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif.

WHO: Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif., a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Sanchez received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $3,500 in 2008 election cycle; $6,000 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $6,000 in 2010 election cycle; $8,000 in 2008 election cycle; $7,000 in 2006 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $1,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,500 in 2006 election cycle; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. United Steelworkers...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo.

WHO: Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Perlmutter received the following dirty money: Communications Workers of America (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $2,000 in 2010 election cycle; $4,500 in 2008 election cycle; $2,000 in 2006 election cycle. The American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $1,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,500 in 2006 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $2,500 in 2010 election cycle; $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $5,000 in 2010...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Ca.)

WHO: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Ca.), a co-sponsor of The Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Schiff received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $1,000 in 2008 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $1,000 in 2008 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $500 in 2008 election cycle; $1,500 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $5,000 in 2010 election cycle; $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $3,100 in 2008 election cycle; $1,500 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: Multiple officers and members of these...

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ACORN wants another $6 million despite scandals

An ACORN affiliate has just submitted applications for over $6 million in government funding, despite the controversial videos of the organization’s workers aiding a child prostitution “promoter.” Employees with the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now (ACORN) in Washington D.C., Baltimore and Brooklyn told uncover investigators posing as a pimp and a prostitute how they could circumvent the law. ACORN has already fired four of the workers. But it claims the tapes have been “doctored” and “edited.” A third video implicating the ACORN workers was released today. Meanwhile, the ACORN Institute, one of many ACORN affiliates, has...

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Dirty money watch: Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y.

WHO: Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: McCarthy received the following dirty money: Communications Workers of America (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,500 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $4,000 in 2010 election cycle; $6,000 in 2008 election cycle; $9,000 in 2006 election cycle. The American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. The Service Employees International Union (PAC) $1,000 in 2008 election cycle; $7,500 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $5,000 in 2010 election cycle; $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006...

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DIRTY MONEY WATCH: Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) - UPDATE

WHO: Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.), a co-sponsor of The Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Schwartz received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $5,000 in 2008 election cycle; $5,000 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $2,000 in 2010 election cycle; $5,000 in 2008 election cycle; $4,000 in 2006 election cycle. The American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $1,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $3,000 in 2010 election cycle; $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $7,500 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $5,000 in 2008...

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DIRTY MONEY WATCH: Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.)

WHO: Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.), a co-sponsor of The Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Rothman received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,500 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $1,000 in 2010 election cycle; $2,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,000 in 2006 election cycle. The American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $1,000 in 2010 election cycle; $2,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,500 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $10,000 in 2010 election cycle; $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. Service Employees International...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Susan Davis (D-Ca)

WHO: Rep. Susan Davis (D-Ca.), a co-sponsor of The Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Davis received the following dirty money: Boilermakers Union (PAC) $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $1,000 in 2010 election cycle; $1,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $5,000 in 2008 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) $3,000 in 2008 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: Multiple officers and members of these unions, including division presidents, secretary-treasurers and business managers, have been convicted since 2001 of felonies ranging from...

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DIRTY MONEY WATCH: Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)

WHO: Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Slaughter received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $1,000 in 2010 election cycle; $5,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $3,500 in 2008 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $5,000 in 2006 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $5,000 in 2010 election cycle; $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 cycle....

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DIRTY MONEY WATCH: Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)

WHO: Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Nadler received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $3,500 in 2010 election cycle; $7,000 in 2008 election cycle; $5,000 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $1,000 in 2010 election cycle; $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $1,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $5,000 in 2010 election cycle; $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $7,000 in 2008 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election...

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Kevin Mooney: Union bosses get major role in Obamacare management

Union officials are likely to fill key positions on committees making major decisions if President Barack Obama's government-run health care reform proposal becomes law, according to a new study by the National Right to Work Committee. Sections 123 and 2251 of H.R. 3200, the version of Obamacare being pushed by House Democratic leaders, are of particular concern, according to NRTWC, because they could put union-backed appointees on new government committees that recommend mandatory health insurance benefits provided by private insurers, and personnel policies the bill describes as necessary "to ensure quality and adequacy" of the nation's health care workers. Such provisions...

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DIRTY MONEY WATCH: Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.)

WHO: Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.), a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Murphy received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $1,000 in 2008 election cycle. Boilermakers Union $5,000 in 2010 election cycle; $11,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,100 in 2006 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $3,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. The Service Employees International Union (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $5,000 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $10,000 in 2010 election cycle; $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election...

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DIRTY MONEY WATCH: Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN)

WHO: Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN), a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: McCollum received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $1,000 in 2010 election cycle; $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $5,500 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $1,000 in 2010 election cycle; $2,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,000 in 2006 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,500 in 2006 election cycle. The Service Employees International Union (PAC) $4,500 in 2008 election cycle; $2,500 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $10,000 in 2008...

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DIRTY MONEY WATCH: Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.)

WHO: Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) WHAT: Miller received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,000 in 2006 election cycle WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL MILLER GIVE IT BACK: Miller...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas - UPDATED

WHO: Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas WHAT: McCaul received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $3,000 in 2008 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL McCAUL GIVE IT BACK: McCaul’s Communications Director...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.)

WHO: Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.), a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act, (aka Card Check) WHAT: Kanjorski received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $2,500 in 2008 election cycle; $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. The Service Employees International Union (PAC) $4,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,000 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $5,000 in 2010 election cycle; $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $4,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: Multiple officers and members of...

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DIRTY MONEY WATCH: Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Ca.)

WHO: Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Ca.) WHAT: Matsui received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $4,000 in 2008 election cycle; $3,000 in 2006 election cycle WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL MATSUI GIVE IT BACK: Matsui did...

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DIRTY MONEY WATCH: Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-Calif.

WHO: Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.) WHAT: Lewis received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $5,000 in 2008 election cycle; $5,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL LEWIS GIVE IT BACK: Lewis did...

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DIRTY MONEY WATCH: Dirty Money Watch

WHO: Rep. Tim Holden, D-Pa. WHAT: Holden received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $4,000 in 2008 election cycle; $4,000 in 2006 election cycle WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL HOLDEN GIVE IT BACK: Holden did not...

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Trial lawyers seek return on contributions to Senate Democrats

In February, just two months before he became a Democrat, Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania made a passionate plea for a special tax break for plaintiffs' trial lawyers. His bill, S 437, would allow trial lawyers to deduct immediately on their taxes up-front expenses they incur when investing in contingency lawsuits. The tax break is reportedly worth $1.6 billion to trial lawyers. If Specter’s amendment passes, this single provision would more than repay the legal industry for its roughly $762 million in political contributions to Democrats...

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DIRTY MONEY WATCH: Rep. Tim Holden (D-Pa.)

WHO: Rep. Tim Holden (D-Pa.) WHAT: Holden received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $4,000 in 2008 election cycle; $4,000 in 2006 election cycle WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL HOLDEN GIVE IT BACK: Holden did not...

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DIRTY MONEY WATCH: Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

WHO: Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) WHAT: Wicker received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL WICKER GIVE IT BACK: Wicker did not respond to The Examiner's...

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DIRTY MONEY WATCH: Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Ca.)

WHO: Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Ca.) WHAT: Gallegly received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL GALLEGLY GIVE IT BACK: Gallegly did not respond to The...

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DIRTY MONEY WATCH: Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo.

WHO: Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo. WHAT: Emerson received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $3,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL EMERSON GIVE IT BACK:Emerson...

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Dirty Money Watch: Will Rep. Elton Gallegly give it back?

WHO: Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Ca.) WHAT: Gallegly received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle WHY IT’S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL GALLEGLY GIVE IT BACK: Gallegly did not respond...

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DIRTY MONEY WATCH: Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Ca.)

WHO: Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Ca.) WHAT: Eshoo received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $3,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,000 in 2006 election cycle WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influencepeddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL ESHOO GIVE IT BACK: Eshoo did not...

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DIRTY MONEY WATCH: Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Jane Harman (D-Ca.)

WHO: Rep. Jane Harman (D-Ca.) WHAT: Harman received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influencepeddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL HARMAN GIVE IT BACK: Harman did...

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Kevin Mooney: Disclosure rules safeguard the interests of union workers

Union members benefit from enhanced financial disclosure requirements that have helped to expose widespread embezzlements scandals implicating top labor personnel, according to Rep. John Kline, R-MN. Greater transparency is needed to safeguard the interests of average union workers who lose out when their own officers misappropriate funds for personal use, he said. Since 2001, over 900 union officials have been convicted on embezzlement, fraud and conspiracy charges and courts have ordered $88,280,099 in restitution to be paid to defrauded unions and other parties investigated by OLMS, according to DOL. Unfortunately, the Obama Administration has signaled its intention to roll back...

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Weather stations give flawed temperature data, meteorologist claims

Researchers who have inspected climate monitoring stations across the U.S. have found that almost 90 percent of the weather monitoring stations have failed to meet National Weather Service requirements. Anthony Watts, a retired meteorologist, and a team of over 650 volunteers, photographically documented 1003 out of 1,221 of the climate monitoring stations managed by the U.S. Weather Service. The results of this survey show that the temperature cited as proof of man-made global warming is laced with false biases in favor of alarmism. “We found stations located next to exhaust fans of air conditioning units, surrounded by asphalt parking lots and roads, on blistering-hot...

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DIRTY MONEY WATCH: Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

WHO: Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) WHAT: Schuster received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL SHUSTER GIVE IT BACK: Shuster did not respond to The...

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Scientific evidence now points to global cooling, contrary to U.N. alarmism

Opponents of the Waxman-Markey “cap and trade” bill would do well to invoke recent scientific studies that show global surface temperatures have not increased since 1998, contrary to what climate models have predicted. U.S. policymakers who cite “consensus” on man-made global warming as justification for anti-emission regulations are relying upon outdated and misleading material from the United Nations that deliberately omits the influence of natural forces, according to climate skeptics. In fact, a growing body of evidence now points to the emergence of another cooling cycle that could persist for decades. Dr. Don Easterbrook, a geologist and professor emeritus...

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DIRTY MONEY WATCH: Dirty Money Watch: Brad Ellsworth (D-Ind.)

WHO: Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D-Ind.) WHAT: Ellsworth received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL ELLSWORTH GIVE IT BACK: Ellsworth did not respond to The...

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Dirty Money Watch: Will Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-KS, give it back?

WHO: Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) WHAT: Tiahrt received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $6,000 in 2008 election cycle; $4,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT’S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL TIAHRT GIVE IT BACK:...

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DIRTY MONEY WATCH: Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.)

WHO: Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.) WHAT: Gerlach received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL GERLACH GIVE IT BACK: Gerlach...

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DIRTY MONEY WATCH: Rep. David Dreier (R-Calif)

WHO: Rep. David Dreier, R-Calif. WHAT: Dreier received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $3,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL DREIER GIVE IT BACK:...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. John McHugh (R-NY)

WHO: Rep. John McHugh (R-NY) WHAT: McHugh received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $3,500 in 2008 election cycle; $4,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL MCHUGH GIVE IT BACK: McHugh...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.)

WHO: Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) WHAT: Doyle received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $4,000 in 2008 election cycle; $4,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL DOYLE GIVE IT BACK: Doyle did not...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio)

WHO: Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) WHAT: Turner received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle; $4,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL TURNER GIVE IT BACK: Turner did...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Chris Carney (D-Pa.)

WHO: Rep. Chris Carney (D-Pa.) WHAT: Carney received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $5,000 in 2008 election cycle WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL CARNEY GIVE IT BACK: Carney did not respond to The...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.)

WHO: Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) WHAT: Akin received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL AKIN GIVE IT BACK: Akin did not...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Allen Boyd, D-Fla.

WHO: Rep. Allen Boyd, D- Fla. WHAT: Boyd received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $3,000 in 2008 election cycle; $3,500 in 2006 election cycle WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL BOYD GIVE IT BACK: Boyd did not...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. John Campbell (R-CA)

WHO: Rep. John Campbell (R-CA) WHAT: Campbell received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $1,000 in 2008 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL CAMPBELL GIVE IT BACK: Campbell did not respond to The...

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Dirty Money Watch: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC

Dirty Money Watch WHO: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) WHAT: Graham received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group based in Washington D.C. that was raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) last year. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL GRAHAM GIVE IT BACK: Graham did not respond to The Examiner's request for...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Frank Wolf, R-VA

WHO: Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) WHAT: Wolf received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $1,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group based in Washington D.C. that was raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) last year. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL GIVE IT BACK: Wolf did not respond to The Examiner's request for comment. THE SCORE: Number of...

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Dirty Money Watch:

WHO: Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) WHAT: Voinovich received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group based in Washington D.C. that was raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) last year. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL VOINOVICH GIVE IT BACK: Voinovich did not respond to The Examiner's request for comment. THE SCORE: Number of Democrats...

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EXAMINER SPECIAL REPORT: ACORN’s “Muscle for Money” does the bidding of SEIU

Corporate and political officials who defy workplace and community organizers risk being made objects of scorn by bright red-clad protestors in public and private, courtesy of an activist union and its close allies in the nation’s most controversial liberal non-profit advocacy group. It’s officially called the “Muscle for Money” program within the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) where it was started, and unofficially by the same name among activists of Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now (ACORN). ACORN is under investigation in at least 14 states over voter registration fraud allegations stemming from the 2008 presidential campaign....

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Dirty Money Watch:

WHO: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-N.J. WHAT: Frelinghuysen received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $3,000 in 2008 election cycle; $4,000 in 2006 election cycle. PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL FRELINGHUYSEN GIVE IT BACK:...

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Dirty Money Watch:

WHO: Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa. WHAT: Dent received the following dirty money: PMA Group $1,000 in 2008 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group based in Washington D.C. that was raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation last year. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL DENT GIVE IT BACK: Gregg Bortz, communications director for Dent, told The Examiner: "Congressman Dent is a member of the Ethics Committee...

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Dirty Money Watch: Sen. Susan Collins

WHO: Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) WHAT: Collins received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) $3,000 in 2008 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is now the focus of multiple federal investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities, mostly associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL COLLINS GIVE IT BACK: Collins did not respond to The...

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Dirty Money Watch: Will Sen. Pat Roberts give it back?

WHO: Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) WHAT: Roberts received the following dirty money: PMA Group (PAC) 2,000 in 2008 election cycle WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group that is the focus of multiple investigations concerning allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt activities associated with earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL ROBERTS GIVE IT BACK: Roberts did not respond to The Examiner's request for...

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Will Rep. John Carter, R-TX, give it back?

WHO: Rep. John Carter, R-TX WHAT: Carter received the following the dirty money: PMA Group $1,000 in 2008 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group based in Washington D.C. that was raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) last year in an investigation of allegations of influence peddling and other corrupt practices involving earmarks. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL CARTER GIVE IT BACK:...

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CEI releases global warming study censored by Obama's EPA

Natural forces as opposed to human activity are largely responsible for temperature fluctuations, according to a new study the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) released today as Congress prepares to vote on global warming legislation. Internal email messages show the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) suppressed the report and silenced the author because the scientific evidence did not square with the Obama administration’s agenda of regulating carbon dioxide, CEI claims. The EPA has become overly reliant upon outdated information from the United Nations and has ignored major new scientific developments, the censored study concludes. “While we hoped that the EPA...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Ander Crenshaw

WHO: Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-FL WHAT: Crenshaw received the following dirty money: PMA Group $5,000 in 2008 election cycle; $3,500 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY: PMA Group (Paul Magliocchetti and Associates) was a defense lobbying group based in Washington D.C. that was raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) last year. Before it was disbanded earlier this year, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee gave current members of Congress $3.4 million between 1989 and 2008, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org. WILL CRENSHAW GIVE IT BACK: Crenshaw did not respond to The Examiner's request for comment. THE SCORE:...

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Dirty Money Watch: Will Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee give it back?

WHO: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), a co-sponsor of The Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check). WHAT: Rep Jackson Lee received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $1,000 in 2010 election cycle; $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $1,000 in 2010 election cycle; $3,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $2,000 in 2010 election cycle; $2,000 in 2008 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $2,500 in 2008 election cycle; $5,000 in 2006 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $5,000 in...

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Dirty Money Watch: Will Rep. John Hall give it back?

WHO: Rep. John Hall (D-N.Y.), a co-sponsor of The Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Rep. Hall received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $1,000 in 2010 election cycle; $5,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union $2,000 in 2008 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $3,000 in 2008 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $5,000 in 2010 election cycle; $9,000 in 2008 election cycle; $7,000 in 2006 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT’S DIRTY:...

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Dirty Money Watch: June 17 2009

WHO: Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), a co-sponsor of The Employee Free Choice Act, (aka Card Check). WHAT: Rep. Grijalva received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,500 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $2,500 in 2010 election cycle; $7,500 in 2008 election cycle; $5,000 in 2006 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $5,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT'S DIRTY:...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-MO

WHO: Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo), a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check). WHAT: Carnahan received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $100 in 2010 cycle; $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $8,000 in 2006 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $1,500 in 2008 election cycle; $1500 in 2006 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $6,500 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle....

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Robert Brady, D-PA

WHO: Rep. Robert Brady (D-Pa.), a co-sponsor of The Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Brady received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $3,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,000 in 2006 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $1,000 in 2008 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $3,500 in 2008 election cycle. WHY IT’S DIRTY: Multiple officers and members of these unions, including division presidents,...

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Nearly half of major union pensions are underfunded

Almost half of the nation’s 20 largest unions have pension funds that federal law classifies as “endangered” or in “critical” condition due to being underfunded, an Examiner review of federal actuarial reports . Pensions with less than 80 percent of the assets needed to cover present and projected liabilities are considered “endangered,” while those that fall below a 65 percent threshold are classified as “critical” under the Pension Protection Act of 2006. Unions are required to file 5500 forms that record the financial health of their retirement plans, show that union pension funds have lost their financial footing over the...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Lois Capps, D-CA

WHO: Rep. Lois Capps, D-CA, a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Capps received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $500.00 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $1,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,000 in 2006 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $2,000 in 2010 election cycle; $500.00 in 2008 election cycle; $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,500 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $5,000 in 2010 election cycle; $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle....

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Bruce Braley

WHO: Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Iowa), a co-sponsor of The Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Rep. Braley received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $1,000 in 2008 election cycle; $5,000 in 2006 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $1,500 in 2008 election cycle; $3,000 in 2006 election cycle. The Service Employees International Union (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $5,000 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $7,500 in 2008 election cycle; $12,500 in 2006 election cycle. United...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Michael Capuano

WHO: Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.), a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check). WHAT: Rep. Capuano received the following the dirty money: Boilermakers Union (PAC) $1,000 in 2008 election cycle; $500.00 in 2006 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $500.00 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT’S DIRTY: Multiple officers and members of these unions, including division presidents, secretary-treasurers and business managers, have been convicted since 2001 of felonies ranging from embezzlement, falsifying official reports to...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Timothy Bishop, D-NY

WHO: Rep. Timothy Bishop (D-NY), a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act, (aka Card Check). WHAT: Rep. Bishop received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $8,500 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $7,000 in 2008 election cycle; $7,000 in 2006 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,500 in 2006 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $6,500 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. United...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Corrine Brown

WHO: Rep. Corrine Brown, D-FL, a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act, (aka Card Check) WHAT: Brown received the following dirty money: Boilermakers Union (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. The Service Employees International Union (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $3,500 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $4,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT’S DIRTY: Multiple officers and members of these unions, including division presidents, secretary-treasurers and business managers, have been convicted since 2001 of...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Arthur Davis, D-AL

WHO: Rep. Arthur Davis (D-Ala.), a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act, (aka Card Check) WHAT: Rep. Davis received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $1,000 in 2008 election cycle; $5,000 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $2,500 in 2008 election cycle. The American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $1,500 in 2006 election cycle. The Service Employees International Union (PAC) $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $5,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT’S DIRTY: Multiple officers and members of these unions, including division presidents,...

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Will Rep. Shelley Berkley give it back?

WHO: Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.), a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act, (aka Card Check) WHAT: Rep. Berkley received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $7,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,000 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. The American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,500 in 2006 election cycle. The Service Employees International Union (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,000 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY...

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Dirty Money Watch: Will Rep. Norm Dicks give it back?

WHO: Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.), a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act, (aka Card Check). WHAT: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $7,500 in 2008 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $2,500 in 2008 election cycle; $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $9,000 in 2006 election cycle. The Service Employees International Union (PAC) $3,000 in 2008 election cycle. PMA Group (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle WHY IT’S DIRTY: : Multiple officers and members of these unions, including division presidents, secretary-treasurers and business managers, have been...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-TX

WHO: Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Rep. Doggett received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $2,500; $1,500 in 2006 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $2,500 in 2008 election cycle; $2,000 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $10,000 in 2008; $3,500 in 2006 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle. United Steelworkers of America (PAC) $5,000 in 2008 election cycle; $3,000 in 2006...

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Tax documents show ACORN link to affiliates

Association of Community Organizers for Reform leaders deny having ties to legions of affiliated state and local organizations, but federal tax documents examined by The Examiner show concrete financial links between four such groups and the national ACORN office. Project Vote, ACORN Institute, ACORN Housing Corporation and the ACORN American Institute for Social Justice included financial transactions with Citizens Consulting Incorporated on their tax documents. Current and former ACORN officers and members who are unhappy with what they describe as a lack of transparency and accountability in the group’s national leadership say those leaders use a New Orleans-based...

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Dirty Money Watch: Sen. Robert Byrd

WHO: Senator Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act, (aka Card Check) WHAT: Sen. Byrd received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $3,000 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $7,500 in 2006 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $5,000 in 2006 election cycle. United Steelworkers of America (PAC) $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT’S DIRTY: Multiple officers and members of these unions,...

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Dirty Money Watch: Sen. Bill Nelson, D-FL

WHO: Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check). WHAT: Sen. Nelson received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $2,500 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $2,500 in 2006 election cycle. The American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $7,000 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $5,000 in 2008 election cycle; $5,000 in 2006 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT’S DIRTY: Multiple officers and members of these unions, including division presidents, secretary-treasurers and business...

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Only Four Democrats Opposed Pro-ACORN Amendment

Only four Democrats voted against an amendment last week that would that allow organizations with a criminal history to receive taxpayer funding. They are: Rep. Bobby Bright (D-Ala.) Rep. Harry Mitchell (D-Ariz.), Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Walt Minnick (D-Idaho). The amendment passed by a margin of 245-176 in an otherwise party line vote just as new criminal charges were filed against the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now (ACORN) in Nevada and Pennsylvania. The group is now under investigation for voter fraud in at least 14 different states. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) submitted an amendment in April to the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending...

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Federalist Society to be Honored at Bradley Awards

Aspiring lawyers who believe the judiciary should say what the law is, not what it should be, are in a stronger position today to challenge the liberal orthodoxy that prevails in most law schools thanks to The Federalist Society. The key individuals who helped found the organization and turn into a national institution have been named as Bradley Prize winners. The Federalist Society was founded in 1982 by the Honorable Spencer Abraham,Professor Steven G. Calabresi, the Honorable David McIntosh and the Honorable Lee Liberman Otis while they were law students. Under the leadership of President Eugene B. Meyer and Executive Vice President Leonard Leo, the Society has established active...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Rob Andrews, D-NJ

WHO: Rep. Rob Andrews (D-N.J.), a co-sponsor of Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check). WHAT: Rep. Andrews received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,000 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $5,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,000 in 2006 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $2,000 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $4,500 in 2006 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $3,000 in 2008 election cycle. United Steelworkers of America (PAC) $5,000 in 2008 election cycle; $5,000 in 2006...

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Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Rick Boucher, D-VA

WHO: Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.), a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act, (aka Card Check). WHAT: Rep. Boucher received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $7,000 in 2008 election cycle; $2,500 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $4,000 in 2008 election; $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle; $7,000 in 2006 election cycle. United Steelworkers of America (PAC) $5,000 in 2008 election cycle. WHY IT’S DIRTY: Multiple officers and members of these unions, including division...

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Dirty Money Watch: Sen. Russ Feingold

WHO: Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Feingold received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $2,500 in 2008 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $1,000 in 2008 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle. WHY IT’S DIRTY: Multiple officers and members of these unions, including division presidents, secretary-treasurers and business managers, have been convicted since 2001 of felonies ranging from embezzlement, falsifying official reports to...

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New Charges Filed Against ACORN As Barney Frank Pushes Amendment

New charges have been filed against ACORN just as Rep. Barney Frank moved an amendment to the House floor that would make it easier for the liberal non-profit organization to receive federal funds, despite on-going vote fraud investigations. Law enforcement officials in Pennsylvania have charged seven workers with either forging, illegally soliciting or illegally filling out voter registration cards in the midst of the 2008 elections. This comes just a few days after top state officials in Nevada filed a felony criminal complaint against the non-profit group formally known as the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now. Frank’s amendment would fundamentally alter an...

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Dirty Money Watch: Sen. Ron Wyden, D-OR

WHO: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Wyden received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle. WHY IT’S DIRTY: Multiple officers and members of these unions, including division presidents, secretary-treasurers and business managers, have been convicted since 2001 of felonies ranging from embezzlement, falsifying official reports to government, mail fraud and conspiracy. The Communication Workers of America have had eight convictions, while the IBEW has had 14 members convicted....

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Glenn Beck throws ACORN spokesman out of studio

ACORN National Spokesman Scott Levenson was ejected from a Fox News studio Wednesday following an off-camera altercation with host Glenn Beck that involved racially charged comments, as they were described by Beck. “I threw him out of the studio, get the hell out of my studio,” Beck told viewers he said after Levenson accused him of being “afraid of black people.” Beck told listeners after the break that Levenson was expelled from the studio after he accused the host of being racist. Levenson appeared on the “Glenn Beck” show to respond to criminal charges filed against ACORN employees in Nevada on Monday. The non-profit organization, formally...

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Dirty Money Watch: Sen. Daniel Inouye

WHO: Sen. Daniel Inouye, HI, a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Inouye received the following dirty money: Boilermakers Union (PAC) $1500 in 2008 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle. WHY IT’S DIRTY: Multiple officers and members of these unions, including division presidents, secretary-treasurers and business managers, have been convicted since 2001 of felonies ranging from embezzlement, falsifying official reports to government, mail fraud and conspiracy. The Boilermakers have had at least 10 members convicted, while the IBEW has had at least 14. The amounts of embezzled funds...

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ACORN got $53 million in federal funds since 94, now eligible for up to $8 billion more

At least $53 million in federal funds have gone to ACORN activists since 1994, and the controversial group could get up to $8.5 billion more tax dollars despite being under investigation for voter registration fraud in a dozen states. The economic stimulus bill enacted in February contains $3 billion that the non-profit activist group known more formally as the Association for Community Organizations for Reform Now could receive, and 2010 federal budget contains another $5.5 billion that could also find its way into the group’s coffers. An Examiner review of federal spending data found that ACORN has received at least $53 million in federal money since 1994. A downloadable...

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Dirty Money Watch: Sen. Jeff Merkeley, D-OR

WHO: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), a co-sponsor of the Employee of the Free Choice Act, (aka Card Check). WHAT: Sen. Merkley received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $5,000 in 2008 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $5,500 in 2008 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $5,000 in 2008 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $15,000 in 2008 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle. United Steelworkers of America (PAC) $5,000 in 2008 election cycle. WHY IT’S DIRTY: Multiple officers and members of these unions, including division...

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Dirty Money Watch: Sen. John Kerry, D-MA

WHO: Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act, (aka Card Check). WHAT: Sen. Kerry received the following dirty money: Boilermakers Union (PAC) $3,500 in 2008 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $10,000 in 2008 election cycle. WHY IT’S DIRTY: Multiple officers and members of these unions, including division presidents, secretary-treasurers and business managers, have been convicted since 2001 of felonies ranging from embezzlement, falsifying official reports...

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Obama’s labor department quashes union financial reports

President Obama’s Labor Department is rolling back reporting requirements begun by the Bush administration to highlight compensation packages and other financial transactions benefitting labor union officials. At issue are LM-2 and LM-30 financial disclosure reports that unions with financial receipts of $250,000 or more must file annually. Under the Bush administration, the LM-2 required union officers to account for all of their compensation benefits, information which had never previously been disclosed. The Bush LM-30’s required shop stewards to report information needed to expose “no-show jobs” in which paychecks go into union coffers instead of a real...

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Dirty Money Watch: Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-MI

WHO: Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check). WHAT: Stabenow received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $5,000 in election 2008 cycle; $5,000 in 2006 cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $2,000 in 2006 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $4,000 in 2006 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $5,000 in 2006 election cycle. United Steelworkers of America (PAC) $5,000 in 2008 election cycle; $5,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT’S DIRTY: Multiple officers and members of these unions, including division presidents, secretary-treasurers and business...

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Court records contradict Obama HUD nominee Sims

President Barack Obama’s nominee for deputy secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) told Senator David Vitter (R-La.) last week during a confirmation hearing that he could not comment about his role in an on-going legal battle over a Seattle sport stadium. “With regard to the litigation involving Qwest Field, since the matter is involved in active litigation, I am regrettably unable to comment upon that case,” said Ronald Sims, the King County Executive in Washington State. However, when he was interviewed by a television crew the next day about a $120,000 fine, Sims denied concealing any records or having any personal involvement in the case. He also...

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Dirty Money Watch: Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-MN

WHO: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Klobuchar received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC ) $1,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. Boilermakers Union (PAC) $1,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,500 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $5,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. Service Employees International Union (PAC) $2,500 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. United Steelworkers of America (PAC) $10,000 in 2006...

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Gore Equates Global Warming Bill with Civil Rights and Marshall Plan

In his testimony today former Vice-President Al Gore equates the cause of global warming legislation with the civil right legislation of the 1960s and the Marshall Plan of the 1940s. Gore is testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Committee today. He will be followed by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and former Sen. John Warner (R-Va.) Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), the committee chairman, and Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee, have introduced a draft version of the “American Clean Energy and Security Act” that includes a cap and trade scheme. “I believe this legislation has the moral significance...

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Dirty Money: Senator Jack Reed

WHO: Senator Jack Reed, D-RI, a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Reed received the following dirty money: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $1,000 in 2008 election cycle. The Boilermakers Union (PAC) $1,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,000 in 2006 cycle. The American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $2,600 in 2008 election cycle. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $5,800 in 2008 election cycle; $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. The Service Employees International Union $5,000 in 2008 election cycle. WHY IT’S DIRTY: Multiple officers and members of these unions, including division presidents, secretary-treasurers and...

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Dirty Money: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

WHO: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Communication Workers of America (PAC) $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. The Boilermakers Union (PAC) $2,000 in 2008 election cycle. American Federation of Government Employees (PAC) $500 in 2008 election cycle; $4,000 in 2006 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $5,000 in 2008 election cycle; $10,000 in 2006 election cycle. The Service Employees International Union (PAC) $5,000 in 2008 election cycle; $5,000 in 2006 election cycle. The United Steelworkers of America (PAC) $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT’S DIRTY: Multiple officers and...

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ACORN joins with unions

Political activists who masquerade as non-partisan community organizers have joined with organized labor to pressure elected officials into supporting left wing causes, according to a top analyst with the Capital Research Center (CRC). Matthew Vadum, a senior editor and analyst with CRC has determined that the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now (ACORN) is best described as a “multi-headed hydra” with over 400,000 member families positioned in 110 cities fiercely opposed to the capitalist system. “ACORN claims to be non-partisan but there are mountains of evidence that show it is flagrantly partisan,” Vadum said. “It celebrates the most...

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Dirty Money Watch: Sen. Chris Dodd, D-CT

WHO: Sen. Chris Dodd, D-CT, a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check) WHAT: Dodd received the following dirty money: The Boilermakers Union (PAC) $2,500 in 2008 election cycle. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (PAC) $5,000 in 2008 election cycle. The Service Employees International Union (PAC) $5,000 in 2008 election cycle; $1,000 in 2006 election cycle. WHY IT’S DIRTY: Multiple officers and members of these unions, including division presidents, secretary-treasurers and business managers, have been convicted since 2001 of felonies ranging from embezzlement, falsifying official reports to government, mail fraud and conspiracy. The Service...

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