Since we’ve not had too many volunteers making phone calls to verify if the information collected as part of our distributed research project is accurate, I’m making calls this afternoon.
Here’s reviewing a few:
Ric Molen went from working as a Legislative Director in Sen. Conrad Burns’ (R-Mt.), office to work as a lobbyist with […]

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Citigroup reportedly is looking to raise additional foreign capital:
Citigroup is putting the final touches to its second big capital-raising effort in as many months, seeking up to $14bn from Chinese, Kuwaiti and public market investors.
Under the proposal being discussed, the bulk of the money – roughly $9bn – would be most likely to come […]

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The New York Times reports that Merrill Lynch and several other big financial firms are seeking foreign investment to offset their losses brought on by their heavy betting on the subprime mortgage market, a development that may be troubling some in Congress:
To shore up its deteriorating finances, Merrill is now in discussions with investors in […]

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…is what can make crafting a distributed research project, like Teresa DeRoco used to work for Sen. George Allen. However, DeRoco no longer works for Tew Cardenas LLP. Page 13 of this lobbyist disclosure report filed in August 2007 by the National Association of Manufacturers lists a Teresa DeRoco Cupit; this wedding announcement seems to […]

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As I noted here, the Senate Office of Public Records lobbying disclosure site is officially up and running (and had been since New Year’s Eve–apparently my browsers kept showing the cached version of the old site–which, for diehard fans of it, is still available here). Pam Gavin, the superintendent of public records, told me that […]

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Last night, I came across an enhanced site for looking up lobbying records posted online by the Senate Office of Public Records. To give an idea of how much better it is, I can tell you that with one search that 22 organizations–including top political donors Citigroup, Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, Exxon Mobil […]

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Okay, I’m a total geek — looking up lobbying records at 15 minutes to midnight on New Year’s Eve. (The nine-year-old made it to about 11:15 this year, then conked out…) But I hope I’m the first to report that the Senate Office of Public Records has introduced a greatly enhanced search interface for lobbying […]

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