It’s starting to look like Chairman Jon Liebowitz intentionally kept the commissioners from all meeting in one place and discovering what one another felt, because according to Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch, a majority favored bringing a suit against Google for manipulating search results. But because Liebowitz skirted Sunshine Act Meeting Laws by only meet with one Commissioner at a time, they had no chance to hear each others’ views since November.
Liveblog: ABA Panel on FTC Google Settlement |
| By: Jane Hamsher Friday January 11, 2013 9:01 am |
American Bankers Association Creates Slush Fund for Secret Campaign Spending |
| By: David Dayen Thursday September 6, 2012 2:33 pm |
The American Bankers Association, a trade group for thousands of banks headed by former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating, voted to start a legal entity for this federal campaign cycle, adding millions of dollars into an already overstuffed election.
The ABA entity would reportedly donate to existing Super PACs, so that the member banks can keep their donations secret.
Lobbying Memo Seeks Methods to Discredit Occupy Movement |
| By: David Dayen Saturday November 19, 2011 10:00 am |
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes broke some news this morning. He obtained a memo from a DC lobbying firm spelling out a strategy to undermine Occupy Wall Street.


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