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1) How to get rich buying politicians: NYT. A briber of politicians describes how to make a fortune with a small political investment. 8-6-06
2) Live in luxury in politics: Sac Bee. Political workers, legislators suck up luxury “gifts” from special interests. 8-8-06
3) Angelides desperation forces pretense of honesty: LA Times. Angelides, a creature of special interest contributions, takes mantle of “Reformer.” 8-8-06
4) The Big Six gravy train: LA Times Must Read Article: Lays out the corrupt relationships between the parties, politicians, and big contributors. 8-5-06
5) Abramoff-Doolittle: A Love Story: Sac Bee. Lobbyist Abramoff directed corrupt money to Doolittle. 8-5-06
6) Angelides
loves honest politics: Sac Bee. Angelides
desperation forces endorsement of “clean campaigns.”
Despite his standing as a tool of the special interests. 8-3-06
7) What corruption costs, and what YOU pay: Washington Post. Duke's legacy: Give 90,000, get MILLIONS. 8-1-06
8) An
Honest public official? We Salute HAGAR: LA Times lays
out the fight between Hagar and political hacks. 7-13-06
9) Hagar Bashed in HATCHET JOB: Sac Bee. Prison reform special master bashed for calling the political influences corrupt. 7-16-06
10) BIG OIL OWNS OUR POLITICIANS: SFChron. Reveals power of big oil in California legislature. 7-14-06
11) BUY A JUDGE: LA Times Reports on the price of JUSTICE in Nevada: 6-8-06 (Also see corruption updates page six, 9-3-06, for response in Nevada)
1) Perata retracts corrupt act: Oak Trib. Perata tries to regain credibility after serving his political masters. 8-29=06
2) Perata takes HALF-MIL in exchange for soul: Sac Bee.Trick, he never had one. 8-25-06
3) Dem claims BUILDERS CLOUT Arnie's fault: Sac Bee. Dems cite Arnie as cause of Perata's corruption? 8-25-06
4) Political
Parties-Special Interests divide political and economic ownership of
California: Sac Bee. Think We're Cynical? Read
this. 8-21-06
5) CONTRIBUTE TO WIN: LATimes. Big contributors try to trump state safety law by buying influence in House and Senate. 8-20-06
6) How Big Money Gets Richer in Nevada: LATimes. An excellent survey of how dirty relationships benefit the briber and bribee. 8-20-06
7) Duke Wife Thought He Was Just “Normally” Corrupt: LATimes. This woman shows how hard it is to differentiate between a little and a lot of corruption. 8-20-06
8) Bush Appointee tries to Avoid Prison: AP. Another link in the Abramoff web of corruption: convicted influence peddler Safavian tries to avoid prison. 8-19-06
9) Texas Gov Rewards his Big Donors: Houston Chron. Gov. Perry's big donors clean up. 8-17-06
10) Murrieta Mayor Indicted. LATimes. Ex-Mayor van Haaster used office for self-enrichment. 8-17-06
11) Secret report: Congress Corrupt: LATimes. Better Keep this one secret. Or we might want our democracy back. 8-10-06
12) Lobbyist' Donate When Legislation Pending: SFChron. Blatant Bribery as special interests contribute to politicians voting on their measures. 8-9-06
1) FCC QUIETS BIG MONEY “VOICES:” FOR NOW: Sac Bee. Federal regulators upheld problematic limitations on Free Speech which favor voters. 8-29-06
2) Big Business spends lawmakers into compliance: SFChron. How can honest telecom policy be made, when the industry is throwing money, and treats, at “our” legislature? It can't. 8-28-06
3) How
to Get Rich in Politics: The Same old Story... AP in LAT. A lesson on how to craft your political
connections to Jerry Lewis, Congressman of California, into vast
wealth. 8-28-06
4) Media
reports: Both parties corrupt: AP in SAC Bee. Neither party has any claim to political
honesty. 8-24-06
1) Checks in, Laws out: It's that simple: LATimes. A disgusting feeding frenzy of lobbyist and politician greed kills honest government in Sacramento. 8-31-06
2) While
the special interests and Politicians play, our educational
infrastructure has melted away: Sac Bee. Let's just call our schools what they are:
Failed Day Care. 8-31-06
3) I Know What You Need: AP in Sac Bee. Stupidity travels along lines of herd mentality. 8-31-06
4) Micro-Macro:
The same game in your own “small” town. LATimes. Small town graft mirrors state and national
pattern of corruption. 8-31-06
5) Perata
pretends to revive his honor with revival of flood bill: both
attempts fail: Sac Bee. Perata pretends to give the PUBLIC SAFETY FLOOD BILL
life, but he's just creating an appearance of honesty. 8-30-06
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