Not long ago, a player who suffered a football-related head injury received a cursory evaluation that involved little more than a trainer wagging a few meaty fingers in front of the dazed player’s face and asking him to count them. The seriousness with which a concussion was treated paled in comparison to, say, a knee [...]
More senators are in the money than ever, according to a Roll Call report that found 54 lawmakers are worth at least $1 million. The combined minimum wealth of the entire chamber jumped to $680 million in 2009, more than four percent higher than the previous year, according to financial disclosures made this year. Several [...]
The political money chase among U.S. House and Senate candidates could result in record spending — in the range of $2 billion — this year, according to a new study by a watchdog group. That’s would amount to an average of $4 million per congressional contest, the Washington Post calculated Tuesday. In recent weeks, prodigious [...]
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has confirmed that his government has taken money from the Iranian government to cover presidential expenses.Karzai said the payments — about $1 million twice a year — will continue as part of an arrangement to ensure “good relations” between neighbors.“They have asked for good relations in return, and for lots of [...]
Railing about money in politics — too much, too secret, too influential — is a surefire way for politicians to signal that they are high-minded reformers. But it’s also a pretty good way to earn the tag of hypocrite or flip-flopper. What is it about the siren song of campaign finance reform? It’s like entrapment. [...]
“Steve Rattner’s my friend, of course I’d keep him on. Why would you not? If he can do anything to help, I value his advice and he’s a close friend of mine, and you stick by your friends.” Those were the words of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, speaking at a news conference Thursday in the [...]
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