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Will one of the CAFTA 15 go down? That likelihood grew a bit–though not as a result of an election-related development. You may remember, back in August, the F.B.I. raided the offices of William Jefferson, Democrat of Louisiana–allegations surfaced about potential corruption. Yesterday, Jefferson’s former legislative director, Brett Pfeffer, pleaded guilty to “aiding and abetting […]

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Even our friends at The Hill are tracking the pay-offs being made by business to the CAFTA 15. Check out the November 9th story below from the Capitol Hill newspaper. The story raises, for me, a couple of thoughts: 1. Why hasn’t Nancy Pelosi followed through on punishing the CAFTA 15 as she promised after […]

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Over the past couple of months, the corporate money has been flowing into the hands of the CAFTA 15. Besides the fundraiser that business associations held for the CAFTA 15 in September, each of these so-called Democrats–who really need to be challenged and defeated in primaries–has been receiving corporate donations. I’m going to start letting […]

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The corporate ATM machine just keeps on giving…especially for those Members of Congress whose spine gave way just minutes before the vote on CAFTA. What I love about this little piece is how it exposes as a lie LaTourette’s alleged reason for casting his pro-CAFTA vote. LaTourette fund-raiser to cash in CAFTA vote Wednesday, September […]

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Make other plans for Thursday night because the fundraiser for Rep. Tim Murphy to “celebrate” his vote for CAFTA has been called off. Here’s how it went down. My friend Chuck Harple, the political director for the Teamsters, called up Murphy’s chief of staff to express dismay at the fundraiser, as well as the way […]

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So, a number of people have made the observation: why am I not going after the Republicans who voted for CAFTA? Well, that’s a legitimate point and I’m planning to include them in the broader effort under the CAFTA 15 project. But, as I always strive to make you’all happy (okay, it’s not just because […]

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Hey, you’all out there in the D.C.-Northern Virginia area, here’s a chance to have some fun tomorrow. Thanks to reader Jonathan Marks, we know that Rep. Jim Moran, one of the enthusiastic CAFTA 15, is going to be at the Lake Anne Coffee House in Reston, VA this Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. for […]

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Hmmm…this might be a good primary option to take out one of the CAFTA 15. Seems like Rep. William Jefferson has even more ethical problems. As I reported before, Jefferson is under FBI investigation. Now comes a new report that might indicate a pattern: CNN’s John Mercurio’s The Morning Grind reports on a Roll Call […]

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I heard from a source on Capitol Hill that House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi is pretty livid with the CAFTA 15 after they were feted by leading business associations. Apparently, she was not aware of the fundraiser until the last minute, though Rep. Rahm Emanuel, the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, was in […]

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A little more from today’s issue of The Hill. Reminder: if you’re in D.C. or can get your friends out who live there, they should be at 101 Constitution at 5:30 to give the CAFTA 15 a proper greeting as they walk into the business-sponsored payoff for their vote on CAFTA (remember, folks, send me […]

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