Convention Watchdogs Sniffing Around Lobbyist Parties

Congressional Quarterly by Bart Jansen | Sep. 3, 2008 (News Report)

Participants remain squeamish about publicizing their attendance. Watzman stopped by Nathan's Monday after hearing from a cab driver that there was a party for former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. She found the table piled with the name tags and the placard of sponsors such as Anheuser Busch, but not a ticket to get in. Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
3.8
 by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

The story of the problematic financing of big parties for convention goers is worthy, and the tidbits of on site information add color. To be more sensational, the investigator would have had to have found meaty evidence of wrongdoing. As is, the pervasive odor of slightly rotten meat is left lingering in the air. The author does not suggest any more effective way of monitoring the process.

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