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How IFA Is Responding to Court's Health Care Ruling

June 29, 2012, 5:48 pmHow do franchise owners, operators, and executives feel about the Supreme Court's health care decision? According to one metric, not too favorably.

Grassley to U.S. Attorney: Dismissing Holder Citation Isn't Option

June 29, 2012, 5:08 pmU.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen is not pursuing the contempt case against Attorney General Eric Holder, and Sen. Chuck Grassley has some stern words fo …

Sierra Club Hires Former EPA Official

June 29, 2012, 3:37 pmIt's never a good idea to explain that your approach to, well, anything in life should be like how Romans crucified people. But doing so isn't enough …

Crossroads GPS Updates Health Care Ad

June 29, 2012, 2:02 pmThe Supreme Court's ruling on health care upheld the individual mandate as a tax, and now some groups are using that characterization to fight for a r …

Republican Who Voted No on Holder Contempt Says He'll Explain

June 29, 2012, 1:25 pmRep. Scott Rigell, R-Va., one of the only two House Republicans who voted Thursday against holding Attorney General Eric Holder in criminal contempt o …

House Passes Highway Bill

June 29, 2012, 1:22 pmThe House voted 373-52 to pass the highway bill on Friday. The Senate is expected to give the bill final passage later today.

Cantor's Communications Director Leaving for Financial Services Forum

June 29, 2012, 12:07 pmHouse Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., is losing another member of his communications team Communications Director Laena Fallon has been named vice …

How Much Congressional Candidates Raised in 2012 Cycle

June 29, 2012, 10:50 amMoney, money, money: campaign fundraising continues to swell on the Hill, as congressional candidates raised $27.1 million more during the 2012 electi …

Today's Influence Ads: Pass Highway and Transit Bill

June 29, 2012, 10:40 amToday's new ads include two about the Highway and Transit Bill. An ad from the Transportation Construction Coalition quotes House Speaker John Boehner …

News Roundup: Bill Miller to BRT; Chambers Weigh Highway Bill

June 29, 2012, 8:00 amGood morning and welcome to the Alley. Here's a look at what's going on.

Just How Will the IRS Pay for Administering This New Tax?

June 29, 2012, 6:57 amThe Supreme Court ruling on Thursday upholding the health care law's individual mandate was a great political victory for President Obama, but the dec …

Dems Walk Out En Masse During Holder Contempt Vote

June 28, 2012, 6:28 pmWhile Republicans were inside voting to cite Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, Democratic House members were outside condemning th …

Business Roundtabe Names Sonnesyn Director of Research

June 28, 2012, 6:05 pmBusiness Roundtable today announced that Matt Sonnesyn will be its director of research, "responsible for shaping new policy initiatives and research …

K Street Reax to SCOTUS Decision

June 28, 2012, 5:59 pmThis post has been updated. Originally published at 10:38 a.m.
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