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08.06.2009 5:31 pm

White House takes heat for deal with drug lobby

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau
Rep. Emerson

Rep. Emerson

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration took power with the promise of curtailing deals with those wicked K-Street lobbyists.

But now an earlier behind-closed-doors deal with drug companies in the effort to promote health care reform is drawing heat.

As reported in the New…

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06.16.2009 5:39 pm

McCaskill shifts on Obama IG firing

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau
Claire McCaskill

Claire McCaskill

UPDATED  WASHINGTON — The firing of Gerald Walpin, who was a government inspector general for AmeriCorps and other programs in the Corporation for National and Community Service, has generated a great deal of interest in recent days.

Critics have argued that Walpin was doing his…

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06.08.2009 4:49 pm

Biden points to Missouri as stimulus success story

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

UPDATED … WASHINGTON — In case you hadn’t noticed, the Obama administration is setting in motion a pro-stimulus PR blitz this week to defend against skeptics and spell out plans to create or save another 600,000 jobs in the next 100 days.

The White House put…

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