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  1. Lawmakers demanding LightSquared docs got campaign money from company's adversaries

    By Nancy Watzman Feb 29, 2012 12:42 p.m.

    The three GOP House lawmakers who yesterday demanded that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) cough up documents detailing its actions and relationship with wireless telecommunications company LightSquared have gotten ample campaign contributions from the embattled firm's corporate adversaries.

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  2. Wednesday: Sunlight Live to check in on super committee

    By Tessa Muggeridge Oct 24, 2011 12:47 p.m.

    When the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or super committee, emerges from the shadows on Wednesday morning to hold its first public hearing in a month, the Sunlight Live team will be there to shine a light on who’s influencing the panel.

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  3. Online poker lobby gives timely donations to pair of congressmen pushing its cause

    By Keenan Steiner Oct 14, 2011 2:06 p.m.

    Congressman Joe Barton, who is now lobbying the special deficit panel to legalize Internet poker, got some not so subtle nudges from the Poker Players Alliance when he introduced his own online poker bill in June.

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  4. Who's watching the Super Committee?

    By Tessa Muggeridge Sep 14, 2011 5:08 p.m.

    A big audience turned out yesterday for the second meeting of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or the "super committee," as its 12 members asked questions of the first witness, CBO director Doug Elmendorf. The meeting was open to the public and there was live video on the committee's new website. 

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