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  1. What Jon Kyl won't be lobbying on

    By Keenan Steiner Mar 6, 2013 5:30 p.m.

    Jon Kyl, the number two Senate Republican leader before retiring in January, has quickly become an advisor to influence powerhouse Covington & Burlington, a firm that has spent nearly $100 million lobbying in the nation's capital, Sunlight's Influence Explorer shows. Kyl will be joining a bipartisan stable of heavy hitters that includes Stuart Eizenstat, a top official in the Carter and Clinton administrations, and Senate parliamentary wizard Marty Gold.

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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. 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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