Debt Burden Britons Turn to Sensible Strategies to Restore Financial Balance
Cash strapped Britons are finding themselves further in debt according to findings from recent surveys undertaken by the credit industry as part of their attempts to determine why so many citizens of the UK are struggling financially. A credit boom in the 1990s during much more economically stable times allowed far more borrowers in the [...]
PMA Group and Clients Paid Out $40 Million to Current Congress
No matter how we slice and dice the data related to contributions from embattled lobbying firm PMA Group and its clients, Rep. John Murtha (D-Penn.), chair of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, remains at or near the top of the recipient list, along with Reps. Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.) and Jim Moran (D-Va.). This week, though, [...]
FEC: PACs Without a Union or Business Sponsor On the Rise
Even as consumers try to save their cash, more fundraising committees have popped up across the country to collect money for political activities. According to a report from the Federal Election Commission this week, the number of federally registered political action committees has increased 9 percent since the start of last year (from 4,234 to [...]