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Saturday, May 24, 2008 12:00 AM

How telecoms are attempting to buy amnesty from Congress

Lobbyist disclosure forms and campaign contribution records illuminate the sleazy process by which our key laws are written.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Saturday, May 24, 2008 06:17 AM

    Equal Measure

    The dirty politics Glenn so ably describes makes me wish for a divulgance similar to the caveats some called for in his previous post on the issue of gay marriage.

    "Good morning, I am Senator So-and-so, I have received $45,000 from the telecom industry and weighing the pros and cons of telecom immunity and according to the laws of this nation, I have decided to favor it."

    hmmm, really?

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