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Focus Washington: Vorys Brett Kappel on stimulus lobbying restrictions

May 28, 2009 newadminuser

Today, I talked with Brett Kappel, a lawyer specializing in lobbying and ethics law at the law firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease in Washington, D.C. Brett discussed a controversial Obama Administration proposal that […]

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Focus Washington: CURRENT Group’s Jay Birnbaum, Smart Grid Stimulus Plan

April 29, 2009 newadminuser

Today, I talked with Jay Birnbaum, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of CURRENT Group LLC, on Smart Grid Technology and the stimulus plan. Jay and the CURRENT Group belive Smart Grid technology will bring […]

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“Why have Obama’s numbers fallen?”

March 25, 2009 newadminuser

I had the opportunity to talk with well-known Washington DC pollster, Ron Faucheux, President of Clarus Research Group, about the dramatic drop in President Obama’s approval numbers.

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Stan Collender and Toxic Assets

March 24, 2009 newadminuser

Today, federal budget guru Stan Collender talked about toxic assets and the state of our economy. Recently, several journalists have pointed to the Treasury Department as “armature hour.” Stan refutes that statement and says the […]

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Stan the Budget Man

February 25, 2009 newadminuser

When I want to understand the mental morass of the Federal Budget or the impossible economic situation, I call on Stan Colander. No one can take you through the sticky spider webs that economists weave […]

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Stimulus Projects Will Need Oversight

January 22, 2009 newadminuser

This week on Focus Washington I talked with large construction project expert Barbara Golter Heller. During our discussion Barbara advocated how better oversight and new technologies can help the Federal government spend the stimulus funds […]

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