Political Influence
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Raj Rajaratnam played politics, like others in the hedge fund world Thursday, November 5, 2009
As often is the case, high-fliers in the financial world dabble in politics by dishing out campaign money. Hedge funds in particular have become involved, particularly in recent years as Congress contemplated — and generally backed off — imposing regulations and standards on the secretive industry.
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How much influence does Big Pharma have at Harvard Medical School? Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Is it right for professors at Harvard Medical School to own stock in or accept speaking fees from pharmaceutical companies? The topic has been a hot one at Harvard since the revelation in summer 2008 that a child psychiatrist on the faculty had taken more than $1.6 million in payments from the maker of an antipsychotic drug he’d been prescribing.
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Consumer protection legislation exempts car dealers Monday, November 2, 2009
A fierce lobbying effort succeeded when a House congressional committee exempted car dealers from Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
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Lou Correa’s glaucoma legislation leads to lobby fight Wednesday, October 21, 2009
A question: Should physicians treat glaucoma, or are optomestrist able to handle it? The Orange County Register offers a hard look at the issue?
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Union Tribune’s owner is big Schwarzenegger donor Friday, September 18, 2009
Before he began buying newspaper companies, Beverly Hills billionaire Tom Gores friended Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger by giving him hefty campaign donations.
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