Lead for Casey narrows in yesterday's Quinnipiac Univ. Poll: Casey 48%, Santorum 11% Apr 7, 2006
More on the senator's environmentalism Apr 7, 2006
We all should be amused by Rick Santorum's March 28 letter claiming that a reader has taken his environmental voting
record "out of context." In fact, the senator's record is so frightening that the League of Conservation Voters has
specifically targeted him as the candidate to beat in this year's elections. Sen. Santorum underestimates us People
Paper readers if he expects his involvement with the "Bicameral Open Space Caucus" - whatever that is - and support of "telecommuting"
to eclipse a career of voting against clean water programs, toxic waste cleanup and chemical exposure regulations. The
cold, hard fact is that Rick Santorum has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from chemical, oil, gas and logging companies
throughout his political career. -- Pete Winebrake
Court papers say Bush approved leaking Iraq intelligence, Apr 6, 2006
Vice President Dick Cheney's former top aide, I. Lewis Libby, told
prosecutors President Bush authorized the leak of sensitive intelligence information about Iraq, according to court papers
filed by prosecutors in the CIA leak case.
House passes first piece of lobbying changes Apr 6, 2006
If the Senate were to approve the House proposal, it could scale back activities
of 527 groups like the Lantern Project, which has recently run ads in Pennsylvania critical of Sen. Rick Santorum,
R-Pa., who is seeking re-election. But a major criticism of the bill is that it does not include similar restrictions
on other tax-exempt groups that have been involved in elections, including 501 (c) (3), 501 (c) (4) or 501 (c) (6)
groups, which have virtually no disclosure requirements under current law. One 501 (c) (6) group, Americans for Job Security, is airing ads this week in Philadelphia markets...
Webpage spoof of Santorum disappears off MySpace Apr 6, 2006
GOP sighs as DeLay exits, leaders admit he was Dems 'poster child' Apr 5, 2006
Labor boosts Casey while ads blast him Apr 5, 2006
Americans for Job Security air another ad, still hasn't revealed contributors Apr 5, 2006
Santorum has refused to say whether he thinks it is proper for groups like Americans for Job Security to conceal their donors, or for donations to the group to be treated as business expenses.
Will Santorum return money he received from Tony Rudy, DeLay's chief of staff who pled guilty
to conspiracy last week after being involved in bribery and fraud? Apr 4, 2006
Rudy pleaded guilty Friday to one count of conspiracy, agreeing to cooperate
with the Justice Department’s investigation into a widespread bribery and fraud scheme spearheaded by disgraced GOP
lobbyist Abramoff... At press time, an aide to Santorum was looking into
the matter.
DeLay to resign from Congress Apr 4, 2006
Inquirer overstated the case slightly on lobbying firms connections to Santorum Apr 4, 2006
In yesterday's story on Washington lobbyist Robert S. Walker, GSP Consulting of Pittsburgh
was described as mainly composed of former staffers of Sen. Rick Santorum (R., Pa.) and as a single-member shop. In fact,
only six of its 16 members, including three interns, once worked for Sen. Santorum and it does business on the state level
and has federal clients not based in Pennsylvania.
Lobbyist dismisses lobbying reforms approved by Senate as minimal
In one instance, Walker recounted, his lobby group was hired by
a client but was told it had to subcontract part of the work to a firm "that had a direct relationship with a [Republican]
member who was going to be essential to the process." According to lobbying records, among the firms that fit his description
of single-member shops are ... Pittsburgh-based GSP Consulting, mainly composed of the former staff of Sen. Rick Santorum
(R., Pa.) and which frequently lobbies the senator. Apr 3, 2006
Is Santorum campaign running away from Dubya? Apr 3, 2006
Casey still pounding Santorum on lobbies Apr 2, 2006
Casey fails to win Dem party endorsement in 3rd PA county Apr 1, 2006
