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Ambassadorship opens books on Steelers' Rooney

Steelers franchise adds to millions in income

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

President Obama's choice of Dan Rooney as ambassador to Ireland is providing a rare look into the personal finances of the chairman of a Super Bowl-winning franchise - and also into the often overlapping world of national politics.

Fundraisers win jobs as Obama envoys

No change from tradition

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

President Obama's campaign to bring change to the nation's capital hasn't kept him from continuing the Washington tradition of handing out ambassadorships to political friends and fundraisers.

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. attorney nominee won't ID all clients

Ethics raised by exclusion

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

The criminal defense lawyer nominated by President Obama to be the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey is declining to identify more than half of his private clients on government forms designed to help the public guard against potential conflicts of interests.

EXCLUSIVE: Pick for Army chief pushed defense earmarks

Millions sought in his state

Monday, June 15, 2009

Before he was named by President Obama to be the next Army secretary, Rep. John M. McHugh of New York had asked Congress to set aside tens of millions of dollars in next year's budget for defense contractors that now could fall under his command as the Army's civilian leader.

EXCLUSIVE: IRS files $800,000 lien on '04 Kerry campaign

Senator says he paid bill

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

The Internal Revenue Service has filed a tax lien seeking more than $800,000 from Sen. John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign, escalating a dispute over payroll taxes that the lawmaker's office blames on faulty government paperwork.

Drug dealer avoids jail in daughter's killing

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Frank Howard was an accused child killer. Now he is a federally protected witness. His story provides insight into the little-known deals prosecutors sometimes make to convict high-profile crime figures.

Army lawyer pick faces resume flap

Committee Republicans say Fannie omission lacks 'candor'

Thursday, May 14, 2009

President Obama's nominee to be the U.S. Army's top lawyer worked for years as chief compliance officer at Fannie Mae, where he once suggested suing a federal agency overseeing the troubled mortgage giant, according to public records.

Treasury nominee to keep corporate pay

$3 million in deferred pay

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

President Obama's nominee for the Treasury Department's top legal job still can receive almost $3 million in pay over the next three years from one of the nation's largest financial-services companies under a compensation plan approved by government ethics lawyers.

EXCLUSIVE: Union head returns some of $1.2M pay

Longshoreman's financial report raised questions

Monday, May 11, 2009

The president of a maritime workers union reported receiving $1.2 million in compensation last year but abruptly gave back much of the money in April after his big payout was disclosed to the government.