Ex-Im Bank Funds Green Jobs Overseas

Bill Richardson sits on Ex-Im Bank committee, board of loan-recipient Spain's Abengoa
Bill Richardson / AP

The U.S. Export-Import Bank recently steered hundreds of millions of dollars in federal loans to Spanish green energy conglomerate Abengoa, which happens to share an advisory board member with the bank.

O’Malley’s Special Interest Shindig

Despite attacking opponent for lobbyist ties, O’Malley cozies up to moneyed interests
Gov. Martin O'Malley / AP

Democratic Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley’s Leadership PAC, “O’Say Can You See,” will hold a fundraiser on Dec. 10 in the Chevy Chase home of lobbyists Mike Smith and Amy Tejral, according to Politico.