The Tom Harkin
Donation Business Model

Herbal supplement company donates heavily to Tom Harkin, business booms
Harkin, Herbalife / AP

The largest financial supporter of Sen. Tom Harkin’s numerous campaigns and a prominent donor to the Harkin Institute of Public Policy at Iowa State University is also a prominent beneficiary of health care policies pushed for by the Iowa Democrat.

DNC’s Lead Fundraiser Forced Out of Duke Energy

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Duke Energy Corp., the nation’s largest electric utility company, is forcing out CEO Jim Rogers as part of a settlement agreement with North Carolina’s state utilities commission. The settlement is the result of a four-month investigation into the ouster of Bill Johnson, the CEO that Rogers replaced.

The Crony Cliff

Risk of cronyism, corruption in fiscal cliff negotiations
Jim DeMint / AP

Some see a danger of political cronyism and corruption arising from the back room deal underway as Congress negotiates with the White House to avoid the fiscal cliff.

Bought and Paid For

Corporations pour $20M into DNC
Bank of America

Several corporations—including banks that accepted federal bailouts totaling in the billions—have contributed more than $20 million to fund the Democratic National Convention (DNC), according to a Bloomberg report.

Gone with the Wind

Green energy firm sacks two-thirds of American workforce days after receiving $32 million government loan
AP

Just days after the Export-Import Bank approved a multi-million dollar federal loan guarantee to benefit a mostly foreign-based wind-energy outfit, the company pink-slipped more than 200 American workers.

Dirty Harry’s Clean Energy Cronyism

How Harry Reid has been pulling strings for Chinese solar energy company
Sen. Harry Reid / AP

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) has been working to secure sweetheart deals for Chinese green energy firms, according to reports.