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Cuddling with Power

Herbalife donates to Tom Harkin's policy institute shortly after dinner meeting, documents reveal

BY: Andrew Evans — January 24, 2013 8:59 am

Sen. Tom Harkin (D., Iowa) met with representatives from Herbalife less than two months before the nutrition and supplement company donated to the senator’s public policy institute, documents obtained by the Washington Free Beacon reveal.

The Tom Harkin Institute of Cronyism

Allegations of improper donations, rushed implementation dog Tom Harkin Institute

BY: Andrew Evans — January 9, 2013 4:59 am

Harkin Institute, Tom Harkin / harkininstitute.iastate.edu, AP

The Harkin Institute for Public Policy’s short life has been riddled with controversy from its secretive inception within the Iowa Board of Regents to ethical questions about its namesake’s relationships to the Institute’s donors.