In President Barack Obama’s administration, being a prolific fundraiser seems to be among the critieria to chair the Federal Communications Commission. For the second time, Obama reached into his list of campaign bundlers and chose one of the most prolific,...
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Thomas "Tom" Wheeler, managing director of Core Capital Partners LP and President Barack Obama's nominee as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), right, laughs as Obama makes the announcement in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 1, 2013.
As Obama Bundler, Wheeler Follows in Genachowski’s Footsteps
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People walk on the beach in Tijuana, Mexico, beyond the U.S.-Mexico border fence in San Diego, California, on March 21, 2012.
Washington Daybook: Border Patrol
Immigration policy is the main subject of discussion at events hosted by the Migration Policy Institute, the Economic Policy Institute and the Small Business Majority in Washington today. Meanwhile, Arizona Republican Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake will host Democratic...
Read more »Communicating at the FCC Off-Tape?
Lawmakers from both parties want to let Federal Communications Commission members meet behind closed doors to speed decisions at an agency that sometimes mulls rules for years. Sen. Dean Heller, a Nevada Republican, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat,...
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The Google Inc. Chrome icon is reflected in water droplets.
Internet’s Money on Democrats, Wireless-Tel Cash Went Republican
A clash over the allocation of new spectrum pits companies whose employees backed Democratic candidates in the last election against those who put their money on Republicans. At issue is how to divvy up airwaves among telephone companies with wireless...
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Randall Stephenson, chairman, president and chief executive officer of AT&T Inc.
AT&T Rings Romney’s Bell
AT&T Inc., the largest U.S. phone company, is taking sides in the election contest between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. The company’s political action committee contributed $5,000 to Romney last month, Federal Election Commission reports show. Earlier...
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President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney are seen at the Lavanderia coin laundry in Miami during their televised debate.
Washington Daybook: The Whole World is Watching
OK. The whole world wasn’t watching, though President Barack Obama can be forgiven for thinking it was. Some 67.2 million viewers tuned in Wednesday to watch his subdued — many say weak — debate performance, 28 percent more than watched...
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Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Tech Chief Reaches out Via Twitter and Bafflement Ensues
Updated 5:50 p.m. adding FCC response Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski, a promoter of U.S. technology, took to Twitter to field questions today and generated bafflement as followers couldn’t see his replies. “Maybe #askjulius should be #whereisjulius,” tweeted Katy Bachman, Washington bureau chief...
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An Obama campaign worker at the campaign's headquarters in Chicago.
Obama’s `Bully Pulpit’ — Internet vs Republican National Convention
Say the president is looking for a “bully pulpit” on the World Wide Web. He starts in Columbus, Ohio. With a purchase of ads on Road Runner’s Web site. That run of Web ads, timed for the start of the...
Read more »TV Station `Political Files’ Going Up
Written by Paul Barbagallo A federal appeals court has paved the way for the Federal Communications Commission to upload to the Internet slews of new public records on political TV ad spending. The Washington, D.C., Circuit Court on Friday denied...
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GOP Appropriators Won’t Fight Political Ad Disclosure Rule After All
House Republicans dropped plans to block a government regulation forcing television stations to publish online the details of political-advertising purchases. The House Appropriations Committee today agreed to delete provisions targeting the rule from a spending bill that would provide $323...
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