What cap? Dems’ climate word war
07/18/2010
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid played dumb last week when a reporter asked him if the energy and climate bill headed to the floor would come with a "cap" on…
Mayberry Machiavellis: Obama Political Team Handcuffing Recovery
07/06/2010
The focus on deficits has consequences. Without White House backing of more stimulus, the House of Representatives has steadily hacked away at a jobs package that began as a several…
Democrats’ fix for thorny economic debate: Manufacturing
06/26/2010
There aren't a lot of encouraging signs for the manufacturing industry these days as the economic recovery struggles to gain traction. So unemployed factory workers could be forgiven for getting…
Poll: Manufacturing Key to Making Economy Strong Again
06/24/2010
A majority of the U.S. public believes the nation's economy is no longer the strongest economy in the world and we need an aggressive national manufacturing strategy to regain our…
Heartland link calms consumers, poll finds
04/06/2010
American consumers have become less trusting of companies based in New York City and on the West Coast than they are of companies with headquarters in the heartland, a new…
Accounts, People & Miscellany
03/14/2010
Accounts Beiersdorf, Hamburg, Germany, which sells brands like Eucerin and Nivea, shifted its United States media planning and buying account to Carat, New York, part of the Aegis Group, from…
Cap and trade has Dems on defense
02/08/2010
As Democrats descend into a spiral of panic about the 2010 midterm elections, strategists for both parties are wondering how big an issue the cap-and-trade energy plan will be. On…
Climate bill politics are heating up
09/14/2009
Supporters of Obama's clean-energy plan say the issue is not just jobs. National security is at stake as well.Related Reporting from Washington - After months of promoting President Obama's climate…
Direct Mail Beats Predictions, Study Finds
06/16/2008
Contrary to expectations, direct mail is thriving and will probably do well for another 10 years or more, according to a survey released at a fund-raising conference presented by the…
Pollsters: Lobbying’s Next Frontier
09/24/2007
They wield uncommon clout on Capitol Hill and possess just about every other quality a well-paying client wants in a lobbyist: the Member's trust, political acumen and the power to…