CQ Politics reports on an upcoming fundraiser with Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), who will break from crafting health care legislation to help rake in campaign cash from lobbyists and political supporters.

Remember our old pal Tom DeLay? Though he’s been out of Congress for quite a few months now, his influence and backroom dealings live on, according to a new report by Public Citizen released today.

I wrote a little while back about Public Citizen's database tracking special interest cash flowing into politician's campaign coffers - that database has been updated and now tracks officials in all 50 states. Click on your state to find out how much special interest money your congressmen and women are taking. 

How much do politicians really take from lobbyists and their PACs?  A new, fully interactive database just launched by Public Citizen tracks it - they have data on ten states now: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania - others are forthcoming.  Who is taking what - and what is it costing you?