http://www.campaignmoney.org/taxonomy/term/754/0 en http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/10/30/does-bae-stand-for-bribery-and-earmarks Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is <a href="http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/214167.html">raising eyebrows again</a> for pushing an earmark worth $25 million for a company, BAE Systems, long suspected of bribing public officials. Oh and they&#39;ve steered $53,000 to McConnell&#39;s campaign account since 2002.<p><a href="http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/10/30/does-bae-stand-for-bribery-and-earmarks">read more</a></p> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/10/30/does-bae-stand-for-bribery-and-earmarks#comment defense contractors Mitch McConnell Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:17:32 -0500 Katie Schlieper 204185 at http://www.campaignmoney.org http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/09/27/money-drows-in-blackwater Investigations into the activities of the Blackwater private security firm in Iraq have revealed a critical lack of oversight when it comes to defense contractors receiving billions in appropriations from the federal government while greasing the wheels <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/news/rebuilding_iraq/index.asp">with well-placed campaign contributions</a>. Senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Jim Webb (D-VA) have introduced legislation to rectify this shortcoming.<p><a href="http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/09/27/money-drows-in-blackwater">read more</a></p> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/09/27/money-drows-in-blackwater#comment campaign contributions defense contractors Iraq Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:47:53 -0500 Katie Schlieper 197859 at http://www.campaignmoney.org