Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2012 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/story/19378/the_life_of_the_party/ Forget the speeches at the Fleet Center. The real fun for the politicians has been at the corporate-sponsored parties held in their honor. Wed, 28 Jul 2004 12:00:01 PDT Nancy Watzman, AlterNet -860752c3fc7a4058ce178c37c4258c4c http://www.alternet.org/story/12449/campaign_contributors_go_for_gold/ The 2002 Olympics will cost American taxpayers some $1.5 billion, and plenty of that will go straight into the pockets of fat cat political contributors. Wed, 20 Feb 2002 00:00:00 PST Nancy Watzman, OUCH! -d9eca0697ce00e28c61e029120c518c9 http://www.alternet.org/story/11211/bush%27s_fox_watching_the_hen_house/ Bush's "regulatory czar," the public official who oversees environment, health, and safety regulations, has taken tons of money from the very companies he is supposed to regulate. Tue, 24 Jul 2001 00:00:00 PDT Nancy Watzman, Public Campaign -68dfff284e90ee47fcc6b4941047edad