What did former Peoria Congressman Ray LaHood admit , that he was traveling on lobbyists dime when he visited France? Of course not. He’s never been made to explain that (thanks complacent Peoria media).
No, what Barack Obama’s secretary of Transportation admitted is that he and the rest of the Obama administration are interfering into...
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For months, I’ve been been in a slow burn about Peoria media giving U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood a free ride on the issue of lobbyist-paid travel. They’ve let LaHood dodge the issue by focusing only on a trip paid for by the Aspen Group, which doesn’t lobby Congress.
None of then have demanded LaHood explain...
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The Journal Star did run the LaHood travel scandal story on the front page. That’s good. Nowhere in the article, however, is he asked to explain why he’s been claiming none of his trips are paid by lobbyists when they are.
LaHood added that the reporting requirements for accepting any outside perks are stringent. He...
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Ray LaHood is still trying to mislead the public about whether lobbyists paid for some of his globetrotting.
�Look, there are no lobbyists. The Aspen Institute is not a lobbying organization. They will never come to my office during the time I am a Congressman and ask me to vote one way.�
La Hood defends the...
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Tomorrow morning, I’m going to go out and buy a newspaper, then write a post telling exactly what page the Journal Star prints this Associated Press story, if it does at all:
From auto makers to Chicago’s Chinatown community, interest groups treated 15 members of Illinois’ congressional delegation to $129,000 worth of trips, meals and...
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Billy Dennis is a former reporter and editor at small daily and weekly newspapers in Illinois and Missouri. He comments on media, news and politics. He also owns and operates The Blog Peoria Project, which promotes community-based citizen journalism in his hometown, Peoria IL. Call me at (309) 863-5748 and leave a message.
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