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Imaad Zuberi was among the top bundlers for Obama’s 2012 campaign, and a Clinton “Hillblazers,” bundling $100,000 for her presidential campaigns. Among donor perks is access.....and Zuberi advertising that access on social media caught the eye of those who wanted some of it for themselves. The Sri Lankan government, long under fire for official corruption, paid Zuberi $4.5 million directly — plus $2 million for outsourced consulting services to influence the US government, according to a Foreign Policy investigation. Zuberi’s windfall was not disclosed to the Justice Department....the lobbying and public relations firms hired through his company to influence the...

FBI, the Department of Justice, and the president himself are looking the other way until one of their own can reclaim the throne To date, I’m not real certain that anyone has logically put all the parts together regarding the puzzle/debacle of Hillary’s homemade, basement Internet server. I want to keep this a quick read, mainly because I think the issue has already been sufficiently obscured by the sea of words put forth surrounding it. And if someone else has made this point, well, I will own my ignorance and surely wear that throughout the balance of my writing career....

A plan to strengthen border security measures in the bipartisan immigration bill easily passed the Senate Monday. In a 67-27 vote, 15 Republican senators joined most Democrats to end debate on an amendment by GOP Sens. Bob Corker of Tennessee and John Hoeven of North Dakota.

". . .The govt owner of the site, The Port Authority of NY & NJ (PANYNJ), facing a depressed real estate market is now seeking a private partner to partially own & fully operate One World Trade Center. One of the final bidders in that confidential if not secret bidding process is a company called "The Related Companies" which may be the most prominently held real estate company in the United States. . .just as important "The Related Companies" also happens to be a company which is substantially bankrolled by the most powerful Arab corporate interests in the world. These...

Doubts Raised on Technology Sales to China WASHINGTON — Six months ago, the Bush administration quietly eased some restrictions on the export of sensitive technologies to China. The new approach was intended to help American companies increase sales of high-tech equipment to China despite tight curbs on sharing technology that might have military applications.But today the administration is facing questions from weapons experts about whether some equipment — newly authorized for export to Chinese companies deemed trustworthy by Washington — could instead end up helping China modernize its military. Equally worrisome, the weapons experts say, is the possibility that China...

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Sen. Lindsey Graham's role in a compromise on filibusters against President Bush (website - news - bio) 's judicial picks did not go over well with some GOP regulars in this Republican state. The first-term Republican, who in 2002 succeeded Strom Thurmond, was among 14 lawmakers - seven from each party - who abandoned their leaders and reached a deal among themselves. They agreed to confirm some of Bush's stalled federal court nominees while leaving the door open for rejecting others. "It's one of the hottest issues I've seen since I've been chairman," said...

NEW DELHI -(Dow Jones)- Defending a recent U.S. Senate bill to stem the outsourcing of jobs overseas, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick Monday said India must open its markets further if it wants Washington to do the same. "If India wants to have the ability to outsource and sell goods to the U.S., India will also have to open up," Zoellick said at a press briefing. Zoellick's visit to New Delhi is part of his global tour to get countries back on the World Trade Organization (news - web sites)'s negotiating table for freer trade. Indian industry and government officials...