Politics

Stories to start the day

By Paul Blumenthal

1) A drug maker hid the results of tests from regulators showing that the diabetes drug, Avandia, was riskier for the heart, according to the New York Times. Another case for publicly disclosed data. http://nyti.ms/cVghVY

2) I thought that the K Street Project didn’t work out so great the last time around. http://bit.ly/briTgi

3) Rep. Darrell Issa wants answers from the White House about their ties to Google. http://bit.ly/cyEUiv

4) The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is looking for advice on how to structure electioneering communication data for release. Help them out. http://bit.ly/a6W12h

5) The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) named John Castellani its new president and CEO. Castellani was previously the president of the Business Roundtable. http://bit.ly/btsU5V

Full post as published by Sunlight Foundation on July 13, 2010 (boomark / email).