The global financial crisis has bypassed the U.S. lobbying industry. The Center for Responsive Politics reports that "te year-to-date total spent on lobbying now stands at $2.5 billion through the end of September, with that sum supporting 13,428 individual active

A freshly-minted , which proclaimed that it promoted "balanced chemical safety reform that protects public health, innovation, and economic growth", has had a shorter than planned life. Richard Denison, a scientist with , noted that "nowhere does the website reveal

PaidContent reports: "The St. Louis Globe-Democrat—dead for 23 years—is coming back to life as a free news site. www.globe-democrat.com is slated to launch Dec. 8, according to an announcement by Dan Rositano, who runs a St. Louis IT company for