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Charles Lewis talked about 935 Lies: The Future of Truth and the Decline of America’s Moral Integrity. In the book he wrote that “values of honesty, transparency, accountability and integrit…

Author Charles Lewis discussed his book, The Buying of Congress: How Special Interests Have Stolen Your Right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, published by Avon. The book addr…

Charles Lewis and Bill Allison talked about their book The Cheating of America: How Tax Avoidance and Evasion by the Super Rich Are Costing the Country Billions, and What You Can Do About It…

Panelists discussed the costs of presidential campaigning with a group of high school and college students from the Washington, D.C. area. Mr. Milewski moderated the discussion. Panelists ad…

Mr. Lewis and Mr. Makinson spoke about the relation between the defense industry and politics. They noted the significance of defense spending and industry contributions to political candida…

Mr. Lewis talked about political fundraising for the 2004 presidential campaign. He is the author of The Buying of the President 2004: Who’s Really Bankrolling Bush and His Democratic Challe…

Participants talked about the influence of oil companies in the political process. Among the topics they addressed were global sources of oil and U.S. security, links between the energy indu…

The Center for Public Integrity released a report, titled “The Windfalls of War,” detailing government contracts for reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan. The report listed the companies t…

Charles Lewis spoke to students about media ownership and a recent decision by the Federal Communications Commission to allow greater concentration in media ownership within a given market. …

Participants talked about recent corporate accounting scandals, the Bush administration’s reaction to corporate crime, and media coverage of the scandals. They also talked about the state of…

American Politics featured White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card’s June 20, 2002 speech at a New Hampshire Republican Party fundraiser in Manchester. Mr. Card served as Transportation Secre…

Charles Lewis, co-author of The Cheating of America, and Jeremy Campell, author of The Liar’s Tale, examined the state of integrity in America, messages delivered by politicians and the medi…

Journalists talked about media investigations of stories from within the Washington bureaucracy and the nature of political reporting. They addressed such topics as: the superficial nature o…

Participants spoke to students about the campaign finance system, its influence on political campaigns, and efforts to reform the system. Following their remarks they answered questions from…

Charles Lewis of the Center for Public Integrity talked about his new book, The Buying of the President 2000, in which he details contributions and other background information on each candi…

Mr. Lewis released a report detailing the major contributors to presidential campaigns and outlining public policy favors performed by the candidates for the contributing organizations. He t…

In this event at the NEWSEUM, Arlington,VA,hosted by the CLOSE UP FOUNDATION John Milewski,Host, CLOSE UP FOUNDATION and Charles Lewis,Author & Executive Director,CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTE…

Mr. Charles Lewis talked about legislation that benefited the chemical industry and how the EPA will regulate the industry. He also answered media questions.

Charles Lewis, Center for Public Integrity, Founder and Executive Director, talked about his recollections of Watergate and its legacy today regarding the growing influence of money in polit…

Panelists discussed how the Watergate scandal reflected the negative influences of money on politics. This was part of a symposium marking the 25th anniversary of the Watergate break-in that…