Haley Barbour

Ron Sims: Good for Governing

Bush Blows Katrina

Following the media trail of Dubya's disaster: Doesn't anyone at the White House read National Geographic?

A Bug in Windows GOP

Microsoft is ending its relationship with choirboy-lobbyist Ralph Reed, but the company's ties to others in the seemingly infinite loop of the Republican lobbying scandal are deep—in D.C. and Seattle.

How to Excel in D.C.

Spread lots of money around. Microsoft is now the No. 3 corporate political donor.

Software, soft money, and Libertarians

Microsoft is spreading its political gifts far and wide.

Bill's bedfellows

In DC, Microsoft reaches out to an array of oddball allies.

The new power buyers

Microsoft greases the skids in a big way and becomes the state's top corporate donor to politicians.

(Micro)soft money: Buy Republican

Microsoft greases the skids in a big way and becomes the state's top corporate donor to politicians.