Today’s Washington Examiner has a nifty “Lawyers Gone Wild” blog item on influence peddling in Attorneys General offices across the country, including Missouri. Apparently, a number of AGs have followed Jay Nixon’s lead and have taken up the shady practice of retaining the services of campaign donors—often trial lawyers—to handle lucrative legal work. Read more…

Maybe Hatfield is moonlighting and providing “security” for Jay at this August 11th, 2007 fundraiser at Doug and Sheri Kennedy’s house:

• Turner Report: Lobbyist Benefits From Strong Ties to Nixon, Koster
• Tip Line: MATA Fires Director of Fundraising
• Sen. McCaskill: Overseas Repair Shops “A Disaster Waiting to Happen”
• Surprise, Surprise, Surprise! Nixon Pays Back Top Democrat Official with High Level Appointment
• Video: Desperate Trial Attorneys Sink to New Low