K Street Files: Damage Control

• By Anna Palmer and Matthew Murray
• Roll Call Staff
• Nov. 4, 2009, Midnight

As Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) continues his investigation into forged letters opposing the House climate change bill, few people have risen to defend Jack Bonner, founder of the grass-roots consulting firm where the falsified letters originated. But now Bonner has found an unusual ally — American University.