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February 8, 2007
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Gifts are out, so now watchdogs target lobbyists’ campaign giving
By Jim Snyder
Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D) loves his hometown basketball team, the San Antonio Spurs. New gift rules meant he couldn’t attend last night’s game against the Washington Wizards on a lobbyist’s dime. Not directly, anyway.
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July 26, 2006: |
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July 26, 2006: |
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Lobby League No. 56 media shield |
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July 11, 2006: |
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July 11, 2006: |
Defense industry moves to thwart McCain provision |
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July 11, 2006: |
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July 5, 2006: |
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July 5, 2006: |
House members support paying for wars in regular budget |
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June 28, 2006: |
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June 28, 2006: |
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Drug industry deals attracting attention |
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June 28, 2006: |
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June 27, 2006: |
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June 27, 2006: |
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June 27, 2006: |
Congress homes in on hedge funds |
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June 27, 2006: |
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June 27, 2006: |
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June 21, 2006: |
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June 21, 2006: |
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June 21, 2006: |
Lobby League No. 56 National Guard |
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June 21, 2006: |
Life insurance CEOs selling their policies on Capitol Hill |
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June 20, 2006: |
The cable industry’s energy man |
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June 20, 2006: |
D.C. security breach raises the stakes for privacy bills |
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June 20, 2006: |
Chambliss goes into battle for Pentagon’s request for F-22A |
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June 20, 2006: |
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June 14, 2006: |
Native Hawaiian bill gets close, again |
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June 14, 2006: |
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June 14, 2006: |
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June 14, 2006: |
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June 13, 2006: |
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June 13, 2006: |
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June 13, 2006: |
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June 13, 2006: |
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June 13, 2006: |
Bad lobbyists are good for his business |
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June 7, 2006: |
Telecom group spends big to raise industry profile |
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June 7, 2006: |
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June 7, 2006: |
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June 7, 2006: |
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Spain’s sale to Chavez puts EADS on defense |
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June 6, 2006: |
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June 6, 2006: |
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June 6, 2006: |
Bottom Line |
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May 31, 2006: |
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May 31, 2006: |
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May 31, 2006: |
Bottom Line |
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May 24, 2006: |
Stem-cell proponents turn up the volume |
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May 24, 2006: |
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May 24, 2006: |
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May 24, 2006: |
Lobby League No. 54 Refining |
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Pharmacists, PBM’s duke it out over Part D |
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May 23, 2006: |
Lobbyists buoyed by close gas on repeal of drilling ban |
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May 23, 2006: |
Indian mascots get a powerful defender in Speaker Hastert |
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May 23, 2006: |
Former NCIS director makes ‘lateral move to the recreational sector’ |
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May 23, 2006: |
Bottom Line |
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May 17, 2006: |
Virgin’s bid to begin flights in U.S. sparks lobbying fight |
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May 17, 2006: |
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May 17, 2006: |
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Business groups call for progress on pensions bill |
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May 17, 2006: |
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May 16, 2006: |
Specialty-metals industry clashes with defense giants, Pentagon |
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May 16, 2006: |
Oil refiners’ cool-headed advocate |
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May 16, 2006: |
Medicare Rx drug critics blast enrollment numbers |
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May 16, 2006: |
Bottom Line |
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May 16, 2006: |
318 ex-lawmakers are now lobbyists, report says |
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May 10, 2006: |
Walsh presses Internet language lessons for military |
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May 10, 2006: |
New England energy projects ignite a cross-country debate |
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May 10, 2006: |
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May 10, 2006: |
Lobby League: No. 53 Indecency |
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May 10, 2006: |
House to counter on CFIUS |
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May 10, 2006: |
Dems worried that Frist will blunt their healthcare strategy |
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May 9, 2006: |
High gas prices threaten DeLay-backed earmark |
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May 9, 2006: |
Bottom Line |
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May 9, 2006: |
Air Force puts kibosh on funding for Army’s new cargo aircraft |
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May 9, 2006: |
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May 3, 2006: |
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May 3, 2006: |
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Round three in Capps-Hunter dispute over fate of Southern California island |
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May 2, 2006: |
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May 2, 2006: |
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Bottom Line |
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April 26, 2006: |
Targeted HCLA ads push medical-liability reform |
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April 26, 2006: |
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April 26, 2006: |
Lobby League No. 52: Immigration |
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April 25, 2006: |
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April 25, 2006: |
U.S. Hispanic CoC emerges as immigration pivot player |
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April 25, 2006: |
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April 25, 2006: |
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April 19, 2006: |
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April 12, 2006: |
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April 12, 2006: |
Bottom Line |
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April 12, 2006: |
AARP opposes Enzi’s new healthcare bill |
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Lobby World |
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April 5, 2006: |
Lobby League No. 51: Nursing Homes |
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April 5, 2006: |
Hundreds of activists to demand paper trail and open tallies on voting devices |
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April 5, 2006: |
House moves toward lobbying reform |
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April 5, 2006: |
527 bill splits Republicans |
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April 4, 2006: |
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April 4, 2006: |
Bumpy path to $1 million earmark |
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April 4, 2006: |
Bottom Line |
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March 29, 2006: |
‘I was a damn good propagandist’ |
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March 29, 2006: |
Lobby World |
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March 29, 2006: |
Lawmakers target stock profiteering |
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March 29, 2006: |
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March 29, 2006: |
Druggists prepare bad medicine for lawmakers |
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March 29, 2006: |
Boehner changes tune on drug benefit |
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March 28, 2006: |
‘You’ve got to chart a middle course’ |
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March 28, 2006: |
IRS rule proposal raises privacy alarms on Hill |
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March 28, 2006: |
Exploration gap could cost NASA skills, jobs |
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March 28, 2006: |
Bottom Line |
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March 22, 2006: |
Typo attracts legal scrutiny |
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March 22, 2006: |
Pressure gathers for and against China tariffs bill |
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March 22, 2006: |
Lobby World |
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March 22, 2006: |
Bottom Line |
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March 15, 2006: |
Peru, Colombia spark free-trade-pact déjà vu |
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March 15, 2006: |
New Liberian president to address Congress |
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March 15, 2006: |
Lobby World |
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March 15, 2006: |
Lobby League: No. 50 Natural Gas |
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March 15, 2006: |
Heated exchange on hospital payments may be precursor for congressional battle to come |
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March 14, 2006: |
Pension conference appears to have momentum on tax bill |
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March 14, 2006: |
From foster homes to White House |
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March 14, 2006: |
Ford chief aide leaves for private sector |
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March 14, 2006: |
Business presses support of India nuke deal amid election-year maneuvering |
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March 14, 2006: |
Bottom Line |
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March 8, 2006: |
Witt group pushes for catastrophe funds |
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March 8, 2006: |
Railroads, shippers prepare for Hill battle |
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March 8, 2006: |
Lobby World |
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March 8, 2006: |
Enzi brought warring sides together to hash out AHP bill |
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March 7, 2006: |
Stem-cell supporters pressure Frist to bring the issue to the Senate floor |
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March 7, 2006: |
Peterson tries new tack in drilling fight |
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March 7, 2006: |
Bottom Line |
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March 7, 2006: |
AIDS funding proposal triggers rural-urban battle |
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March 1, 2006: |
The politics of (cheap) petroleum |
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March 1, 2006: |
Lobby World |
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March 1, 2006: |
Lobby League |
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March 1, 2006: |
HSAs a low priority for AARP |
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March 1, 2006: |
Canadian Embassy ramps up lobbying |
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February 28, 2006: |
‘They are not going to do it because you want them to, and you shouldn’t ask them’ |
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February 28, 2006: |
Wind farm supporters try to turn tide against Young amendment |
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February 28, 2006: |
Jack is back $300M with ad campaign |
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February 28, 2006: |
Bottom Line |
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February 28, 2006: |
Anti-immigration groups up against unusual coalition |
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February 22, 2006: |
New Mexico Air Force base at crossroads |
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February 22, 2006: |
Navigators adds partners, clients |
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February 22, 2006: |
Lobby World |
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February 22, 2006: |
Few think asbestos bill is dead |
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February 22, 2006: |
Bottom Line |
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February 15, 2006: |
Lobby World |
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February 15, 2006: |
Lobby World |
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February 15, 2006: |
Lobby World |
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February 15, 2006: |
Lobby League: Indian Affairs |
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February 15, 2006: |
GE, Rolls-Royce rev engines against Joint Strike Fighter program decision |
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February 14, 2006: |
New FEC commissioner wants limits on tribal campaign giving |
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February 14, 2006: |
Following the money, lobbyist first checks in with executive branch |
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February 14, 2006: |
Bottom Line |
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February 14, 2006: |
Bottom Line |
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February 8, 2006: |
McCain balks at war-funding ‘runaround’ |
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February 8, 2006: |
GOP lawmakers targeted over healthcare cutbacks |
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February 8, 2006: |
Clutch of businesses pins hopes on Boehner’s election |
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February 7, 2006: |
Sen. Frist gambles on asbestos legislation |
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February 7, 2006: |
Ex-staffers return to Hill to lobby on asbestos fund |
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February 7, 2006: |
Bottom Line |
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February 7, 2006: |
A cool hand in hotspots around the world |
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February 1, 2006: |
Trial-bar critic D’Amato signs on with trial lawyers |
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February 1, 2006: |
Lobby World |
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February 1, 2006: |
Lobby League #47 Physicians |
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February 1, 2006: |
Groups concerned about grassroots reform |
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January 31, 2006: |
Turkey hunters to porn industry hire K St. help |
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January 31, 2006: |
European aircraft maker may set up PAC |
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January 31, 2006: |
Companies hire Washington lobbyists before bad news breaks |
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January 31, 2006: |
Business uses Brain to boost connections |
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January 31, 2006: |
Bottom Line |
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January 25, 2006: |
Price tag for enforcing lobby reform unclear |
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January 25, 2006: |
Lobby World |
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January 25, 2006: |
Dayton wants panel hearing into claims about tainted water |
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January 25, 2006: |
Congressman seeks to end K Street-Wall Street linkage |
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January 25, 2006: |
Business likes Bush’s healthcare hints |
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January 25, 2006: |
Bush, Congress focus on science |
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January 18, 2006: |
Unions target GOP centrists in TV ads on cuts |
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January 18, 2006: |
Seat on Approps panel raises new questions |
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January 18, 2006: |
Scandals have congressional trips under additional scrutiny |
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January 18, 2006: |
Lobby World |
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January 18, 2006: |
Administration touts numbers enrolled in Medicare drug-benefit |
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January 11, 2006: |
‘Burned’ by Abramoff, tribes take precautions |
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January 11, 2006: |
Watchdogs put Dems on notice |
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January 11, 2006: |
Lobby World |
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January 11, 2006: |
K Street is cautious in wake of Abramoff pleas |
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January 4, 2006: |
Therapists turn to Bush for payments remedy |
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January 4, 2006: |
Lobbying World |
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January 4, 2006: |
Defense bill pays for Breathalyzers, Lewis and Clark celebrations |
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January 4, 2006: |
Business groups have broad agenda to pursue in 2006 |
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January 4, 2006: |
Bottom Line |
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December 20, 2005: |
Lobby World |
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December 20, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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December 20, 2005: |
ANWR debate returns to Senate |
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December 20, 2005: |
AARP officials say they will remember budget bill in '06 |
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December 14, 2005: |
‘Secret weapon’ at BKSH propelled woman to the presidency in recent Liberia election |
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December 14, 2005: |
Transfer of island to military has Rep. Capps up in arms |
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December 14, 2005: |
Med school calls for another rescue |
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December 14, 2005: |
Lobby World |
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December 13, 2005: |
Rules panel likely to reject guest-worker legislation |
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December 13, 2005: |
Gustafson: A brainy lobbyist on a Vespa |
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December 13, 2005: |
Greenwood working to ease Sarbanes-Oxley rules |
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December 13, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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December 7, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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December 7, 2005: |
Lobby League #47: Oil |
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December 7, 2005: |
House members push for reservist healthcare |
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December 7, 2005: |
Fred & Ethel, drug-plan shills |
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December 7, 2005: |
AMA makes new demand on Medicare payments |
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December 6, 2005: |
Wilkes companies leave little trace in cyberspace |
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December 6, 2005: |
Lawsuit shield pits unions against vaccine makers |
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December 6, 2005: |
In the eye of a storm, James Lee Witt is a calm and highly lucrative presence |
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December 6, 2005: |
Financial Dynamics acquiring Dittus |
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December 6, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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November 30, 2005: |
Lobby World |
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November 30, 2005: |
In race for Financial Services gavel, industry players take sides |
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November 30, 2005: |
Five ACC execs leave |
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November 30, 2005: |
Defense lobbyists try to shepherd long-sought R&D; tax break through House by year’s end |
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November 30, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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November 22, 2005: |
Rhoads got into lobbying by the BRAC door |
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November 22, 2005: |
Report: Lawmakers operated 527s that gave money to national parties |
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November 22, 2005: |
Medicare relies on ad blitz to roll out its drug plan |
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November 22, 2005: |
Lobbyists get crucial time |
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November 22, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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November 16, 2005: |
Lobby World |
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November 16, 2005: |
Lobby League #46: Retirement Security |
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November 16, 2005: |
Defense giants don’t give McCain much campaign cash |
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November 16, 2005: |
Budget debate pits ANWR versus CAFE |
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November 15, 2005: |
‘We have to have shared values’ |
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November 15, 2005: |
Terrorism-risk insurance advances toward renewal |
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November 15, 2005: |
Retired military leaders, human-rights activists outraged by Graham amendment |
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November 15, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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November 9, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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November 9, 2005: |
Criticism, contributions flow |
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November 9, 2005: |
AMA attacks new Medicare program on quality |
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November 9, 2005: |
A tale of two budgets |
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November 8, 2005: |
Specter, others push for courtroom cameras |
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November 8, 2005: |
Not just ‘a small version of urban’ |
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November 8, 2005: |
End to gift limit for wounded proving popular in the House |
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November 8, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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November 2, 2005: |
The Lobby League: # 45 Human Rights |
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November 2, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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November 2, 2005: |
House, Senate differ on flu plan |
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November 2, 2005: |
Chemistry council courts former members |
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November 1, 2005: |
Pentagon tries to avoid cuts to key modernization programs |
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November 1, 2005: |
Moore to leave forest and paper group next summer |
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November 1, 2005: |
Lobbyists try to get online by Jan. 1 deadline |
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November 1, 2005: |
Bottom line |
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November 1, 2005: |
A ‘very practical problem solver’ |
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October 26, 2005: |
Lobby World |
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October 26, 2005: |
Lawmakers grumble about U.S.-India deal |
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October 25, 2005: |
Midwestern plowman turned taxman |
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October 25, 2005: |
Medical-device lobby seeks to play with the big boys |
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October 25, 2005: |
Firm hired ex-Corps head before winning deal |
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October 25, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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October 19, 2005: |
To fill production gap, Boeing looks to sell two F-15s |
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October 19, 2005: |
Lobbying world |
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October 19, 2005: |
Lobby League Number 44: Pharmaceuticals |
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October 19, 2005: |
K Street scrambles to protect mortgage-interest tax break |
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October 18, 2005: |
Video plea for deadline plugged into ‘Dear Colleague’ |
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October 18, 2005: |
Lobbyist knows the valley of death |
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October 18, 2005: |
Business marshaling opposition to foreign-deal rules changes |
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October 18, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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October 18, 2005: |
Acting FDA chief keeps a hand in NCI business |
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October 12, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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October 12, 2005: |
Immunity sought as avian flu shadow approaches |
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October 12, 2005: |
Grassley eyes reconciliation-bill gambit for a ban on specialty hospitals |
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October 12, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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October 5, 2005: |
Specter, Leahy prepare for vote but have no agreement on asbestos bill yet |
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October 5, 2005: |
Lobbying world |
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October 5, 2005: |
Chairmen scrap for upper hand with pension reform |
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October 4, 2005: |
Rights groups turn up pressure for prisoner abuse amendments |
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October 4, 2005: |
Jack Quinn moves in on K Street |
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October 4, 2005: |
Ashcroft Group quiet on who its clients are |
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October 4, 2005: |
As Katrina states push for bonds, critics doubt they?ll help recovery |
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September 28, 2005: |
Moonlighting by acting FDA chief drawing stiff criticism |
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September 28, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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September 28, 2005: |
Contracting faulted in Abu Ghraib abuse |
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September 27, 2005: |
With small budgets of their own, groups cheer push to cut spending |
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September 27, 2005: |
The healthcare lobbyist as diplomat |
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September 27, 2005: |
Group looks to sidestep GOP dispute on Katrina bill |
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September 27, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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September 27, 2005: |
'Operation Offset' meets resistance |
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September 21, 2005: |
Stem-cell issue casts light on frozen embryos |
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September 21, 2005: |
Pentagon has yet to deliver Halliburton documents |
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September 21, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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September 21, 2005: |
Hollywood, consumer groups fight over anti-piracy mandate |
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September 21, 2005: |
Airlines, facing pension problems, high fuel costs, turn to Congress |
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September 20, 2005: |
Shedding controversy, Glickman gets down to work fighting piracy |
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September 20, 2005: |
Lobbying firms branch out to conquer new territory |
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September 20, 2005: |
Defense industry concerned about appropriations delay |
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September 20, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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September 14, 2005: |
Oil and gas push agenda |
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September 14, 2005: |
Lobbying world |
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September 14, 2005: |
Disaster-response companies enlist K St. to find buyers |
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September 13, 2005: |
One of a dying breed? 'Could be.' |
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September 13, 2005: |
Katrina could blow TRIA to passage |
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September 13, 2005: |
Committee chairs in limbo on budget reconciliation |
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September 7, 2005: |
Quinn Gillespie, others report rising revenue |
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September 7, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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September 7, 2005: |
Business shows gratitude to 'CAFTA 15' Democrats who voted for trade deal |
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September 7, 2005: |
Breaking from nursing-home group, for-profit chains strengthen alliance |
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September 6, 2005: |
Successful lobby shops build on BRAC victories |
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September 6, 2005: |
Security mom tackles obesity |
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September 6, 2005: |
La. gov. taps former Clinton official |
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September 6, 2005: |
Grassley under pressure on entitlement cuts |
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September 6, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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August 17, 2005: |
Pressure on Northrop Grumman over EADS link |
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August 17, 2005: |
Most lobbyists push deadline for disclosures |
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August 17, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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August 17, 2005: |
Data-protection turf war pleases lobbyists |
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August 17, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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August 10, 2005: |
Plan would shift power to NIH director |
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August 10, 2005: |
Lobbyists turned on, tuned in to digital-TV deadline |
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August 10, 2005: |
Lobbying world |
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August 10, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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August 10, 2005: |
Base-housing deals boost firm?s profile |
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August 3, 2005: |
Sensenbrenner plays it safe on ethics amid criticism |
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August 3, 2005: |
Mining group chooses Naaszas, replacing Gerard |
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August 3, 2005: |
Homebuilders take fight against GSE-reform effort to the Senate |
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August 3, 2005: |
Bankers, credit unions square off |
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July 29, 2005: |
Canada may limit drug exports to U.S. |
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July 27, 2005: |
Lobby League #41: Homeland security |
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July 27, 2005: |
Frist agrees to a test vote on Vitter's drug-import measure |
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July 27, 2005: |
Energy compromise pleases industry advocates |
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July 26, 2005: |
The ambassador: Mark Bloomfield |
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July 26, 2005: |
Even well-connected states turn to highway lobbyists |
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July 26, 2005: |
Doctor payments may open Medicare to changes |
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July 20, 2005: |
Senators show Texas airport some love |
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July 20, 2005: |
Railroads fight against freight competition bill |
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July 20, 2005: |
Quinn Gillespie communications arm focuses efforts on building coalitions |
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July 20, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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July 20, 2005: |
Doctors' ads target Grassley on Medicare |
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July 19, 2005: |
Defense lobbying is different because of 'the amount of money on the table' |
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July 19, 2005: |
Bankrupt, Enron is still lobbying on energy bill |
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July 13, 2005: |
Year after authorization, Guard panel yet to form |
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July 13, 2005: |
Lobby League #40: Local government |
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July 13, 2005: |
Chemical plants still vulnerable, critics say |
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July 12, 2005: |
Trying to kill the 'death tax' |
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July 12, 2005: |
Marines look for a safer vehicle than the Humvee |
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July 6, 2005: |
The Bottom Line |
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July 6, 2005: |
Sugar producers try to sweeten CAFTA with ethanol subsidy |
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July 6, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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July 6, 2005: |
Lawmakers band together vs. BRAC |
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July 6, 2005: |
Credit union's conversion ballot falters from a fold |
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June 29, 2005: |
Travel groups form alliance |
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June 29, 2005: |
Merger gives British firm a bigger U.S. defense role |
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June 29, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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June 29, 2005: |
Lobby League: Community banks and credit unions |
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June 28, 2005: |
On Social Security and CAFTA, Castellani pushes CEOs' agenda |
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June 28, 2005: |
Equatorial Guinea spends its oil money on K Street |
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June 28, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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June 22, 2005: |
Ohio, New York may suffer under consolidation of Pentagon accounting |
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June 22, 2005: |
MPAA shifts jobs, will back CAFTA |
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June 22, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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June 22, 2005: |
House committee steps up oversight of NIH managers |
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June 22, 2005: |
As vote nears, CAFTA lobbying intensifies |
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June 21, 2005: |
Oliver: The good son comes home |
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June 21, 2005: |
Insurance interests mass behind Baker's reform bill |
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June 21, 2005: |
Business groups target climate measure |
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June 21, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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June 21, 2005: |
Banks eye Social Security |
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June 15, 2005: |
Older workers make AARP and Chamber an odd couple |
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June 15, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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June 15, 2005: |
Lobby League: Health Insurance |
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June 15, 2005: |
Democrats revive jet-protection debate |
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June 14, 2005: |
Republican senator declines to serve on administration's Medicaid commission |
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June 14, 2005: |
Infrastructure worries stoked by BRAC target |
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June 14, 2005: |
From restaurants to Wal-Mart |
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June 14, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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June 8, 2005: |
Specialty hospitals ban ending with a whimper |
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June 8, 2005: |
Sources deny coal loans are targeted |
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June 8, 2005: |
Senators question decisions in inspector general's probe |
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June 8, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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June 7, 2005: |
Web phone services call for help with e-911 |
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June 7, 2005: |
The Bottom Line |
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June 7, 2005: |
Grassley boycott possible for Medicaid commission |
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June 7, 2005: |
Bipartisanship a key to success |
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June 1, 2005: |
The Bottom Line |
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June 1, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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June 1, 2005: |
House language could create friction over chopper programs |
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June 1, 2005: |
Congress, governors look for Medicaid reforms of their own |
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May 25, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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May 25, 2005: |
Lobby League #37: Small business |
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May 25, 2005: |
EPSA taps Mining Association's Shelk as chief executive |
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May 25, 2005: |
Canada lobbies against flood plan for Devils Lake |
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May 24, 2005: |
Lawmakers, lobbyists try to restrict Pentagon's leasing of foreign ships |
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May 24, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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May 24, 2005: |
'I haven't had time to look back' |
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May 18, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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May 18, 2005: |
Job pressure forcing debate on coastal drilling |
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May 18, 2005: |
Dems take aim at limit on military women |
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May 18, 2005: |
DaimlerChrysler's new suit in town |
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May 17, 2005: |
White House eases up on nursing-home cuts |
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May 17, 2005: |
Euro companies compete to build Army's new planes |
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May 17, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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May 17, 2005: |
Billy Pitts: Master of the House |
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May 11, 2005: |
New book adds fuel to the debate over drug safety |
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May 11, 2005: |
Message-makers: Washington's public affairs, public relations firms |
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May 11, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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May 11, 2005: |
Lobby League #36: Business |
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May 11, 2005: |
Lawmakers concerned about closures of medical facilities |
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May 11, 2005: |
Group looks to spark Hill interest in propane |
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May 10, 2005: |
Telecom mergers force firms to pick sides |
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May 10, 2005: |
Senators try to stave off nursing-home cuts |
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May 10, 2005: |
Bronze SABRE Award for Porter Novelli |
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May 10, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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May 4, 2005: |
What's in a name? A lot of business, lobbyists say |
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May 4, 2005: |
Pryce's chief of staff leaving to join Holland & Knight |
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May 4, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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May 4, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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May 4, 2005: |
Advocates for uninsured face gloomy budget prospects |
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April 27, 2005: |
Yet another New Deal program could be history |
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April 27, 2005: |
Top Lobbyists - Hired Guns |
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April 27, 2005: |
Top Lobbyists - Corporate |
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April 27, 2005: |
Puerto Rico left out of consumer offers |
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April 27, 2005: |
Lobbyists, GOP hope Portman can create CAFTA momentum |
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April 27, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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April 27, 2005: |
Guard group puts the pressure on Congress |
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April 26, 2005: |
Engler shakes up NAM with staff reorganization |
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April 26, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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April 26, 2005: |
Banks lobby for anti-terror changes |
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April 26, 2005: |
'An extraordinarily capable individual' |
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April 20, 2005: |
Navy wants more flexible ship-buying policies |
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April 20, 2005: |
Lobbying World |
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April 20, 2005: |
Lobby League #35: The chemical industry |
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April 20, 2005: |
K Street Spread |
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April 20, 2005: |
Edison Electic tries to plug leaks from meetings |
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April 20, 2005: |
Abramoff 'not responsive' to Finance Committee |
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April 19, 2005: |
Take this Cuba policy and shove it! |
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April 19, 2005: |
McCain eyes acquisition reforms at the Pentagon |
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April 19, 2005: |
Lobby bids offer peek behind K Street's curtain |
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April 19, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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April 13, 2005: |
U.S. investor trying to get his company back from Belize |
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April 13, 2005: |
Some House Republicans call for paring back proposed Medicaid cuts |
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April 13, 2005: |
Congress awaits word on plan to cut C-130J |
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April 12, 2005: |
Senators work to extend ban on specialty hospitals |
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April 12, 2005: |
Bottom Line |
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April 12, 2005: |
'This isn't snake oil we're selling' |
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April 6, 2005: |
Lobby League #34: Nursing homes |
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April 6, 2005: |
Energy lobbyists try again |
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April 5, 2005: |
To Michael Jordan, he's the nanny |
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April 5, 2005: |
Some lobbyists for disgraced companies are now thriving |
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April 5, 2005: |
Sen. McCain pushes for FCS contract revisions |
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March 30, 2005: |
Military groups call for better healthcare for Guard, Reserve |
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March 30, 2005: |
Foreign-truck dealers squawking over retaliatory chicken tariff |
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March 30, 2005: |
Docs, hospitals may face off for share of healthcare funds |
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March 23, 2005: |
Misstatement could extend McCain probe of FCS deal |
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March 23, 2005: |
Lobby League #33 wall street |
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March 16, 2005: |
Pentagon to spend $350 million on next-generation jammer |
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March 16, 2005: |
Lobbyists see a tradeoff -- ANWR for CAFE standards |
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March 15, 2005: |
The lobbyist and the lobsterman |
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March 15, 2005: |
The Bottom Line |
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March 15, 2005: |
Freshman lawmaker fights for broader Tricare coverage |
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March 9, 2005: |
Budget cuts seem fine until they're to your pet project |
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March 9, 2005: |
Boeing again finds itself in McCain's investigative sights |
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March 8, 2005: |
Media groups rev up lobbying effort |
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March 8, 2005: |
Defusing tech bombs is his business |
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March 8, 2005: |
Aircraft-carrier suppliers rally to save their industry |
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March 2, 2005: |
Lobby League #32 shipbuilding |
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March 2, 2005: |
Congress looking into ways to shore up privacy of data |
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March 2, 2005: |
Chamber refocuses on corporate governance |
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March 1, 2005: |
Hill getting a long-awaited look at Pentagon's plans |
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February 23, 2005: |
McCrery attacked on Social Security policy |
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February 23, 2005: |
Cutting Air Force transport could cost Pentagon $500M |
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February 16, 2005: |
Pentagon investigations stir the pot on Capitol Hill |
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February 16, 2005: |
Lobby League #31 watchdogs |
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February 15, 2005: |
Twelve years after football, Ellison still tackling defense |
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February 9, 2005: |
Social Security overhaul holds promise for insurers |
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February 9, 2005: |
Proposed missile defense cuts likely to face little opposition |
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February 9, 2005: |
Native corporation trade association forms |
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February 8, 2005: |
Pentagon budget request swells to $419.3 billion, but procurement falls |
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February 8, 2005: |
Lobbying for the enemy |
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February 8, 2005: |
'When I met Ron Brown, I knew then I wanted to become a lobbyist' |
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February 2, 2005: |
Lockheed fights for endangered Raptor |
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February 2, 2005: |
Lobby League #30 railroads |
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February 2, 2005: |
Free-trade pact isn't so sweet for sugar lobby |
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February 1, 2005: |
Shipbuilders, lawmakers gird for fusillade of cuts |
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February 1, 2005: |
Bush aide leaving to join Koch Industries |
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February 1, 2005: |
'We know who the good people are' |
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January 26, 2005: |
Lobby League #29 Automobiles |
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January 26, 2005: |
Defense industry braces for McCain's scrutiny |
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January 19, 2005: |
Lobby League #28 Veterans Groups |
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January 19, 2005: |
Bankers seek their slice of Social Security |
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January 12, 2005: |
Lobby League #27 Software |
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January 12, 2005: |
Energy battle heats up again |
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January 5, 2005: |
The good times roll on for lobbyists in 109th |
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January 5, 2005: |
Payment rules threaten access to care, doctors say |
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January 5, 2005: |
Companies seek more time for ADA comments |
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December 15, 2004: |
Rep. Jack Quinn joins lobbying giant Cassidy |
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December 15, 2004: |
Lobby League #26 Hospitals |
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December 15, 2004: |
Immigration reform divides GOP |
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December 8, 2004: |
Lobby League #25 Agriculture |
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December 8, 2004: |
Industry group targets Dems in new ad campaign |
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December 1, 2004: |
New bills would tie nursing home performance to Medicare payments |
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December 1, 2004: |
Lobby League #24 Same-sex marriage |
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December 1, 2004: |
Language fuels fear of power grab over natural gas |
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November 24, 2004: |
The Abramoff probe could spur reforms |
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November 24, 2004: |
Lobby League #23 Education |
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November 17, 2004: |
Publishers wary of NIH plan |
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November 17, 2004: |
Lobby League #22 Copyright |
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November 17, 2004: |
Gun lobby, GOP have lawsuits in their crosshairs |
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November 16, 2004: |
Industry shifts strategy on natural gas |
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November 16, 2004: |
'Most precious resource ... is time' |
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November 10, 2004: |
Lobby League #21 Immigration |
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November 10, 2004: |
Election returns leave industry hopeful for long-awaited energy bill |
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October 27, 2004: |
Lobbyists deployed to battleground states |
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October 27, 2004: |
Environmental group targets swing states |
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October 20, 2004: |
Partisan politics again hinder terrorism insurance renewal |
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October 20, 2004: |
Lobby League #20 Conservation |
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October 13, 2004: |
Workers' comp transfer could cost local company millions |
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October 13, 2004: |
Lobby League #19 Indian Tribes |
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October 6, 2004: |
Snow's concerns won't hamper tax bill, lobbyists say |
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October 6, 2004: |
Lobby League #18 Government-sponsored enterprises |
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October 5, 2004: |
The Anti-Grover: A liberal tax voice in conservative Washington |
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October 5, 2004: |
Lawmakers, industry groups push to pass long-term-care bill |
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January 23, 2007: |
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