Lobbying
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Abramoff to host new show on XM Radio
CommentAbramoff interview July 18, 2012
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America's transportation industries favor Romney, Perry, and the GOP in 2012
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How to explain the critical politicization of transportation? By the numbers, the transportation industry overwhelmingly supports Republicans in political campaigns, a fact especially apparent when glancing at donations for the 2012 election cycle.
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Online retailers lobbying against a sales tax proposal and the TSA tries out a new risk-based screening
CommentSen. Dick Durbin wants online retailers to pay the same sales tax as their store front counterparts. Plus, the Transportation Security Administration is trying out a new type of screening where screeners ask frequent fliers simple questions before boarding.
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D.C. lobbyists doubling as lawyers for local politicians
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The District is having trouble telling the difference between lawyers and lobbyists these days, as D.C. officials have been using registered lobbyists to represent them in legal matters.
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Top lobbying firms recorded banner year in 2010
The receipts are in, and for much of K Street 2010 ended just as strongly as it began.
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A rush to retain lobbyists
The number of interests hiring lobbyists spiked during the third week in January, with nearly 300 clients retaining the services of outside individuals and firms for advice on appropriations
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Outgoing members head to new jobs at law and lobby firms
The door between Capitol Hill and K Street is revolving quickly these days.
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Lobbyist sentenced to 27 months for illegal campaign contributions
Paul Magliocchetti, the founder and president of PMA Group Inc., a lobbying firm, was sentenced Jan. 7 to 27 months in prison.
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Aaron on being a marijuana lobbyist
Being a marijuana lobbyist is definitely the coolest job that you can have. It always makes for good conversation at a cocktail party and tends to be more interesting than the folks who work at any given corporate lobbying firm. I love every minute of what I do and really think it is the Lord's work. Everyday, I work to keep people out of jail for a substance that is less harmful than alcohol, yet we still waste our nation's blood and treasure waging a failed war on drugs.
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The Capital Business 2010 year in review
In 2010, Washington-area business people demonstrated their resilience.
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For food-safety overhaul, lobbyists rushed to the table
The overhaul of food safety laws recently passed by the Senate had the support of business interests.
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Sticking up for lobbyists
The American League of Lobbyists is tired of playing defense when it comes to the public's perception of the influence industry.
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Cassidy merges with Rhoads Group
The lobbying shop Cassidy & Associates announced last week that it will be absorbing the Rhoads Group government relations firm.
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Multitudes of lobbyists weigh in on Dodd-Frank Act
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act has generated more work for lawyers and lobbyists since being signed into law than during even the frenzied days leading up to its passage.
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With Republican election gains, 4 lobbyists to watch
These Republican lobbyists may be relative newcomers to the private sector, but many around town say they bear watching because of their close ties to the Republican power structure.
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Female lobbyists tasked with preserving sacred marriages of Republican Congressmen
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Republican congressmen bar female lobbyists from cocktail hours, for the family.
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AU student AUPAC group lobbies on Capitol Hill for Israel
A new student group at AU is looking to take the creative efforts of students to make a difference in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Capitol Hill.
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Lobbyists urge reform of congressional earmarks
Four high-profile lobbyists from some of the District's most prominent shops are among those calling on Congress to reform the earmark process when it reconvenes in January.
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