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Can We Afford to Let Blanche Lincoln Stop Health Care Reform Dead in Its Tracks?

Howie Klein | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate Races, Health Care Reform, Arkansas, Filibuster, Cloture, Joe Lieberman, Ben Nelson, K Street, Lobbyists, Politics News

Blue America has run TV spots against Lincoln all summer and fall and she's watched her re-elect numbers dwindle. This week Blue America has a brand new ad for Arkansas voters to look at.

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Grayson Calls Linda Robertson A "K Street Whore"

AP | BEN EVANS | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Alex Jones Show, Lobbyists, Federal Reserve, Linda Robertson, Grayson, Grayson "K Street Whore", Alan Grayson, K Street Whore, K Street, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Florida Democrat who said Republicans want sick people to "die quickly" is apologizing again for his inflammatory rhetoric, thi...

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Tony Podesta Has A Party Pooper

The Huffington Post | Arthur Delaney | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Transparency, Lobbying, Lobbyists, K Street, Lobbyblog, Tony Podesta, Podesta Lobbying, Pelosi Podesta, Politics News

Washington luminaries raised glasses in honor of lobbyist Tony Podesta, who celebrated his 65th birthday on Friday night with a party at the National ...

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K Street Lobbyists Fall Victim To Lay-Offs

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Lay-Offs, Lobbying, Lobbyblog, K Street, Recession, Business News

Laid-off Americans can rest assured -- even lobbyists for bailed-out financial firms have seen their jobs claimed by the worst economic crisis since t...

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How Deep Is D.C. Corruption? So Deep That When Obama Tries to Clean It Up, Lobbyists Publicly Spaz

David Sirota | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ron Kirk, Lobbyists, Obama Administration, Washington DC, K Street, Barack Obama, Politics News

Some might say that hey, it's not a big deal for lobbyists to serve on advisory panels, because those panels are only "advisory." But that label is deliberately deceptive.

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The Best Little Whorehouse in Washington

David Sirota | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Democrat Coalition, Wall Street, Bloomberg News, K Street, Roll Call, Lobbyists, Barney Frank, Finance Industry, Lobbying Industry, Democratic Party, Banking Industry, Joseph Crowley, Politics News

In just the first half of 2009, the 15 New Democrats on Financial Services committee "received about $1.9 million in contributions from the finance, insurance and real estate industries."

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Obama and the K Street Set

Thomas Frank | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, K Street, Hope, Lobbyists, Tom Daschle, Steve Elmendorf, Shepard Fairey, Barack Obama, Tosca, Politics News

Barack Obama's Washington was not supposed to be the lobbyists' Washington, the place we learned to despise during the last administration.

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What's The New "K Street"? HuffPost Asked, You Answered

Arthur Delaney | Posted 09.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Transparency, Lobbying, Lobbyists, K Street, Lobbyblog, Business News

On Monday, LobbyBlog asked readers to submit new nicknames for the lobbying industry after the Washington Post declared that "K Street" is "soooo Clin...

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"K Street" No Longer An Apt Term For Lobbyists, According To Washington Post

Arthur Delaney | Posted 11.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Washington Post, K Street, Lobbyblog, Business News

LobbyBlog was upset to read in the Washington Post's epic story on Ristorante Tosca, a favorite feeding ground of lobbyists, that the term "K Street" ...

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Ed Yingling Wins "Golden Throne" Award

Arthur Delaney | Posted 11.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Lobbying, K Street, Lobbyblog, Ed Yingling, Business News

The Center for Media and Democracy has unveiled new icon to go with Wall Street's golden parachutes and golden handcuffs: The Golden Throne, an award ...

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"Army Of Mentally Ill Homeless People" Swarms K Street

Arthur Delaney | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: K Street, Homelessness, Lobbyblog, Business News

Bill Myers of the Washington Examiner reports Wednesday that an "army of mentally ill homeless people has set up camp along the K Street blocks that c...

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Lawmakers Skip Thursday Hearings To Raise Funds

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Transparency, Congress, Party Crasher, Lobbying, Lobbyists, K Street, Politics News

Now that Congress is back in session, its members are busy with two jobs: Making laws and raising campaign funds. Good government groups insist the tw...

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Lobbyists Feel The Recession: Lobbying In Marked Decline

washingtonpost.com | Dan Eggen | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

Read More: K Street Lobbyists, Congress, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Washington, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld, Patton Boggs, Registered Lobbyists, K Street, Transparency, Business News

Overall spending on lobbying has leveled off for the first time in a decade, according to disclosure data filed with Congress. Lobbying revenue for ma...

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LobbyBlog

Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: K Street, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Campaign Finance, Transparency, Business News

Click here for the latest from the new and improved LobbyBlog! September 4, 2009 AUTO DEALERS SPENT $776,000 ON LOBBYING IN SECOND QUARTER Auto dea...

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HuffPost Money No Good At Senate GOP Fundraiser

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lobbying, Party Crasher, K Street, Fundraising, Transparency, Politics News

The Huffington Post's party crashing team has been absolutely starved for fundraisers this August. Lawmakers have deserted the capital for their distr...

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Candidates Turn To Lobbyists For Fundraising Help

thehill.com | Posted 08.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Harry Reid, Campaigns, Lobbyists, Fec, K Street, Henry Waxman, Fundraising, Recession, Barney Frank, Politics News

A number of candidates facing tough re-election bids are turning to K Street for fundraising help. July 15 was the first time that candidates' poli...

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Obama's Agenda: Hope, Change and Lobby-Centricity

Stuart Whatley | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Cabinet, House of Representatives, Cap and Trade, Democratic Congress, Congress, Capitol Hill, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Progressives, President Obama, Obama Administration, Obama, Progressive Movement, Democrats, Banking Industry, Cramdown, Barack Obama, Lobbyist, Obama White House, Senate, Cap-and-Trade, David Brooks, Health Care Reform, Special Interests, K Street, Health Care, Obama Lobbyists, Politics News

Obama's self-imposed rule against lobbyists in his administration, and the method whereby he is now implementing his progressive agenda, hews toward a rather perverse irony, if not hypocrisy.

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Key Dem Plays Hardball, Warns Lobbyists Not To Even Meet With Senate GOP

Roll Call | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Montana, Gop, Senate, Senate Finance Committee, Bauchus, Lobbyists, K Street, Democrats, Max Baucus, Health Care, Republican Party, Politics News

Top aides to Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) called a last-minute, pre-emptive strike on Wednesday with a group of prominent Democratic l...

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Lobbyists Prosper During Recession

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 06.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: States Hiring Lobbyists, Recession Lobbyists, Economy, Lobbyists, K Street No Recession, K Street, Recession, Politics News

WASHINGTON — They're furloughing many city workers for eight days this summer. They've cut staffing by about 5 percent. Now officials in Tracy, ...

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Obama Versus "The Lobbyists"

Bara Vaida | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Revolving Door, K Street Lobbyists, Special Interests, K Street, Obama Lobbyists, Lobbyists, Obama Special Interests, K Street Money, Politics News

While Obama has been railing against lobbyists, he has been hiring lobbyists too. 11 percent of Obama's 267 senior staff and nominees were registered lobbyists in the past five years.

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Top Dem Strategist Leaves Politics to Lobby for Utility Industry

Josh Nelson | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Cap and Trade, Renewable Electricity Standard, Politics, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Green, Green Energy, Global Warming, Coal, Climate Change, Dccc, Brian Wolff, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, K Street, Natural Gas, Politics News

Brian Wolff's new job at the Edison Electric Institute, at least ostensibly, is to make it difficult for his former bosses to succeed on energy policy.

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Betting on America

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 02.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Vig, Lobbying, Ncaa, Quarterback, Obama, Tooth Fairy, Las Vegas, Gambling, Sports, K Street, Internet Gambling, Santa Claus, Sports Gambling, Republicans, Gross Betting Product, Entertainment News

Sports can be part of the solution -- one of the largest portions of the underground (and untaxed) economy involves sports gambling.

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WATCH: Capitol Hill Loses Another Congressman To K Street

Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al Wynn, K Street, Congress Revolving Door, Lobbyists, Lobbying, Money and Politics, Lobbyists and Congress, Politics News

Capitol Hill lost yet another Congressman to K Street recently, as one more elected official rolled down the hill to join a lobbying firm. Through the...

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Democratic Majority Has Been Good For Lobbyists' Bottom Line

The Hill | Jim Snyder | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: K Street Money, Democratic Majority and Lobbyists, K Street Lobbyists, K Street and Demorcats, K Street, Lobbyists Profit, Politics News

New limits on the access lobbyists have to lawmakers have not hurt K Street's bottom line as several top lobbying shops reported strong revenue growth...

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Blackwater's New Mercenaries: DC's Most Powerful Lobbyists

New York Times | JOHN M. BRODER and JAMES RISEN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Blackwater USA, K Street, Blackwater Iraq, Politics News

Blackwater Worldwide, its reputation in tatters and its lucrative government contracts in jeopardy, is mounting an aggressive legal, political and pub...

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