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Chamber Of Commerce Sues Yes Men Over Climate Change Policy Prank

AP | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Pacific Gas and Electric Co. CoC, Exelon, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Case, Survivaball, Climate Change Prank, Steven Law, Press Release, Apple, Sues, Lobbying Group, Climate Change, Yes Men, Chamber of Commerce, Suit, Suing, Business News

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a civil complaint on Monday against members of a liberal activist group who staged a news confer...

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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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House Committee Expands Investigation Into Coal Group's Lobbying

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business

Read More: American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Climate Change Legislation, Bonner and Associates, Hawthorn Group, Business News

The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming has expanded its investigation into the lobbying activities of the American Coali...

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Rep. Visclosky Under Fire For Close Ties To Lobbying Firm

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Peter Visclosky, Visclosky, Visclosky Earmarks, Nanosonix, Business News

The Washington Post examines the overnight success story of tech firm NanoSonix -- an upstart Illinois-based company that has seemingly benefited from...

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J Street Conference To Open Amid Controversy

Washington Post | Dan Eggen | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Goldstone Report, Jewish Lobby, Lobbyists, Lobbying, Salam Al-Marayati, Obama, Palestinians, Aipac, J Street, J Street Conference, Middle East, Israel, Michael Oren, James L. Jones, Us, Un, Standwithus, American Task Force on Palestine, Politics News

J Street, an advocacy and lobbying firm created 18 months ago, is holding its first annual conference beginning Sunday, with participation from about ...

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Greens Have Finally Got the Big Mo

David Roberts | Posted 10.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Lobbying, Accce, Superfreakonomics, Kerry-Boxer Bill, Religion and Spirituality, Lindsey Graham, Us Epa, Veterans, Obama Administration, FACES of Coal, Cejapa, Yes Men, Chamber of Commerce, Lisa Jackson, Astroturf, Climate Action Day, Bonner, Green News
David Roberts

Since the summer, greens have had one good break after another. Unlike after An Inconvenient Truth, the latest dramas are not pop culture events, but political achievements inside the Beltway.

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Lobbyists See No End To Health Reform Frenzy

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

Read More: PhRMA Lobby, Health Care Reform, Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Health Care Reform Lobbying, Business News

Despite the lackluster economy, some lobbyists expect decades' worth of job security thanks to this year's health care reform haul, reports The Hill. ...

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Lobbyists Eye Exemptions On The CFPA

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Business News

While high-powered Wall Street lobbyists catch most of the flack for trying to skirt newly-proposed House Financial Service Committee regulations, Pol...

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Sam Stein

Labor Increasingly Confident That The Chamber's Time Has Passed

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chamber of Commerce Diminished Influence, u.s. Chamber Huffington Post, Lobbying, Chamber of Commerce, Chamber Influence, Valerie Jarrett, Labor Chamber, Politics News

The White House's increasingly aggressive posture on the Chamber of Commerce has emboldened like-minded critics of the business lobby to speak confide...

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Arthur Delaney

Booze, Pot And Peanuts In LobbyBlog's Third-Quarter Lobbying Roundup!

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Big Pharma, Transparency, Big Tobacco, Lobbying, Disclosure, Alcohol Lobby, Booze Lobbying, Lobbyblog, Tobacco Lobby, Business News

Third-quarter lobbying spending totals are in, and that means it's time to see how much the most special of special interests spent peddling influence...

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Former Lawmakers Fly Under Lobbying Radar

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Business News

Politico reports that lobbying bans on former lawmakers haven't discouraged some former members of Congress from influencing policy. Their article t...

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Medicare Part D Creators Now Working For Lobbyists With Billions At Stake

ProPublica | Olga Pierce | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: House Means Ways Committee, Gop, White House, Breaux, Lobbyists, Don Nickles, Obama, Tarplin Downs Young, Tarplin, John Breaux, House Ways and Means Committee, Baucus, Billy Tauzin, Raissa Downs, Breaux Lott Leadership, Downs & Young, Part D, Michelle Easton, John McManus, Lobbying, Medicare Part D, Phrma, Reform, Democrats, Insurance Industry, Drug Industry, Health Care Industry, Max Baucus, Medicare, Health Care Reform, Thomas Scully, Healthcare Reform, Politics News

Four years ago, a group of lawmakers and aides crafted Medicare Part D, the prescription drug program for seniors that has produced billions of dollar...

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New Trial Date Set for Former Abramoff Lobbyist

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Kevin Ring, Jack Abramoff, Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Business News

The Hill reports that ex-Jack Abramoff associate Kevin Ring will again face trial on June 21, 2010. U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle set the n...

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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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Big Financial Firms Losing Power On Capitol Hill

Washington Post | Binyamin Appelbaum | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Large Banks, Capitol Hill, Finance, Financial Firms, Washington D.C., Banks, Lawmakers, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Wall Street, Business News

Large banks are on the verge of losing a key legislative battle over the shape of financial reform, an unusual setback that reflects the continued pol...

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Conservative Hunters And Fishermen Back Climate Change Legislation

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: National Wildlife Federation, Fishing, Hunting, Climate Change Bill, Lobbying, Hunters Climate Change, Fishing Climate Change, Hunting Climate Change, Politics News

Hunters and fishers, afraid that global warming could hamper their favorite pastime, have stepped into the lobbying fray for climate change legislatio...

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Hedge Fund Industry Presses On With New Lobbying Effort

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Hedge Funds, Financial Regulation, Business News

The Boston Globe takes a look at how hedge fund managers are reclaiming some clout in Washington after last year's economic meltdown. The paper repor...

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Wesley Clark Pushes For Ethanol Use

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Lobbying, Alternative Energy, Ethanol, Wesley Clark, Lobbyblog, Wesley Clark Ethanol, Ethanol Lobbying, Business News

The New Republic reports that retired general and former presidential hopeful Wesley Clark has become an unlikely champion of the ethanol industry. E...

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Center For Public Integrity Spotlights Abstinence-Only Education's Benefactor

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abstinence Education, Conservative Christians, Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Politics News

The Center for Public Integrity takes a look at "abstinence-only" education crusader Raymond Ruddy -- a wealthy retired businessman who has spent mill...

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Is Israel's New Ambassador Trying To Squelch J Street?

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 10.14.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, J Street, Pro-Israel, Michael Oren, Jerusalem, Lobbying, Irsaeli Interests, Israel-America, World News
MJ Rosenberg

Israel's ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, is boycotting J Street's -- the new pro-Israel PAC -- first annual conference. Incredibly, he says it could "impair Israeli interests."

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U.S. Firm Looking To Lobby For Sudan's Government

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Darfur, Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Sudan, Foreign Policy, Lobbying for Sudan, Robert B. Crowe, Sudan Lobbyist, Robert Crowe, Home News

Robert B. Crowe, a prominent Democratic fundraiser, is trying to secure a lobbying contract with the pariah regime in Sudan, reports the Washington Po...

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New York Times: Lobbyists Fighting Last Big Plans to Cut Health Care Costs

New York Times | DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Cadillac Tax, Public Option, Lobbying, Cbo, Lobbyists, Budget, Senate House, Democrats, Health Care Bill, Costs, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Health Care Insurers, Medicare, Republicans, Jim Cooper, Health Care, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- As the health care debate moves to the floor of Congress, most of the serious proposals to fulfill President Obama's original vow to cur...

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In Washington, the Revolving Door Is Hazardous to Your Health

Bill Moyers | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Liz Fowler, Campaign Finance Reform, Michelle Easton, Senate Finance Committee, David Graham Phillips, Public Option, Lobbying, Health Care Reform, Revolving Door, Washington DC, Max Baucus, Barack Obama, Wellpoint, Politics News
Bill Moyers

You can't tell the players without a scorecard in the old Washington shell game. Lobbyist out, lobbyist in. They've been plowing this ground for years, and the soil has never been so fertile.

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Boeing Steps Up Lobbying Efforts

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Boeing, Lobbying, New York Times, Defense Spending, Lobbyblog, Business News

The New York Times reports Friday that due to Obama administration cutbacks in spending on weapons systems, defense manufacturer Boeing has intensifie...

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Agencies Commit To Banning Lobbyists

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Lobbyist Ban, Norm Eisen, Lobbying and Ethics, Lobbyists in Government, Politics News

The Hill reports that several major federal agencies are poised to fully ban lobbyists from serving. Norm Eisen, White House ethics adviser, sent out...

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