Lobbyists

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Bank Lobby Bloodied But Unbowed In Fight Against Consumer Protection

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Banking Lobby, Consumer Protection, Wall Street, Lobbyists, Consumer Financial Protection Act, Business News

Bloomberg's Yalman Onaran takes a glance at the state of play on the consumer protection front, and sizes up the influence that the banking lobby has ...

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Lobbyists Dodge Regulations Through Reinvention

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lobbyist Deregistrations, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Business News, Lobbyblog, Politics News

So, if you happen to have read a recent study by the Center for Responsive Politics and OMB Watch entitled "Lobbyists Terminating Their Federal Regis...

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Food Lobby Mobilizes, As Soda Tax Bubbles Up

HuffPost Investigative Fund | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Funds, Fast Food, Congress, Nhma, Snapple, Senate Finance Committee, Lobbyists, Agriculture, American Beverage Association, Soda Tax, Food Loby, Funding, Hispanics, National Corn Growers Association, Health Insurance, Policy, National Hispanic Medical Associaiton, Huffington Post Investigative Fund, Coca-Cola, Soft Drinks, Chuck Grassley, Dr. Pepper, Food Politics, Health Care, Beverage Tax, Aba, Lobbying, Corn, Americans Against Food Taxes, Supermarkets, Coke, Alex Padilla, Pepsi, Corn Syrup, Nutrition, Grocery Stores, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Green News

By Christine Spolar, Huffington Post Investigative Fund and Joseph Eaton, Staff Writer, Center for Public Integrity Washington lobbyists have been en...

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Heidi DeJong Barsuglia Denies Mike Duvall Affair: Energy Lobbyist Reinstated After Recorded Sex Talk

AP | JULIET WILLIAMS | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An energy lobbyist who was the subject of an investigation after a former California lawmaker was caught on tape bragging a...

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VIDEO: Vote Against Corporate Agribusiness

Bob Cesca | Posted 11.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Department of Agriculture, Issue 2, Regulations, Lobbyists, Organic Food, Ohio, Factory Farms, Food, Agribusiness, Corporations, Green News

Issue 2 will amend Ohio's state constitution to create a small regulatory panel to oversee all of Ohio's livestock. Corporate agribusinesses love the idea, but family farms will be crushed.

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Center For Responsive Politics Spotlights Lawmakers-Turned-Lobbyists

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Dick Armey, Lobbyblog, Mel Martinez, Lobbyists, Business News

The Center for Responsive Politics examines the all-too-common road from Capitol Hill to K Street -- of the 44 lawmakers to leave Congress midterm, 16...

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Rachel Maddow, Ed Markey Discuss Lobbyist Fraudsters

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ed Markey, Video, Accce, Rach Maddow, Bonner and Associates, Lobbyists, Waxman-Markey, Lobbyblog, Politics News

On last night's Rachel Maddow Show, she focused attention on two lobbying firms that have recently taken a turn in the baleful eye of the spotlight: s...

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Obama's White House is for Sale Just like All the Others

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush Sr, Reagan, Robert Gibbs, Bush, President Obama. Pacs, Corporations, Clinton, Lobbyists, Donors, Bundling, Tax Evasion, Campaign Financing, Wall Street, Special Favors, Usb Bank, Politics News

Obama thundered he was the only candidate who didn't take a dime from Washington lobbyists. He hadn't taken a dime directly from them, but the favored few wealthy donors who don't have an L scribbled on their backside.

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Chamber Of Commerce To Begin Ads Against Health Care Reform

AP | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arkansas, Ads, Health Care Bill, Gop, Public Option, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Political Ads, Ad, Democrats, Maine, Cable, Louisiana, Advertising, Health Care Reform, Lobbying Group, Chamber of Commerce, Republicans, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Looking to build pressure on moderate Democrats, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says it will begin airing new TV ads in seven states ...

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2010: The Year Main Street Sticks It to Wall Street and Washington

Don McNay | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Mid Term Elections, Upheaval, Congress, Kentucky Guardianship Administrators, Hank Paulson, Lobbyists, Bailouts, Consumer Spending, Big Money, Roger Ailes, Lawrence Summers, Arianna Huffington, State Legislature, Cnbc, Economic Pain, Unemployed, Lexington KY, Spending Cuts, Wall Street-Washington, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Timothy Geithner, Kenneth Feinberg, Inside the Beltway, McNay Settlement Group, Incumbants, Republican National Committee, City Council, High Unemployment, Ky, Willie Stark, Democratic National Committee, Pay Czar, Fox Business News, Clu, Anger, Louisville, Million Dollar Round Table, Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, Bonuses, Czars, Jefferson Airplane, Small Business, President Obama, Congressional Elections, 2010 Elections, Washington, Main Street, donmcnay.com, Tea Parties, Msnbc, Unemployment, Tea Baggers, All the Kings Men, Rural Journalism, Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Running for Office, President Bush, Richmond, American College, Incumbant Politican, Personal Finance, Msfs, Chfc, Small Towns, Kentucky, Don McNay, www.mcnay.com, Structured Settlements, Layoffs, Wall Street Bailouts, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Robert Penn Warren, Self Dealing, Eastern Kentucky University, Fox News, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Glenn Beck, Cssc, Too Big to Fail, Bill O'Reilly, Business News

If anyone has ever dreamed of being an office holder, 2010 is the year to do it. There are going to be several situations where voters elect a complete unknown, just to express their anger about the incumbent.

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Grayson Calls Linda Robertson A "K Street Whore"

AP | BEN EVANS | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

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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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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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Ken Raske, Hospital Group CEO, Tops Lobbyist Bundling List

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Lobbyblog, Lobbyists, Greater New York Hospital Association, Health Care Bundler, Health Care Lobbyist, Ken Raske, Health Care Lobbying, Business News

The Hill reports that the biggest fundraiser for Senate Democrats this fall also plays an influential role in the health care industry. Ken Raske, pr...

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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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Ed Yingling: Banking Industry's Top Defender Got It Wrong Over and Over Again

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Aba, Financial Reform, Lobbyists, Cfpa, Credit Cards, Heather Booth, Americans for Financial Reform, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Edward L. Yingling, Ed-Yingling, Overdraft Fees, Financial Crisis, Banks, Bank Lobbying, Edward Yingling, Ed Yingling, Financial Regulation, American Bankers Association, Business News

As the American Bankers Association gathers for its annual convention in Chicago amid hundreds of protesters, and sets off to kill or at least defang ...

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J Street Conference To Open Amid Controversy

Washington Post | Dan Eggen | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics

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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Citigroup Taxpayer Ownership Doesn't Prevent Lobbying

Bloomberg.com | Jonathan D. Salant and Lizzie O’Leary | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Citigroup Tarp, Tarp, Congress, Bailout, Consumer Protections, Lobbyists, President Obama, Bank Lobbyists, Bank Bailout, Lobbyblog, Citigroup Lobyists, Citigroup, Business News

Citigroup Inc., which has yet to repay $45 billion in federal assistance, has more lobbyists than any other company who registered to try to shape leg...

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Showdown in Chicago

Richard Trumka | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

We're gathering outside the American Bankers Association meeting to demand reform that will allow us to rebuild our communities, our lives and the real economy. We've got a lot to rebuild.

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Wall Street Steps Up Political Donations, Lobbying

Wall Street Journal | BRODY MULLINS and T.W. FARNAM | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Lobbyists, Wall Street Political Donations, Donations, Fundraising, Wall Street, Lobbyists, Business News

Some of the biggest Wall Street firms are back in the political-spending game after hunkering down while they were getting government bailout funds....

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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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Canary in the Coal Mine: Student Loans

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Regulation, Wall Street, Student Loans, Barack Obama, Congressional Democrats, Lobbyists, Senate Democrats, Family Education Loan Program, Politics News

If the Democrats cannot show that the existing arrangement constitutes a raid of the public treasury, do not expect them to do so on the much more complicated issues of credit swap controls.

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The Man Behind the J Street Smear Campaign

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: J Street, Aipac, Lenny Davis, West Bank, Jews and Barack Obama, Judaism, Lobbyists, Arab-Americans, Congress, Israel, Politics News

There sure is a lot of effort going into discrediting an organization that is, in fact, only a little to the left of the "mainstream" pro-Israel organizations.

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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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US Firm Will Not Lobby For Sudan

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Sudan, Lobbyblog, The State Department, Lobbyists, Business News

The Washington Post reports that law firm Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough has dropped its effort to secure a lobbying contract with the pariah regi...

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Step Up to Mike's Challenge

Linda Milazzo | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

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