Casinos wager on lobbying
HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania casinos have spent more than $1 million this year to lobby lawmakers and state officials as they sought to influence legislation to both expand their business and ...
The Citizens' Voice,
Sun Dec 06 01:26:01 PST 2009
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Defensive lobbying preying on fears
Sometimes, it pays to be paranoid.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,
Sun Dec 06 00:10:25 PST 2009
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A closer look at lobbying costs in Genesee County
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The Flint Journal,
Sun Dec 06 06:06:26 PST 2009
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Congressional report says White House has 'changed' lobbying relationships
A new report from the Congressional Research Service concludes that White House efforts to clamp down on lobbyists has "already changed the relationship" between K Street and the executive ...
Washington Post,
Fri Dec 04 08:56:51 PST 2009
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Arundel outcome on slots in doubt
Council faces lobbying onslaught on eve of vote Council faces lobbying onslaught on eve of vote
Baltimore Sun,
Sun Dec 06 03:44:16 PST 2009
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Congressional Research Service Praises Lobbying Reforms Under Obama
What's Your Reaction? Critics across the political spectrum have lambasted the Obama administration's restrictions on lobbying as everything from a loophole-ridden political ploy to an unco...
The Huffington Post,
Thu Dec 03 15:00:44 PST 2009
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Obama calls holdouts on health care
WASHINGTON (AP)
Park Hills Daily Journal,
Sun Dec 06 06:10:25 PST 2009
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Ellicott seat candidate says mayor has been lobbying for Pridgen
A candidate vying to fill the empty Ellicott District seat on the Common Council claims the mayor has been lobbying on behalf of the Rev. Darius Pridgen.
The Buffalo News,
Thu Dec 03 04:58:15 PST 2009
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Netanyahu makes final push to foil Swedish plan to divide Jerusalem
Israel and the Palestinian Authority are each lobbying European Union foreign ministers to adopt its respective position on Sweden's initiative to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of both...
Haaretz Daily,
Sat Dec 05 23:25:40 PST 2009
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Dentists favour focus on poor over a universal scheme
DENTISTS are lobbying the federal government to dump plans from its top health reform body for a $3.7bn universal dental scheme, arguing instead for a smaller program focused only on the po...
The Australian,
Sun Dec 06 05:00:00 PST 2009
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Stakes high for slots vote
Despite nine months, three rounds of public hearings, two resignations, one ethics recusal, thousands of letters and hours of lobbying with hundreds of millions of dollars on the line, tomo...
The Capital,
Sat Dec 05 21:27:13 PST 2009
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Children's hospitals object to proposed funding reductions
Children's hospitals lobby to alter a provision in pending health care legislation that industry leaders say will cut their funding too much.
USA Today,
Sun Dec 06 05:30:48 PST 2009
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Miami Lakes no-bid contracts ignore public
At the [Nov. 10] Town of Miami Lakes Council meeting I was appalled that under the leadership of Mayor [Michael] Pizzi the town awarded a $40,000 lobbying contract without a competitive and...
Miami Herald,
Sat Dec 05 13:53:51 PST 2009
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Lack of lobbying may have cost Hampton Roads its V-DOT money
Hampton Roads is getting no money from the state for road projects. Now we're learning why: Hampton Roads officials didn't put nearly the same work into lobbying for funding as other region...
WTKR Norfolk,
Thu Dec 03 14:53:35 PST 2009
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In Wake of Climategate Revelations, Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers Should Stop Lobbyin...
Washington, DC - The Free Enterprise Project of the National Center for Public Policy Research is calling on Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers to cease lobbying for global warming cap-and-trade le...
National Center for Public Policy Research,
Thu Dec 03 11:32:58 PST 2009
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In Wake of Climategate Revelations, Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers Should Stop Lobbyin...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Free Enterprise Project of the National Center for Public Policy Research is calling on Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers to cease lobbying for ca...
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News,
Thu Dec 03 10:50:00 PST 2009
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Sen. Baucus says he was involved romantically with his nominee for Mont. post
Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), the powerful chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, acknowledged Saturday that he was involved in a romantic relationship with a senior staff member at the sam...
Washington Post,
Sat Dec 05 21:00:00 PST 2009
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Int'l auto dealers spent $200K lobbying in 3Q
The American International Automobile Dealers Association spent $200,000 in the third quarter to lobby on federal trade agreements, the Cash for Clunkers program and other issues, according...
San Francisco Chronicle,
Wed Dec 02 08:41:24 PST 2009
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Citizens Back Climate Action, Despite Industry Lobbying Surge
by Matthew Berger WASHINGTON - As both Washington and the international community come gradually closer to taking substantive action on climate change at a high-level conference in Copenhag...
CommonDreams.org,
Fri Dec 04 06:57:56 PST 2009
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