The history of lobbying shows a web of conflicts

Disgraced lobbyist's firm, clients sponsored more than a dozen congressional trips

Influential groups sponsoring $20 million in travel not registered to lobby

Committees tied to lawmakers adjust to new regulations

Cash from first-time donors points to a changing of the guard among individual contributors in the 2004 election cycle

Progress for America and Swift Boats dominated airwaves in swing states

Like DeLay's committee, groups run by 30 other members of Congress took corporate money and transferred funds to national party accounts

WASHINGTON, October 17, 2002 — Potential candidates for the 2004 presidential primaries have raised more than $7.6 million in unregulated so

WASHINGTON, December 17, 2002 — The Total Information Awareness System, the controversial Pentagon research program that aims to gather and

WASHINGTON, July 2, 2003 — Legislative favors, increased access to federal lawmakers and instructions on how to use loopholes to evade feder