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Basing pay on ad spending could create a consulting conflict of interest

Consultants urge ever-expanding amounts of ad time

Center identifies firms both advising politicians and lobbying them

Nearly $2 billion flowed through consultants in 2003-2004 federal elections

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2007 — Representative Steny Hoyer, an aggressive fundraiser for the successful 2006 campaign for Democrats to take con