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The food lobby's war on a soda tax

By Christine Spolar and Joe Eaton

Washington lobbyists have been enjoying a multi-million-dollar sugar rush from the food industry. Soft drink makers, supermarket companies,

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As soda tax bubbles up, food lobby mobilizes

By Christine Spolar and Joe Eaton

FACT CHECK: Ad on billionaire's statement misses the facts

By FactCheck.Org

Steve Forbes, cattle farmer

FACT CHECK: Obama's mis-Tweets

By Lori Robertson and FactCheck.Org

Drought now grips more than half of the nation

By The Associated Press

New report shows drought gripping US has expanded to cover widest area since drought of 1956

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Shelved ozone standard would have had modest impact on business, politics

By Corbin Hiar

EPA ignores advisers on particulate matter standards

By The Center for Public Integrity

Limits on mercury and soot could save billions, improve public health, studies say

By Corbin Hiar

Diesel engine exhaust earns 'carcinogenic' label

By Jim Morris

Worker suffocations persist as grain storage soars, employers flout safety rules

By Jim Morris and Howard Berkes

The 2010 deaths of a 14-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man in an Illinois grain bin highlight unsafe practices, spotty enforcement.

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Rethinking OSHA exemption for farms

By Jim Morris and Howard Berkes

Drought now grips more than half of the nation

By The Associated Press

Feds have done little to contain genetically modified animals and plants

By Laurel Adams

Feds fight to keep names of ranchers with grazing permits secret

By Kristen Lombardi

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Easter has friends on K Street

By Reity O'Brien

From confectioners to egg cooperatives, a basketful of political influencers press agenda.

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Fiscal cliff, elections boost spending on lobbying

By Dave Levinthal

Senate lobbying data revamp causing problems for data watchdogs

By Dave Levinthal

Bank of America, unions among newly named inauguration sponsors

By Dave Levinthal

Nonprofit profile: U.S. Chamber of Commerce

By Alexandra Duszak