Drug makers' dime funds Congressional travel

By Robert Brodsky

Pharmaceutical companies, affiliated trade groups spent more than $600,000 on trips

Excerpts from this story referencing "GlaxoSmithKline":

"… icey excursions to Europe, the Caribbean and Las Vegas.Leading the way was GlaxoSmithKline, the world's second-largest pharmaceutical company. The firm hosted 24 tri …"

"… and his aides took seven trips, totaling $12,000, sponsored by Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline, as well as two industry trade groups, the California Healthcare Institute …"

"… anies, including at least $19,000 worth combined in Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Gilead and Amgen, according to her 2005 financial disclosure statement, a …"

"… on Nickles, R-Okla., took six trips from the pharmaceutical industry, from GlaxoSmithKline, Biotechnical Industry Organization, Healthcare Leadership Council and the …"

Deep pockets contribute to success

By M. Asif Ismail

Industry spends millions on state campaign donations, Calif. fight

Excerpts from this story referencing "GlaxoSmithKline":

"… million to candidates for state office over the period; Eli Lilly and GlaxoSmithKline each gave more than $2.2 million.Those amounts, while substantial, pa …"

"… t was spent on television ads.Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson, Merck, and GlaxoSmithKline each contributed $9.84 million to the fund. Eight other firms — Abbott L …"

FDA staff travels on drug industry dollars

By Alexander Cohen

Groups tied to FDA-regulated industry paying for agency officials' trips

Excerpts from this story referencing "GlaxoSmithKline":

"… orters" brochure listsPfizer, Eli Lilly, Sanofi-Aventis and GlaxoSmithKline among companies funding some of its programs and events.Amgen and Bri …"

"… sity is currently conducting clinical trials for vaccines with drug giants GlaxoSmithKline and Merck.Michael Simeone, the pharmacy school's director of continui …"

"… is a major research center that has conducted clinical trials for Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline and other companies.Consumer and government watchdogs worry that trips spo …"

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Checkbook politics

By Victoria Kreha

Over the last seven years, the pharmaceutical industry has given $150 million in campaign contributions

Excerpts from this story referencing "GlaxoSmithKline":

"… federal candidates and political parties. Other top contributors were GlaxoSmithKline ($1.1 million) and Eli Lilly (just under $1 million).Since the year 2 …"

"… ing and spending money in the wake of the soft money ban.Pfizer, PhRMA and GlaxoSmithKline are among the top 20 non-union interest group donors to 527 groups in …"

Spending on lobbying thrives

By M. Asif Ismail

Drug and health products industries invest $182 million to influence legislation

Excerpts from this story referencing "GlaxoSmithKline":

"… p;Merck spent about $48 million and Eli Lilly, Bristol-Myers and GlaxoSmithKline each spent around $40 million in the same period.One effort by lawmak …"

Surrogates for their agenda

By Alexander Cohen

How the drug industry uses non-profits to push its interests

Excerpts from this story referencing "GlaxoSmithKline":

"… r PhRMA, Kurt Malmgren, and representatives from Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline. ALEC has also taken stands against importation and legislative price cont …"

"… top pharmaceutical companies as clients on its Web site, including Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Lilly and Novartis. Mark Davis, a Senior Fellow in National Issues, is on …"

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FACT CHECK: Bachmann, Perry butt heads on STD vaccine

By FactCheck.Org

Republican candidates disagree on a wide range of topics: STD vaccines to Social Security

Excerpts from this story referencing "GlaxoSmithKline":

"… 2006 campaign, Perry also received $10,000 from the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, which was developing an alternative vaccine when Perry issued his executi …"

Foreign companies pay to influence U.S. policy

By Julia DiLaura

More than $620 million spent lobbying federal government

Excerpts from this story referencing "GlaxoSmithKline":

"… foreign companies—DaimlerChrysler Corp. of Germany, pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline of the United Kingdom and BP plc—all have extensive business operations …"

"… policy, even as it's being negotiated in Congress.For example, U.K.-based GlaxoSmithKline, the second-highest-spending foreign company, consistently reported lobbyi …"

Gingrich's health center was power player in a host of Washington policy debates

By Fred Schulte and Joe Eaton

Gingrich's Center for Health Transformation was power player on host of issues

Excerpts from this story referencing "Medicare":

"… l Senate Office Building press conference to promote a bill requiring that Medicare accept prescriptions electronically — a bill in which at least 20 center …"

"… aches to treating Alzheimer’s disease to support for legislation pushing Medicare funding for drug packaging that helps elderly people remember to take thei …"

"… ation Therapy Management Expanded Benefits Act of 2010.” The bill sought Medicare payments for new packaging of medicines, a specialty of the Richmond, Va., …"

"… would help his company win support from state governments, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Congress.“In order to get that audience you ha …"

Watchdog groups call on Newt Gingrich to disclose all health center clients

By Fred Schulte and Joe Eaton

Public interest groups demand health center's client list

Excerpts from this story referencing "Medicare":

"… ho his clients were at the time he was lobbying Republican congressmen for Medicare Part D,” Romney said to CNN. “Was he working or were his entities work …"

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