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With change on the horizon, privately funded travel plummets

By Robert Brodsky

Trips by lawmakers and staffers decline by nearly 50 percent, recent data show

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Flouting the rule on lobbyist-paid travel

By Robert Brodsky

Lobbyists tag along on civil rights tour

By Marina Walker Guevara

Lobbying the White House

By Alex Knott

Abramoff plea: digging up K Street

By Alex Knott

Flouting the rule on lobbyist-paid travel

By Robert Brodsky

Review finds at least 90 apparent ethics violations

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With change on the horizon, privately funded travel plummets

By Robert Brodsky

Lobbyists bankrolling politics

By Alex Knott

Lobbyists tag along on civil rights tour

By Marina Walker Guevara

Traveling on the Abramoff plan

By Steve Henn

Lobbyists tag along on civil rights tour

By Marina Walker Guevara

Alabama pilgrimage also provides chance to mingle with lawmakers

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State lobbying becomes billion-dollar business

By Sarah Laskow

Lobbying the White House

By Alex Knott

Illegal defense

By Lauren Bonora, Kate Sheppard and Alex Knott

Breaking the law

By M. Asif Ismail

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Public service, personal gain

By The Center for Public Integrity

Legislators hold private financial interests in laws

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No longer on staff

By Elspeth Reeve

How the Feds stack up

By The Center for Public Integrity

Five lobbyists for each member of Congress on financial reforms

By M.B. Pell and Joe Eaton

Hired guns - Initial report

By Robert Morlino, Leah Rush and Derek Willis

Hidden agendas

By The Center for Public Integrity

How state legislators keep conflicts of interest under wraps

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Frequently asked questions

By Charles Lewis

No longer on staff

By Elspeth Reeve

Public service, personal gain

By The Center for Public Integrity

Sunset in Harrisburg

By Robert Morlino

Influence: A booming business

By Leah Rush

Record $1.3 billion spent to lobby state government

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Statehouse revolvers

By Kevin Bogardus

From lobbyist to legislator

By Nadine Elsibai

States outpace Congress in upgrading lobbying laws

By Leah Rush and David Jimenez

State lobbying becomes billion-dollar business

By Sarah Laskow

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State lobbying becomes billion-dollar business

By Sarah Laskow

At least a dozen states revise laws in 2006

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More than 2,000 spin through revolving door

By Elizabeth Brown

How the Feds stack up

By The Center for Public Integrity

From lobbyist to legislator

By Nadine Elsibai

The rise of 'revolving-door' consultants

By Sandy Bergo

Statehouse revolvers

By Kevin Bogardus

Study finds more than 1,300 ex-legislators among 2005 state lobbying ranks

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From lobbyist to legislator

By Nadine Elsibai

States outpace Congress in upgrading lobbying laws

By Leah Rush and David Jimenez

State lobbying becomes billion-dollar business

By Sarah Laskow

Influence: A booming business

By Leah Rush

From lobbyist to legislator

By Nadine Elsibai

Former professional advocates take on role of lawmaker

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Statehouse revolvers

By Kevin Bogardus

States outpace Congress in upgrading lobbying laws

By Leah Rush and David Jimenez

Lobbying laws in the states

By Neil Gordon

State lobbying becomes billion-dollar business

By Sarah Laskow

No longer on staff

By Elspeth Reeve

Former government aides join state lobbying ranks

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Public service, personal gain

By The Center for Public Integrity

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Five lobbyists for each member of Congress on financial reforms

By M.B. Pell and Joe Eaton

Hired guns - Initial report

By Robert Morlino, Leah Rush and Derek Willis

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