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More big money from pharmaceutical lobby in 2008

By Mary Beth Lombardo

The economy may be sliding, but that hasn’t stemmed the high-rolling habits of Washington’s largest lobby. In 2007, as the Center recently r

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Surrogates for their agenda

By Alexander Cohen

Deep pockets contribute to success

By M. Asif Ismail

Checkbook politics

By Victoria Kreha

Drug makers' dime funds Congressional travel

By Robert Brodsky

House ethics panel clears 'Murtha Method' representatives

By Nick Schwellenbach

The House ethics committee ended its investigation of the last two defense appropriators remaining in its crosshairs, according to a report

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PMA lobbyist pleads guilty

By Aaron Mehta

Leaked document reveals six “Murtha Method” Reps. under investigation

By Nick Schwellenbach

A ‘Murtha Method’ encore

By Nick Schwellenbach

Ethics investigation continues for two 'Murtha Method' Congressmen

By Nick Schwellenbach

Commentary: Changing Washington: The hard part

By Bill Buzenberg

The difficulty overcoming the entrenched political tradition of earmarks is just one of many hard realities that will test the Obama Adminis

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Health reform lobbyist mistakenly errs on side of transparency

By Joe Eaton

Drug lobby second to none

By M. Asif Ismail

Checkbook politics

By Victoria Kreha

PhRMA's envoys

By M. Asif Ismail

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Tracking lobbying giant PMA’s former clients

By Nick Schwellenbach

To say that Washington is a town built on relationships is an understatement. A recent example: In the wake of the embattled lobbying firm P

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ALEC exempted from lobbyist status in three separate states

By Paul Abowd

The rise of 'revolving-door' consultants

By Sandy Bergo

Climate lobbying heats up at the state level

By Te-Ping Chen

New House bill would put gov’t documents online

By Julie Vorman

A high-profile client list for lobbyist in ethics probe

By Nick Schwellenbach

Lobbyist Julie Domenick received a request for documents in an Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) investigation into eight House lawmakers

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House, Senate banking panels led by chairmen with modest personal wealth

By Julie Vorman

Reform reading: Hedge, private equity funds now subject to SEC regulation

By Shirley Gao

Top 10 lobby firms take financial reform to the bank

By Joe Eaton and M.B. Pell

Investor protections imperiled by Wall Street, GOP assault on financial reform

By John F. Wasik

New life for the F-22 Raptor

By Nick Schwellenbach

Faced with the potential of massive job losses and under heavy lobbying pressure earlier this year, the powerful House Armed Services Commit

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Half of Pentagon’s acquisition programs marred by poor management

By Laurel Adams

Pentagon misreports or ignores long-term weapons costs

By R. Jeffrey Smith

Lobbyists stage Capitol Hill dogfight over joint strike fighter engine

By Nick Schwellenbach

Bouncing too much to find the enemy

By R. Jeffrey Smith

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lobbying":

"… erence call with investors that the company stopped Lobbying for the F-22. Lobbying disclosures for April, May and June won’t be out until July 20.The mammo …"

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Obama’s tough ethics order has glaring loophole

By Sarah Laskow

The executive order President Obama signed yesterday may lay out the strictest ethics restrictions in the history of Washington, but it woul

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Breaking the law

By M. Asif Ismail

Statehouse revolvers

By Kevin Bogardus

Under pressure

By Robert Morlino

From lobbyist to legislator

By Nadine Elsibai

Georgia beefs up disclosure

By The Center for Public Integrity

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2005 — In the last vote of this year's session, the Georgia General Assembly on Thursday, March 31, passed House Bill 4

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After glitch cleared up, lobbying ranks back to normal

By Marianne Lavelle

A vacation from the rules

By Anupama Narayanswamy

Frequently Asked Questions

By The Center for Public Integrity

Southern Company dominates the climate lobbying scene

By Marianne Lavelle and David Donald

Senate rejects office of public integrity

By Alex Knott and Sam Stein

WASHINGTON, March 28, 2006 — The U.S. Senate defeated today, by a vote of 67-30, an amendment by Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.), Susan Colli

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A new power player in the climate lobby

By Matthew Lewis

Bank of America, unions among newly named inauguration sponsors

By Dave Levinthal

Fiscal cliff, elections boost spending on lobbying

By Dave Levinthal

A global lack of transparency

By M.B. Pell

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"… d Congress “to consider placing the responsibility of administering the [Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1993] with the Federal Election Commission.”See the co …"

"… es Fail to File Required FormsAbramoff Plea Marks Turning Point on K StreetLobbying FAQ: What is Permissible? Out of Bounds? Punishable?Candidates for GOP Hou …"

The Podestas' hot seats on climate change

By Marianne Lavelle

It’s Washington’s version of Family Feud, starring those well-connected Podestas. Today’s category: global warming....

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The ‘clean coal’ lobbying blitz

By Marianne Lavelle

Shake-ups at high-profile coal industry group

By Marianne Lavelle

Less clean coal lobbying? Not exactly

By Marianne Lavelle

Coal is back, even as the Obama administration pushes green energy

By Jeremy Borden and Jim Morris

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