Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part one

By Shannon Feaster, Nathaniel Heller, Marianne Holt, Annys Shin and Russ Tisinger

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2000 — It is no surprise and nothing new in the land of the spin and the home of the sound bite that each and every can

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"… ystems manufacturer), the Chubb Corporation (property/casualty insurance), Raytheon Co. (the country’s number three aerospace and defense firm), and Prime Succe …"

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"… barrier in 1947.Over the years, defense contractors — including Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, and Northrop Grumman — have located facilities there, become generous d …"