"… ington, even for the oil-rich nations, does not come cheap.Since mid-2003, OPEC members will have spent at least $13.3 million in lobbying the U.S. federa …"

"… in Washington, including some of city's premier political power brokers."[OPEC] acts as a price regulator and indirectly affects American politics," said …"

"… d the energy sector," according to its lobbying disclosure filing.Nigeria, OPEC's only sub-Saharan Africa member and fifth largest oil exporter to the Uni …"

"… hired their own K-Street advocates. Unlike their lucrative work for other OPEC members, most K Street firms have agreed to work pro-bono for their new Ir …"

"… d get oil prices down, with Bush saying, "I would work with our friends in OPEC to convince them to open up the spigot, to increase the supply."Yet it was …"