"… , with Chevron Texaco close behind, spending $22.3 million on lobbying the federal government since 1998. Conoco Phillips spent $8.1 million on lobbyists. All three are …"

"… for helping homeowners. …"

"… banks, which have repaid most of the bailout money extended to them by the federal government.When it comes to public policy, though, a sense of context and proportion …"

"… PA to stretch beyond $1 billion, the biggest polluter may very well be the federal government. With six military facilities on the Superfund list, the federal governmen …"

"… ederal government. With six military facilities on the Superfund list, the federal government also is linked to at least six other contaminated sites in Palmer, Lowell, …"

"… s to report high-risk buyers with documented mental health problems to the federal government. It aimed to increase the number of people that were banned from purchasin …"

"… payer spending. Greer Industries Inc. sold $2.7 million of products to the federal government and $29 million in raw materials to the state in the last five years.Raese …"

"… Gizaw, the center’s administrator.The center is not alone. Although the federal government is directing billions of dollars in economic stimulus money to get electro …"

"… raising concern among health care specialists both inside and outside the federal government, who worry that the benefit of the technology may disproportionately fall …"

"… that gaps are going to increase.”The biggest problem: cost. Although the federal government is offering individual doctors approximately $44,000 apiece in economic st …"

"… dministrator Gizaw said.The problem has not gone unnoticed. This fall, the federal government’s e-health czar, David Blumenthal, publicly encouraged the industry to d …"

"… Obama appointed Kindler to a presidential board with the duty to help the federal government improve its operations.)Kindler did not return calls for comment.AFL-CIO h …"

"… shire’s Prevention Innovations and a psychology professor, said that the federal government should recommend sanctions for perpetrators as a next step in the process …"

"… f industry opposition, but also because they will need permission from the federal government to proceed. The health care reform act signed by President Obama last year …"