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As sequester nears, Northrop Grumman looks and lobbies for new markets
By Lindsay Young Feb 14, 2013 1:01 p.m.
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Merger of American Airlines, US Airways creates lobbying titan
By Bill Allison Feb 14, 2013 11:40 a.m.
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About last night: State of the Union includes nods to special interests
By Bill Allison, Caitlin MacNeal and Jake Harper Feb 13, 2013 2:55 p.m.Yesterday, we posted an item asking if influence data--campaign contributions and lobbying reports--could offer a useful prediction to the content of President Barack Obama's fourth State of the Union address. Did Obama include items on their lobbying agendas? How well did we do?
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Key players in immigration debate have support of special interests
By Anupama Narayanswamy Feb 13, 2013 10:29 a.m.
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2014 attack ads start already
By Keenan Steiner Feb 12, 2013 6:06 p.m.It's never too early for an attack ad, apparently. The 113th Congress is barely a month old and the National Republican Congressional Committee already is beginning to lay the groundwork for Election 2014, pouncing on a recent report that newly-elected Rep. Annie Kuster, D-N.H., failed to pay nearly $11,000 in property taxes.
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What big donors would like to hear in the State of the Union
By Bill Allison, Caitlin MacNeal and Jake Harper Feb 12, 2013 11:02 a.m.
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Two freshmen seek end to corporate personhood
By Jake Harper Feb 11, 2013 2:42 p.m.Two new members of Congress, Reps. Rick Nolan, DFL-Minn., and Mark Pocan, D-Wis., will introduce a resolution on Tuesday aimed at reducing corporate influence in politics through an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Senior status: Three members of Congress are older than the pope
By Kathy Kiely Feb 11, 2013 11:01 a.m.Rep. Ralph Hall,R-Texas, Rep. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich,
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Gun groups extend influence battle to state houses
By Nancy Watzman Feb 11, 2013 9:47 a.m.DENVER -- A group of Democratic state legislators here had barely concluded their press conference unveiling a broad package of gun control bills when an outspoken opponent threatened to make them pay in the next election.
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Emergency Committee for Israel keeps spending in fight against Hagel
By Jake Harper Feb 8, 2013 2 p.m.
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Bloomberg spending in Chicago congressional race
By Jake Harper Feb 7, 2013 6:30 p.m.
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On Wisconsin: Badger State gets no break from political air wars
By Jake Harper Feb 6, 2013 5:45 p.m.(Updated Feb. 8, 2:45 p.m. ET)
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Influence profile: Interior nominee Sally Jewell
By Lindsay Young Feb 6, 2013 5:28 p.m.
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Anti-Hagel ad spending tops $200K
By Jake Harper Feb 6, 2013 2:20 p.m.
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