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  1. Ag, chemical interests lobby for farm bill to reverse pesticide rules

    By Nancy Watzman Jun 18, 2012 5:04 p.m.

    A host of pesticide and agricultural interests is lobbying for a farm bill amendment that would permit farmers and others to spray pesticides near U.S. waters without seeking a Clean Water Act permit first.

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  2. Banking money fuels senators who want to slow down Volcker

    By Nancy Watzman Mar 22, 2012 6:33 p.m.

    The six senators who introduced legislation Thursday to slow down implementation of the "Volcker rule," designed to prohibit banks from profiting from trading on their own accounts, are the recipients of ample amounts of campaign cash from the financial industry.

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  3. Simmons-controlled company fights for protectionist measures

    By Nancy Watzman Mar 13, 2012 11:17 a.m.

    When Titanium Metals Corp., a defense contractor that's part of Harold Simmons's business empire, lobbied for protectionist policies designed to shield it from foreign competition, the fight allied the Texas billionaire and Republican mega-donor with some unlikely political bedfellows, including Sen. Sherrod Brown, a liberal Democrat from Ohio, and a union that overwhelmingly gives to Democrats. 

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