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SOPA revolvers: Sixteen former Judiciary staffers lobby on online copyright issues
By Keenan Steiner Dec 14, 2011 12:22 p.m.As the House Judiciary Committee readies to consider a controversial bill that supporters say will crack down on websites pirating content, some interest groups may have a leg up on influencing the legislators.
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Another renewable energy loan recipient hires lobbyists, has fundraising ties to Obama
By Keenan Steiner Nov 30, 2011 3:26 p.m.Abound Solar, another participant in the Department of Energy’s loan guarantee program, which is facing scrutiny, has hired Washington lobbyists because of that attention, a company spokesperson said.
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Deutsche Telekom meets key people opposing AT&T and T-Mobile merger
By Lindsay Young Nov 23, 2011 10:01 a.m.While Congress and the Department of Justice are questioning the T-Mobile and AT&T merger, Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile's parent company has been working on a behind the scene lobbying campaign, contacting key opponents to the deal in the last few months, reports filed under the Foreign Agents Registration Act show.
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TransCanada spends millions lobbying federal government, several key states
By Lindsay Young Nov 14, 2011 2:17 p.m.The Canadian oil sands, one of the most carbon-intensive fuel sources in the world, is spurring a flurry of global lobbying activity, from encouraging President Obama to approve an extension to a transnational pipeline pressuring Europe to ease its tax on the sands-produced oil.
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Super committee related issues feature in hundreds of lobbying reports
By Anupama Narayanswamy Oct 24, 2011 11:23 a.m.K Street firms got little respite this past quarter, between lobbying on the debt ceiling early in the summer and then quickly shifting their focus to the "super committee," recently released lobbying reports show.
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Gaddafi's long history of lobbying comes to an end
By Lindsay Young Oct 20, 2011 1:31 p.m.Libyan Dictator Moammar Gaddafi was killed today in his hometown of Sirte, a showman to the end, “brandishing a golden pistol.” Lobbying, in many ways, was part of his political arsenal that boosted Gaddafi’s international prowess, helped protect him from additional sanctions and promoted the business interests of the Libyan ruling elite and U.S. business. We’ve covered several of these instances in the past. Here’s a look at a few:
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Longtime lobbying campaign pays off for South Korea with recent trade deal
By Lindsay Young Oct 14, 2011 4:12 p.m.Trade agreements stem from long-winded talks, some heavy handed diplomacy and, as it turns out, a substantial amount of lobbying. The newest trade deal between South Korea and the U.S. was a massive operation which cost the Koreans $39.9 million in lobbying and PR fees in 2010 alone.
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Israel, Palestine spend millions on lobbying, PR campaigns
By Lindsay Young Sep 22, 2011 3:28 p.m.As the United Nations considers the Palestinian referendum for statehood, possibly as early as Friday, both parties are vying for an approval from the UN Security Council and for a U.S. vote. Both Israel and Palestine have a long history of lobbying the U.S. and in the past year alone, the Palestinian Liberation Organization spent over one million on public relations. During the same time, Israel spent over $13 million on lobbying, public relations and related costs. Both interests contacted important policy makers and set up a vast PR campaign.
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Lobbyists golfing with Clyburn have friend on Super Committee
By Keenan Steiner Sep 8, 2011 2:10 p.m.In early August, Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., a member of the newly created congressional super committee, held his annual charity golf tournament, welcoming nearly 600 golfers to spend the weekend in Santee, South Carolina.
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Canadian government, oil interests keep close watch on oil pipeline verdict
By Lindsay Young Aug 26, 2011 11:16 a.m.Environmental protesters gathered Wednesday in front of the White House calling to stop the extension of a crude oil pipeline, from the midwest to the Gulf coast ahead of a State deparment environmental study due to come out today. And with pressure from the Obama administration to resolve the deadlock to either go ahead with the project or not by the end of the year, the Canadian government has stepped up their lobbying efforts.
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Medicare and the Super Committee: Can doctors afford to lose two percent of their payments?
By Sarah Dorsey Aug 19, 2011 10:08 a.m.Medicare and other health care services could see their funds drained in any number of ways as, over the next few months, the congressional Joint Committee on Debt Reduction--better known as the "super committee"--looks for ways to reduce the national debt.
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Dodd-Frank: How investment banks contributed to the financial crisis
By Nancy Watzman Jul 29, 2011 10:35 a.m.The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, passed in response to the financial crisis of 2008, added new regulations and new regulators for some—but not all—of the institutions whose actions led to the crisis. Over the next several days, we’ll be taking a look at each of the major groups of contributors to the economic crisis, who the major players were, what political influence they brought to bear on Congress and regulators, how Dodd-Frank intends to regulate them, and, using our new Dodd-Frank Meeting Logs tool, what rules these groups are trying to influence as agencies implement the legislation.
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Lobbyists swarm agencies as Dodd-Frank is implemented
By Anupama Narayanswamy Jul 19, 2011 11:34 a.m.Throughout the last Congress, which adopted far-reaching reforms of the financial sector through the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, there were an average of 577 clients lobbying on issues related to the act. Eventually some 1,172 clients—including banks, ratings agencies, investment banks, securities firms and a host of other interests with a stake in the legislation—listed Dodd-Frank or related issues on their lobbying disclosure forms. And in 2011, lobbyists for some 488 clients are still lobbying on the bill, according to the most recent data from the Center for Responsive Politics.
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Bills designed to alter or repeal Dodd-Frank
By Ryan Sibley Jul 19, 2011 11:21 a.m.When Republicans took over the House after the mid-term elections in 2010, one of the first things on the agenda for some members was to alter or repeal the sweeping financial reform passed by the previous Congress.
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