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A Quote for Our Moment

“Would that be proper?” he asked. “I hold life and death over those companies. I don’t think it would be proper for me to take money from them.”... read full article »

Democratic Lobbyists Warn Clients Not to Give to Republicans

Lobbyists who work on K Street have been sending a clear message to their corporate clients: Give to Republicans challenging Democratic seats in the 2012 election, and you’ll be sorry when tax reform happens.... read full article »

Google Goes Big in Washington

The White House announced new privacy guidelines this week for web companies, focusing on the installation of “do not track” technology. The consumer data that such technology would prevent is necessary to sell targeted online advertisements.... read full article »

Carving Up Obama’s New Budget

President Obama released a new budget for Fiscal Year 2013 and the $3.8 trillion plan has special interests all over town trying to find benefits. K Street is worried this year about upcoming debates on corporate taxes, sequestration, and the... read full article »

They Who Must Not Be Named

If this election season has taught us anything, it's that defining a lobbyist can be complicated. And, as Roll Call reports, "unlobbyists," or those who engage in lobby-esque activities but don't have to register as actual lobbyists, are giving real... read full article »

Jack Abramoff Faces Reporters

Jack Abramoff, a new member of the team at United Republic, visited the liberal advocacy group Public Citizen yesterday and fielded questions from reporters. Abramoff was convicted on charges of fraud, corruption, and conspiracy in 2006. Since his release from... read full article »

Lobbyists Just Want to Be Treated Like Everyone Else

Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley added an amendment to the anti-insider training STOCK Act passed in the Senate last week that would force Washington influence peddlers who collect political intelligence and sell it to corporate clients.... read full article »

Three Things You Need to Know About the STOCK Act

Following the revelations of congressional insider trading -- where members of Congress were basically profiting off of investments related to their votes and legislative knowledge -- captured in a 60 Minutes report, a number of lawmakers are now trying... read full article »

Corruption Costs You

This week, we’re excited about a new project with the Huffington Post and MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan called Auction 2012, a weeklong series that will show how Washington’s influence industry generates everyday corruption that affects you. Today, the Huffington Post writes... read full article »

How Mitt Romney Saved (Some of) His Millions

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been attacking Newt Gingrich for his time in the Washington influence industry. But he has also profited – heavily – from DC’s system of lobbying.... read full article »

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