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Lobbying in the News

Lobbyist Group Backs Raising Accountability Standards — by Eliza Newlin Carney; (April 9, 2012)
Lobbyist Lobby Pushes Tighter Registration Regulations — by Dan Rivoli; (April 9, 2012)
American League of Lobbyists suggests new rules — by Abby Philip; (April 9, 2012)
American League of Lobbyists Announces Tougher Lobbying Rules — by Andrew Ramonas; (April 9, 2012)
Lobbyists OK Lobbying Reform Proposals — by Andrew Joseph; (April 9, 2012)
Lobbyists push Congress to toughen rules for their industry — by Kevin Bogardus; (April 9, 2012)
Obama’s sin is not hypocrisy but naiveté (March 8, 2012)
Lobbyists who aren’t lobbyists (March 9, 2012)
Obama gives administration jobs to some big fundraisers (March 9, 2012)
Street Talk: Unlobbyists Give Real Lobbyists a Bad Name, Monday, February 13, 2012
The Problem With D.C.’s Lobbyist Disclosure Forms: They Don’t Disclose Very Much! (Washington City Paper) — January 27th, 2012
Gingrich Hired by Freddie Mac in 1999 to Achieve Business Goals (Bloomberg BusinessWeek) — January 27th, 2012
Gingrich Fights Against The Lobbyist Label (NPR) — January 26th, 2012
Ex-Gingrich Adviser Now Trying to Close Lobbying Loopholes (Roll Call Politics) — January 25th, 2012
Despite Uproar Over Clemency, Barbour Finds Lucrative Nest(New York Times) — January 14th, 2012
Dems outpace GOP in lobbyist cash race: Grass-roots image trampled (Washington Times – December 19, 2011)
Newt Needs to Come Clean on Lobbyists (O'Dwyers — December 19, 2011)
A difficult lesson learned (Association Trends — December 15, 2011)
American League of Lobbyists Brings in the Holidays (Lobbyists.info, December 19, 2011)
The Littlest Lobbyist: Diabetes Advocacy a Family Affair (December 5, 2011)
Don’t paint all lobbyists with the same brush, Jack (December 6, 2011)
Could Newt Gingrich Work for the Obama Administration? (December 5, 2011)
Newt Gingrich not technically a lobbyist, but... (November 30, 2011)
Obama Backers Tied to Lobbies Raise Millions (10/27/2011)
Lobbyists' group objects to new rule banning gifts to all federal employees (9/26/2011)
Lobbyists object to Obama proposal that would tighten rules for federal workers (9/26/2011)
Politico Lobby league opposes Obama rule (9/26/2011)
As Numbers Shrink, Lobbyists Seek More Rules (Sept 9, 2011)
Obama Mixes With Lobbyists (July 18, 2011)
The Billion-Dollar Bank Heist: How the financial industry is buying off Washington-and killing reform. (July 11, 2011)
Guest Opinion: Are lobbyists, special interest money inseparable from politics? (July 9, 2011)
Lobbyists took $100K cut in pay to work for members of Congress (June 28, 2011)
Obama, Lobbyists — A "More Complicated Truth" (June 20, 2011)
Lobbying 2011: Not an easy sell (June 20, 2011)
Lawmakers may fail when it comes to ethics, but they try (June 16, 2011)
Lobbying for Lobbyists Can happy hours change the public image of a reviled profession? (May 27, 2011)
Republicans to push Obama on "hidden" lobbyist meetings (May 19, 2011)
Lujan decides to take cash of lobbyists: Lawmaker had firmly rejected such special interests (May 15, 2011)
House Republicans threaten legislation to stop Obama's contractor order (May 15, 2011)
'Before we give you that contract, we'll just need to see how much you've spent to re-elect the President' (May 13, 2011)
Doonesbury artist, lobbyist in email spat (May 12, 2011)
Political contributions should be more transparent (May 11, 2011)
Lobbyists-for-Hire Are Losing Market Share (May 11, 2011)
Republican leaders blast disclosure order as 'blatant' assault on free speech (May 9, 2011)
For Profit Colleges Field Team of Top Lobbyists (May 2, 2011)
Lobbyist: Forcing contractors to disclose donations injects politics into policy (May 1, 2011)
Swiped: Banks, Merchants And Why Washington Doesn't Work For You (April 28, 2011)
Chamber Lobbyist says "All Options On the Table" (April 27, 2011)
Lobbying Spending Drops in Most Sectors (April 26, 2011)
Lobbyist Fires Warning Shot Over Donation Disclosure (April 26, 2011)
Former Speaker Gingrich Paid to be Ethanol Lobbyist (April 26, 2011)
For-Profit Colleges Boost Lobbying Spending in 2010 (April 25, 2011)
Hal Rogers' Funding of Group of Nonprofits Under Scrutiny (April 25, 2011)
President Obama (again) looks to impose a form of federal pay-to-play disclosure on federal contractors (April 22, 2011 ) (registration req’d)
ALL Sponsors 5K Media Challenge (April 22, 2011)
Bank lobbyist keep busy shaping reform (April 22, 2011)
Citizen Lobbyist: Day Three of Elissa Cottle's Experiences in D.C (April 22, 2011)
President Obama (Again) Looks to Impose a Form of Federal Pay-to-Play Disclosure on Federal Contractors (April 21, 2011)
What the Lobbyists' Lobbyist is Lobbying For (April 21, 2011)
Facebook lobbyist says it allows 'too much' free speech in some countries (April 21, 2011)
NPR Hires Lobbyist to Fend off Cuts (April 17, 2011)
Former VP Gore tells students to battle oil, coal lobbyists (April 16, 2011)
Libyan Rebels Hire a Washington Lobbyist (April 15, 2011
It's Official: Corporate Lobbyists Target Campaigns of Key Committee Members (April 14, 2011)
GM names its U.S. lobbyist to lead global effort (April 14, 2011)
Lobbyists Don’t Have Power; Their Interests Do (April 13, 2011)
University of Texas School of Law Gives ABA's Susman Outstanding Alumnus Award (April 12, 2011)

2011 Lobbying in the News Archive

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