Jacobs Engineering spent $250K
lobbying in 3Q
Forbes - NY,USA
AP 11.04.08, 2:56 PM ET
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. spent $250000 in the third quarter to
lobby the federal government
on aerospace and defense issues, ...
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Failed
firms directed millions to politicians
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
An analysis by
The Washington Times found that both parties cashed in heartily, with
Democrats slightly more likely to benefit. For instance, executives of
...
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Target spent $870K lobbying government in 2Q
Analysis: Obama,
McCain both have lobbyist ties - CNN.com
Analysis: Obama, McCain both have lobbyist
ties ... IRI gets almost all of its money from the federal
government to do things like promote democracy around ...
First Lobbying
Disclosures Detail Special Events for Lawmakers
CQPolitics.com -
Washington,DC,USA
According to a CQ MoneyLine analysis of reports filed so far with
Congress before the lobbying disclosure deadline of
July 30, nearly $1.2 million is listed ...
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GOP sides with businesses over toxic trailers
Some members of congress listen to lobbyists and do not listen to measurements of formaldehyde.
National
and International Headlines for June 25
New figures show another record year for drug industry
lobbying on Capitol Hill. According to the Center for Public Integrity,
pharmaceutical companies and their trade groups spent a record $168 million
last year, up 32 percent from ...
MediaMouse.org: Grand Rapids,... - http://www.mediamouse.org
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Giants Gave Liberally to Lawmakers During Wiretapping Debate
Media General Washington Bureau -
Washington,DC,USA
Rick Boucher of Virginia was the fourth-highest recipient with $25000
in contributions from those PACS during the period, according to an
analysis by the ...
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Coal group spent $1.9M
lobbying government in 1Q - International ...
A coal industry-backed group spent nearly $1.9 million
lobbying in the first quarter as it fought ... Technical
analysis for crude oil - 6/9/2008 ...
INO.com News - UST spent
$650000 lobbying government in 1Q
A technical analysis commentary of the major markets,
only from INO ... UST spent $650000 lobbying government in 1Q.
5 hours ago ...
Convention Donors spent $800 million on lobbying
By Ben Cunningham(Ben Cunningham)
During the same period, this group spent a total of $721.3 million lobbying
the federal government on legislation and regulations -- an average of $7
million per company. (The data for contributions and lobbying were
provided by the ...
INO.com News - Boeing spent $2.8M
lobbying government in 1Q
A technical analysis commentary of the major markets,
only from INO ... in the first quarter to lobby the federal
government on a wide range of issues, ...
INO.com News - Teva spent $640000
lobbying government in 1Q
A technical analysis commentary of the major markets,
only from INO ... Ltd. spent $640000 lobbying the U.S. federal
government in the first quarter, ...
Lobbying
Pays Off, Handsomely
National Journal - Washington,DC,USA
Their analysis suggested that for every 10 percent increase in spending
on lobbying, a company's income would rise an average of 0.58 percent
(not including ...
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INO.com News - Pfizer spent
$2.8M lobbying government in 1Q
A technical analysis commentary of the major markets,
only from INO ... spent $2.8 million lobbying the federal
government in the first quarter, ...
Medtronic
spent $260K lobbying government in 1Q
WASHINGTON AP - Medical device maker
Medtronic Inc NYSE: MDT - news spent $260 000 lobbying the
federal government in the first quarter according to a ...
Big Tax Breaks for Businesses in Housing Bill
By STEPHEN LABATON and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
Critics say the housing relief bill is adding up to a bailout for big
businesses, as the legislation includes billions of dollars in tax breaks for
automakers and airlines.
A Sampling
of Misconceptions & Outright Lies About Elections
OpEdNews -
Newtown,PA,USA
That's 65 lobbyists shadowing each member of Congress. "Between 1998
and 2004, the amount of money spent on lobbying the federal
government doubled to ...
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Railroads
are expanding at a record clip
The Virginian-Pilot -
Norfolk,VA,USA
Together, they spent at least $19.1 million lobbying the federal
government last year on this legislation and other issues, according to
news reports. ...
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CQPolitics.com - Washington,DC,USA
Cammack collected $180000 last year from SAP to lobby on the Senate patent bill ( S 1145 ) approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee last July. ...
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Drug Firms Woo
Democrats, Helping Defeat Their Bills
Washington Post - United States
chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Still,
representatives of both the political left and right said the drug lobby's
influence ...
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AT&T paid lobbyist $200000
in 2007 | AP Technology News | Idaho ...
AT&T Inc. paid
Lent Scrivner & Roth LLC $200000 last year to lobby the federal
government.
The Health
Care Crisis in the United States
Monthly Review -
Herndon,VA,USA
The drug industry pays more than $100 million a year—and that is just at the
federal level—for lobbying, while the health insurance industry pays over
$30 ...
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Brooks’ misguided love letter to McCain
By Steve Benen
In just the last week, based on reports that Brooks has no doubt
seen, we’ve learned that McCain, the “reform”-minded Republican who
decries the power and influence of lobbyists, not only
has more lobbyists working on his staff or as ...
- http://www.crooksandliars.com
A Republic, if you can keep it
By forsanri
These groups lobby heavily for their programs for many
reasons, often including, of course, altruism. Their officials
appear at legislative hearings with the cameras whirring, demanding
that none of their funding ever be cut. ...
Rhode Island's Future - Front Page -
http://www.rifuture.org
What Do McCain's Public Interest Group
Allies Say About His ...
Like
others, I have been awaiting with interest the analysis of
these important matters from the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and
Democracy 21 (D21). CLC and D21 are ardent advocates and litigants
on the ethical and legal behavior of ...
Marc Ambinder - http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/
Analysis: Lobbyist
story threatens to undercut McCain image ...
Feb
21, 2008 ... Analysis: Lobbyist story threatens
to undercut McCain image, candidacy ... up to special
interests and reduce the influence of lobbyists.
...
MAKING FRIENDS IN HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS: NON-MARKET STRATEGY IN ... [PDF]
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View as HTML MAKING FRIENDS IN HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS:. POLITICAL STRATEGY IN REGULATED INDUSTRIES. ABSTRACT. We examine how regulated firms target their political ... www.ivey.uwo.ca/faculty/gholburn/Making%20Friends.pdf - |
- To sum up, our central finding is that regulated firms should not necessarily target regulatory agencies in their political strategies when they are seeking more favorable agency decisions. In the right circumstances firms gain greater leverage by instead targeting elected political institutions which can put pressure on the agency to comply. By specifying these conditions we contribute to the existing political strategy literature which has hitherto assumed regulated firms should concentrate solely on their interactions with regulators. We leave theoretical enhancement and empirical assessment of our framework for future work.
DrumBeat:
February 27, 2008
By Leanan
Not shirking from a fight, coal's supporters are spending tens of millions of
dollars to cement their support among members of Congress and the top
presidential candidates. The industry is also appealing directly to the voters
those ...
The Oil Drum - Discussions about... - http://www.theoildrum.com
Affymetrix
spent $540000 on lobbying
BusinessWeek - USA
The
Santa Clara, Calif. maker of genetic analysis technology spent
$220000 on lobbying in the second half of the year, according to a
disclosure form posted ...
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DRS Spent
$2.8M on Lobbying in '07
Houston Chronicle - United States
2008 AP NEW YORK —
DRS Technologies Inc. spent $2.8 million to lobby the government
in 2007, mainly for defense spending. According to a disclosure form ...
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Energy
bill lobbying costly
Detroit Free Press
- United States
According to a Free Press analysis of federal disclosure forms, major US
automakers and industry trade associations spent $62.6 million on lobbying
in 2007, ...
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Dissent and strategic
leadership in military
Spero News -
USA
For when dissent begins to shade over into political activity, then the
dissenters risk being seen as little more than uniformed lobbyists
advocating a ...
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Candidates trade shots over
ethics
Charlotte Observer
-
Charlotte,NC,USA
State legislators have moved cautiously toward reducing the influence of
money in campaigns. They limited fundraising by lobbyists, amid scandals
...
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SeaLife was good deal for ex-aide to Stevens
-
New documents have emerged in Seward showing that a $1.6 million earmark in 2005 by Sen. Ted Stevens was engineered so it would lead to the purchase of property owned by his former aide, Trevor McCabe, an Anchorage fisheries lobbyist.
Lobbyists find more ways to bond with lawmakers
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Has a graphic showing where lobbyists have offices, many are right next to congressional offices.
With 58 Lobbyists On Board, McCain Has Lost Credibility on Pork and Lobbyists
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McCain's Campaign Has More Lobbyist Bundlers Than Any Other. A review released this week by the advocacy group Public Citizen found that John McCain "has at least 58 federal lobbyists raising money for his campaign." Another 35 lobbyists were reported to be bundling for Rudolph Giuliani, who has now endorsed McCain. [washingtonpost.com, 01/29/08]
Farm Policy Needs to be Plowed Under
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In December, the Democrat-controlled Senate passed another subsidy-bloated farm bill that continues to benefit wealthy farms with unlimited payments while ignoring the real needs of small American farms as well as farmers in developing nations. Soon President Bush will have the opportunity to fulfill his promise to veto this bill and end the policy of sending payoffs to some of the wealthiest landowners in America. The importance of this legislation, and the genuine reform that is needed, cannot be overstressed, as its effects will be felt by many, including American farmers, African farmers, American taxpayers and consumers.
Oligopolies: A silent takeover
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Over the past twenty years, there has been an unprecedented series of mergers and acquisitions across the world in almost every industry imaginable. For the most part, these deals are part of an attempt to dominate a specific market. But instead of creating monopolies, which are subject to antitrust action (Microsoft, for example), the preferred strategy is an oligopoly, a situation in which a small number of companies divide up the market between them.