Lobbying

Spotlight on Philippine Government PR Contracts

by Bob Burton — September 21, 2005 - 5:19am

In the wake of the Philippine government's cancellation of the $75,000 per month contract with the Washington D.C. law firm and lobbyshop Venable, Malou Mangahas from the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism has shifted the spotlight onto other contracts. "Since 2001, the Arroyo administration has spent at least $3.7 million ...

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Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, September 20, 2005

K Street's Expanding Project

by Diane Farsetta — September 20, 2005 - 1:55pm

"K Street," the Washington DC street famous for its lobbying firms, "has tinkered with its traditional business model in recent years," reports The Hill.

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The Hill, September 20, 2005

Philippine President's Lobbying Contract Revealed

by Bob Burton — September 15, 2005 - 2:10am

In a report for the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, Malou Mangahas reveals that in late July 2005, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo entered into a $75,000 per month contract for lobbying services with Venable, a Washington D.C. law firm.

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Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, September 13, 2005

Lobbying Up a Storm

by Diane Farsetta — September 9, 2005 - 3:16pm

Following Hurricane Katrina, corporate lobbying of Congress dramatically increased, even on issues that "have little to do with hurricane relief," reports the Wall Street Journal. "Major U.S. airlines are asking Congress to suspend federal jet-fuel taxes.

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Wall Street Journal (sub. req'd.), September 9, 2005

Conflict of Special Interests

by Diane Farsetta — August 29, 2005 - 2:30pm

The scandal around indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff and PR executive Michael Scanlon now includes former Deputy Interior Secretary-turned-consultant J.

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Washington Post, August 28, 2005

One-Stop Influence Shopping

by Diane Farsetta — August 18, 2005 - 12:01pm

The Sacramento-based public relations firm run by California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's chief fundraiser "is representing a local developer who, while working to block a bill at the Capitol, has agreed to help host a fundraising dinner on the governor's behalf." It's the fourth time that clients of fundraiser Marty Wilson's firm, Wilson-Miller

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Sacramento Bee, August 17, 2005

The State of State Lobbying

by Diane Farsetta — August 11, 2005 - 1:12pm

"Vested interests are working harder than ever to achieve their goals in state capitols and state agencies across the country," reports the Center for Public Integrity. The organization's review of 2004 lobbying activities found that nearly $953 million was spent "attempting to influence state legislators and executive branch officials" in the 42 states that track such spending.

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Center for Public Integrity, August 10, 2005

Lawmakers Get To K Street Via Capitol Hill

by Laura Miller — July 27, 2005 - 6:09pm

"Election to Congress used to be an end in itself. Now, for nearly half of federal lawmakers, it is a steppingstone to a second career: lobbying," the Washington Post reports. According to a new study by LobbyingInfo.org, a project of the liberal group Public Citizen, 43 percent of Congressional members who have left office since 1998 have registered to lobby.

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Washington Post, July 27, 2005

Industry Lobbyist Blows Smoke For Medical Marijuana Advocates

by Laura Miller — July 19, 2005 - 5:21pm

Jim Tozzi, the industry friendly lobbyist who helped create the little-known "Data Quality Act," is offering his assistance to medical marijuana advocates who are using the Act to undermine government claims that marijuana has no accepted medical value.

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Los Angeles Times, July 18, 2005

Lobbyists Without Borders

by Diane Farsetta — July 14, 2005 - 6:08pm

The "high-stakes public-relations campaign" the Chinese state-controlled oil and gas company CNOOC launched "to focus its bid for U.S. energy producer Unocal on shareholder value and away from politics" has hit a snag.

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The Hill, July 14, 2005
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