Lobbying Bill Sparks Populist Uprising -- on Both Sides
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The National Right to Life Committee and Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) are locking horns -- not over abortion, but over whether thousands of top executive branch officials should have to disclose the names of people who lobby them.
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The legislation sparked a furious rebellion among voters linked by the Web and encouraged by radio.
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The stock market marches to its own drumbeat, although politicians of both major parties spend a lot of time and money telling voters otherwise.
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In reviewing 844 bills this session, he&#39;s angered both parties at times. But he&#39;s also gone with public sentiment. By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Modernisers and traditionalists are competing for the soul of the party.
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The former Iraqi prime minister speaks out on how he hired a well-connected Washington lobbying firm to help pave his attempt to oust the current government. Whoâs footing the bill?
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Mirroring national rift within party, many D.C. area households are torn between Clinton, Obama.
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WASHINGTON -- Several lobbying camps from different industries and ideologies are joining forces to fight an overhaul of copyright law, which they say would radically shift in favor of Hollywood and the record companies and which Congress might try to
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Business lobbyists believe lawmakers will ultimately strip from Senate minimum wage legislation any sanctions against companies caught hiring illegal immigrants. Whether they can keep it out of immigration law is another matter
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All the tactics of a political campaign &#151; TV ads, grass-roots organizing, town hall meetings and polling &#151; are being tapped to influence opinion and pressure lawmakers in the explosive debate on Social Security.
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A Senate drive to approve homeland security legislation could lead to a clash with the White House over airport screeners and standardized drivers' licenses.
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Senator Edward M. Kennedyâs endorsement of Barack Obama pits leading members of the nationâs most prominent Democratic families against one another.
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A bill approved Thursday requires new disclosure of lobbyists' role in 'bundling' checks from many contributors, destined for lawmakers' war chests.
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It's a voluntary army vs. a professional force. Button-down Republicans vs. street-wise Democrats. It's the ground war of American politics, with allies of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry spending fortunes to find their supporters and &#151; here's the hard, final part &#151; get them to vote.
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Latino elected officials from both parties are joining efforts to lobby Congress in support of immigration law reform.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was just moments from signing off on creation of a conference committee for a lobbying and ethics bill. Then he got a call, and the action was derailed for the second time this week.
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A rush by President Bush and Democratic leaders to assemble an economic stimulus package to stave off a recession is being complicated by a potentially debilitating brew of presidential politics, ideological differences and special interest lobbying.