Groups lobby on economic aid plan
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Senior citizens are knocking on senators' doors. Lobbyists for the homebuilding and energy industries are burning up their telephone lines.
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Business leaders, consumer groups, and prominent politicians, come together to call for a new environment agency.
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International donors that pledged  billions of dollars to rebuild Iraq meet in Tokyo this week as  the United States seeks outside help to stabilize the country.
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The ritual pledges of political cooperation are in place. Now the challenge for a lame duck Bush administration and an election-year Congress is to agree swiftly on an economic stimulus plan.
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Mayors from across the country called on the federal government on Wednesday to quickly create a stimulus package that includes home ownership and local economic assistance.
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Group including Amazon, Google, and TiVO lobbies for a national broadband policy that would provide affordable access for all.
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Analysis: Advocacy groups lobby the FCC over potential use of the 700MHz spectrum.
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The initial aid pledges were generous, but governments will have to follow up on their word
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A group funded in part by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that plans to run ads criticizing Democratic ties to trial lawyers is the target of a complaint filed with election officials Wednesday.
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Organizers are counting on dozens of aid ministers to arrive in a generous mood at an international donors conference Thursday that aims to raise $500 million to help war-crippled Lebanon get back on its feet.
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is struggling to get congressional approval for millions of dollars in aid to a tribal paramilitary group in the semiautonomous region of Pakistan where Al Qaeda and the Taliban have gained such a foothold that they have been able to launch destabilizing attacks on both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson  said on Wednesday he was concerned special interest groups were  lining up for handouts in an economic stimulus bill and urged  senators to keep it focused on simple tax rebates.
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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.
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Aid agencies plead for generous pledges as donors gather in Sweden to discuss Lebanese reconstruction.
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A liberal advocacy group plans to spend $8.5 million in a drive to make sure President Bush's public approval doesn't improve as his days in the White House come to an end.
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Three dozen farm and banking groups  called on Tuesday for Congress to pass without delay $6.5  billion in disaster relief for rural America amid signs that  aid might become an election-year issue.
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A small but growing number of lawmakers look for a Plan B that can win broader support.