House's Author of Drug Benefit Joins Lobbyists
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Representative Billy Tauzin will become president of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the chief lobby for brand-name drug companies.
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Drug makers are worried that calls for greater disclosure of early-stage clinical trials might lead to the release of scientific information that could help competitors, an industry lobbyist said on Monday.
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WHAT A PARTY!  My Life Among Democrats: Presidents, Candidates, Donors, Activists, Alligators, and Other Wild Animals  By Terry McAuliffe, with Steve Kettmann  Thomas Dunne Books, 416 pp., $24.95 At the very least, there is one totally true statement in Terence R. McAuliffe's new memoir: "This is my book," he writes, "and obviously I've done my best to make myself look good." ...
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Similarities and differences in House and Senate lobbying bills that have to be merged into one before becoming law.
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Drugmakers vying to entice physicians to use their products with trips to exotic locales and other perks should be required to disclose such gifts, experts told a congressional panel on Wednesday.
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The anti-industry crusader targets pharmaceuticals.
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Republican Newt Gingrich has built a lucrative business as an author, pundit and consultant since leaving Congress nine years ago.
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Jack Valenti took a break from cleaning out his office the other day to expound on a subject he knows well: the art of persuasion. Over minestrone soup and hummus at his usual table at the restaurant in the Hay Adams Hotel, Valenti, the 82-year-old dean of Washington lobbyists, reflected on how Washington has changed and how lobbyists should operate here.
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Dana Gioia, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, is working to make friends in Congress.
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Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, with his career in elective office behind him, said Thursday he has a deal to publish a book.
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The House has scheduled votes this week on open-government bills. They would:  - Require organizations established for the purpose of raising funds for presidential libraries to disclose the sources of contributions of $200 or more.
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Last year, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) sat in the minority, with little seniority, calling for lobbyists to disclose when they're gathering stacks of campaign checks for members.
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Stung by a crackdown on unproven claims about the safety and effectiveness of medications made by pharmacies to treat menopause, supporters of the drugs have launched a lobbying campaign aimed at the Food and Drug Administration.
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Senators promise to reintroduce a bill that would force scientific publishers to post publicly funded research for free. The publishers fight back with a PR campaign. By Randy Dotinga.
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WASHINGTON - US Rep. Joe Barton, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today asked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Chiron Corporation
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Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed centralizing and expanding the regulation of lobbyists to reduce the influence of special interest money in Washington.
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The new Democratic chairman of a key  U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Wednesday he  expects the House by April will extend a federal program  insuring against terrorism risk.