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Thu February 02, 2012

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		Pro-tip: If you're going to submit legislation given to you by a shady, secretive lobbying group, then it may be a good idea to remove said lobbying group's mission statement from the legislation text first (dailykos.com)	(52)

Tue January 10, 2012

Thanks to Obamacare, Texans are owed $160 million in rebates from health insurers because they spend more than 20% on administrative overhead (e.g. lobbying, executive pay, etc). Guess who is trying to block this payout: The State of Texas (npr.org)

Fri January 06, 2012

Archaeologists have discovered that the people of Pompeii were slobby and crude. Trash was found inside tombs as well as graffiti of the 'bathroom' variety. "Cleopatra goes down" (news.yahoo.com)

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Thu January 05, 2012

In pushing for quick approval of the Keystone pipeline, the oil industry's top lobbyist tells Obama that he's got real nice presidency there, it'd be a shame if something happened to it (boston.com)

Sun January 01, 2012

Bad manners at the movie theater. Cell phones, seat kickers, dog bringers (?) and "Fragrante delicto: The movie theater is not the lobby at Macy's" (sacbee.com)

Fri December 16, 2011

"Holy father we pray that the state constitution be amended to define marriage as a one man and one woman which in your wisdom would never be confused with political lobbying and cost us our tax exemption. In Jesus we pray" (startribune.com)

Mon November 21, 2011

For having the red phone to God and all, religious organizations are lobbying the federal government unlike ever before (politico.com)

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Sat November 19, 2011

Dear GOP, you pay us $850,000 and we'll undermine OWS. Sincerely, a bunch of lobbyists (openchannel.msnbc.msn.com)

Fri November 18, 2011

Newt Gingrich says being without his lobbyist income is 'challenging.' Without it, he can't afford the world's tiniest violin (dailykos.com)

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Thu November 17, 2011

		Lobbying scandal leaves a black mark on Newt Gingrich's campaign, leaving him in a kettle of trouble, according to a pot-shot taken by Jack Abramoff (wnd.com)	(54)
		Meet the world's youngest CEO. He's already lobbying Congress for regulations to put your kid's lemonade stand out of business (ca.news.yahoo.com)	(19)

Wed November 16, 2011

SOPA hearings stacked 5-1 in favor of Pro-SOPA lobby. Also, the anti-freedom commie against SOPA has to wear a Nazi uniform during the proceedings and stipulate that he hates puppies (yro.slashdot.org)

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Mon November 14, 2011

Thanks to unending NRA lobbying, convicted felons are now able to regain their Second Amendment right to own firearms (nytimes.com)

Sat November 12, 2011

Are you ready for some lobbying? (politico.com)

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Mon November 07, 2011

Bribing a Congressman is not as simple as you might think. Fortunately there are lots of lobbyists to help you (cbsnews.com)

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Wed November 02, 2011

Lobbyist challenges BBC to put more women on radio. BBC to argue that at eight o'clock they might explode (guardian.co.uk)

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Fri October 28, 2011

I don't know who Justin Bieber is, but he's fed up with the copyright lobby as much as the rest of us (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)

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Fri October 21, 2011

Fantasy football hires lobbyist, a former Boehner aide. Why can't they just stay away from owning RB's on the Redskins and Patriots like everyone else? (usatoday.com)

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