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A bank lobbyist said the Fed's approach was a "refreshing" change from that of Mr Feinberg.

Growing up in Prague, Mr Hodac did not set out to become a lobbyist.

One of the most notorious was when Kennedy was observed in sexual intercourse with a woman lobbyist in the booth of a Washington restaurant.

Today she sounds like a lobbyist for German business, listing the industries that must be shielded from the full costs of her package.

"There's a lot of wind flying about on all of this, " says an industry lobbyist in London, who does not seem terribly ruffled by it all.

The top lobbyist for the National Rifle Association said the terrorist watch list has poor integrity.

"The bill's going to be shaped largely by that process, " said the coalition's chief lobbyist, Nancy Zirkin.

'Without China, a car company has no future, ' says a Brussels-based car-industry lobbyist, who declined to be named.

I don't know if Cody is a real person or perhaps an industry lobbyist with a great imagination and tremendous creativity.

But Mr Obama coolly reminded the audience that Mr McCain's campaign manager had long been a lobbyist for Freddie Mac.

And Haley Barbour, the governor of Mississippi, was a Washington lobbyist for years and can likely tap into that wealthy network if he runs.

That requires a different kind of blade than one that works in Colorado or West Virginia, said Thomas Goldberg, the company's lobbyist.

The bombshell article suggested that Senator McCain had an improper relationship with a female lobbyist.

"Rudd has tied himself up unnecessarily by seeking to minimise the optics of his relationship with China, " says a senior Canberra lobbyist.

After the bill was sent to me, I had an extraordinary encounter with the young NRA lobbyist who came down from Washington to push the bill.

Mary Kay Thatcher, a lobbyist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, said farmers would have "serious concerns" about that provision.

A lobbyist, on his way home from work in Washington, D.

William Lynn, a lobbyist for Raytheon, a firm that makes missiles, is to be deputy defence secretary.

eg: I never let a lobbyist buy me a lunch or do any favor for me.

If Tower were not a former senator, his activities as a lobbyist and weapons pusher might already have doomed his chances of confirmation.

In a separate case, Jack Abramoff, a once-mighty lobbyist, pleaded guilty to fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy to bribe public officials.

Wisner, the former ambassador to Egypt and a lobbyist in DC for the Egyptian military.

The company, which hired a lobbyist this month, is building a $400 million plant in Louisiana.

A lobbyist in Washington de-scribed a "flurry of activity" recently as more congressmen tried to become involved in rare-earth bills.

But the lobbyist insists he knew Mr Abramoff only as a champion of the free market.

Technically speaking, Joe Ann Emerson is not becoming a lobbyist, at least not yet.

Melvin mixes biography and personal observation as a consultant and lobbyist to draw eight lessons about the China market.

Several experts, including industry lobbyist George Flint, have already predicted failure for Davis' venture.

Bross has a second title, vice-chair of U. S. business, which also makes him salesman-, recruiter-, and lobbyist-in-chief.

Now, with Fake Caller (Lobbyist Edition), you can assign a more-reputable screen name to some of your less-reputable check-signers.

"The longer this drags on, the less draconian the outcome should be, as long as markets continue to mend, " says one lobbyist.

A former Fannie lobbyist adds that the attitude was "Just win, baby. "

Billy Tauzin, the drug industry's chief lobbyist, protests that European-style rationing would cost American lives.

He served as a congressman, senator and ambassador before becoming a lobbyist.

"It's dawning on many banks that this is game over, " said one senior lobbyist. "Many are now resigned to the 1: 1 ratio. "

An oilman in Houston or a lobbyist in northern Virginia lives a life of abundance and choice.

as a lobbyist on an individual case . .

The 67-year-old has already served in both the House and the Senate. After leaving politics he was a lobbyist and ambassador to Germany.

In response to the concerns about the Fed's 'independence, why would a body independent of politics' hire a lobbyist?

On the civilian side, the National Rifle Association, a mighty lobbyist, has the huntsman's bias for precision over power.

One lobbyist created an anti-Hillary pressure group called Citizens United Not Timid.

TransCanada's main lobbyist for the pipeline was deputy manager of Mrs Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign.

The internet giant has now hired a Las Vegas lobbyist to press for changes in the law to allow for them to be used legally in Nevada.

There is a mixture of truth competing with mal-intentioned-lobbyist-backed misinformation.

"The change in mood in Ottawa has been quite dramatic, " one lobbyist said.

Mr Bush's energy bill was so influenced by lobbyists that John McCain dubbed it the "No Lobbyist Left Behind" act.

The lobbyist has pull with the senator.

'Maybe we will block content in some countries, but not others, ' Adam Conner, a Facebook lobbyist, told the Journal.

Another argument I have heard from a lobbyist is that naked CDSs allow investors to hedge more effectively.

Yes, Ms. Congressperson, I know that lobbyist is your good friend, but perhaps someone else should host you on vacation.

If we look at lobbyist activity and our government mismanagement for example, in 1973 the Middle East cut off all of the oil.

but saying that mr barbour is a " washington lobbyist " is not necessarily a stinging rebuke

'We're allowing too much, maybe, free speech, ' says Washington lobbyist for company

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