lobbying

Obama Negotiates With Evil-Doers: The Healthcare Lobbyists

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - August 6, 2009

But were there preconditions? more >>

Weak Gun Control Laws Show America is Crazy, Numb to Violence

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - April 22, 2009

Other countries watch us and think we're nuts, because...we are. more >>

Al Gore Wields More Influence Out of Government

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - March 31, 2009

The former vice president has more freedom to advance his agenda on climate change and other issues. more >>

NRA Gun Control Fight Protects Criminals, and Congress Must Act

By John Mashek - Opinion - March 31, 2009

Scare tactics even as killings mount add to the case against the gun lobby. more >>

Obama Lobbying Ban Catches Good Guys, Drives Lobbyists Out of the Business

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - March 23, 2009

But the lobbying is catching the good guys too. more >>

Obama's Plan to Limit Influence of Lobbyists on Stimulus Spending

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - March 20, 2009

The president says he will work to prevent stimulus money from slipping through the cracks. more >>

Obama's Sloppy Rhetoric on Lobbyists, Earmarks Gets Him In Trouble

By Robert Schlesinger - Opinion - March 18, 2009

The man with a way with words should have known better. more >>

Obama's Lobbying Ban is Crippling His Administration

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - March 13, 2009

Bad rhetoric leads to bad results. more >>

The Obama Lobbyist Ban and Tom Daschle: the Silliness Continues

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - February 2, 2009

No registration, no problem. more >>

Another Lobbyist Enters the Obama Administration

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - January 29, 2009

Waiving hello. more >>

Looking for Loopholes in the Obama Administration Lobbyist Ban--Saving the Sinners

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - January 26, 2009

How does one cleanse the lobbying taint? more >>

No Lobbyist in the Obama Administration ... Except When There Is One

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - January 22, 2009

Run on the ban, live by the ban. more >>

The Intense Lobbying Frenzy Over Stimulus Dollars in Congress

By Katherine Skiba - Nation & World - December 30, 2008

As lawmakers, Obama eye billions in infrastructure spending, lobbyists scramble for pieces of the pie. more >>

Moderate Evangelical Richard Cizik's Resignation May Not Stop Broadening of the Evangelical Agenda

By Dan Gilgoff - Nation & World - December 12, 2008

Cizik resigned from the National Association of Evangelicals after vowing support for civil unions. more >>

Beer Lobbying Groups to Celebrate Repeal of Prohibition

By Nikki Schwab and Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - November 17, 2008

The National Beer Wholesalers Association hosted reporters at a luncheon. more >>

Andrew Cuomo Cracks Down on AIG

By Kirk Shinkle - The Ticker - October 16, 2008

AIG keeps lobbying and spending despite its bailout. more >>

Data Points: House Members and the Bailout Bill Vote

Opinion - October 3, 2008

Members who voted "yes" received 54 percent more money from the banking and securities sectors. more >>

John McCain, Rick Davis, and the Glass Housing Crisis

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - September 19, 2008

Beware: Lobbyists reflected in the wall may be closer than you think. more >>

McCain's Campaign Manager Was for It Before He Was Against It

By Liz Wolgemuth - The Inside Job - September 19, 2008

Rick Davis headed Fannie Mae lobby and said people wanted "into houses cheap." more >>

Who Were Abramoff's Victims?

By Sam Dealey - Sam Dealey - September 4, 2008

The Indian tribes aren't among Abramoff's victims. more >>

Data Points: Sarah Palin's Lobbyist

Opinion - September 4, 2008

As mayor, Palin hired a lobbyist who secured $27 million for the small town of Wasilla, Alaska. more >>

The Scarlet Letter—L for Lobbyist

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - August 27, 2008

Lobbyists are people too. Some of them anyway. more >>

5 Foreign Governments Orion Strategies Has Represented

Opinion - August 18, 2008

Sen. John McCain's top foreign policy adviser's lobbying firm represents other countries than Georgia. more >>

The Devil Went Down to Georgia

By Sam Dealey - Sam Dealey - August 13, 2008

McCain's top foreign policy adviser was a Georgian lobbyist—so what? more >>

Critics Blast Wal-Mart for Lobbying Against Carbon-Offset Guidelines

By Maura Judkis - Fresh Greens - August 11, 2008

Despite its own green efforts, the company thinks the FTC should not define carbon offsets. more >>