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Giving Till It Hurts

Lobbyist-Donors Are More Careful These Days, but Just as Generous

By Kate Ackley
Roll Call Staff
July 24, 2006, Midnight

An elite K Street corps of top political donors, undeterred by Justice Department investigations into campaign contributions by lobbyists, has given generously so far during this election cycle.

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