Obama Bashes, Courts K Street

Senator Now Seeks Lobbyists

By Tory Newmyer
Roll Call Staff

Oct. 18, 2007, 12 a.m.

Even as Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has intensified his attacks on Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) for her ties to K Street, he has been reaching out to lobbyists to provide volunteer manpower in early primary states.

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