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The Rose Garden: Lobbyists Feel a Chilly Breeze From White House

By Keith Koffler
Roll Call Staff
Jan. 26, 2009, Midnight

President Barack Obama’s new rules restricting the employment of lobbyists are viewed by many on K Street as effectively a ban, with both the spirit and the letter of the order making it nearly impossible for lobbyists who would take senior positions in government to enter public service.

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February 8, 2012

Rep. Frank Pallone waits Feb. 8 for the start of a news conference to introduce legislation to keep arsenic and lead out of fruit juices.

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