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Lobbying & Influence

K Street’s Campaigns of the Decade

While the ongoing health care debate and this year’s $787 billion stimulus package are putting downtown influence peddlers in high cotton, the first nine years of the decade also provided no shortage of work, intrigue and headaches for K Street. From massive fights over free-trade bills to an expansion of Medicare to earmark reforms, it has been a full decade for lobbyists since the new millennium arrived almost 10 years ago.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.
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30 Hill Aides to Know

30 Hill Aides to Know

The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

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