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K Street Mounts Campaign to Sway Obama Speech

By Kate Ackley
Roll Call Staff
Jan. 26, 2010, Midnight

Lobbyists and representatives for interest groups are engaging in last-minute conference calls and meetings with White House officials hoping to sway what President Barack Obama says to Congress and the nation during his State of the Union address Wednesday night.

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