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         <title><![CDATA[Activists Gear Up for Fight]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Lately, Donna Crane hasn't been making it home early. The policy director of NARAL Pro-Choice America has been lobbying nonstop to ensure that the House does not slip anti-abortion language into its health care legislation, which the chamber is expected to vote on this weekend.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: About That Sale]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), who chairs a House subcommittee tasked with overseeing elections, recently expressed "serious concerns" with the sale of an electronic voting machine company to another manufacturer.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Groups Prepare for Insurance Hit  ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[These are fretful days for Stan Schuck. Like countless nonprofit business leaders nationwide, the president of the Philadelphia-area Main Line Chamber of Commerce is busy soothing a membership reeling from historically high unemployment and foreclosure rates, the prospect of higher taxes and less revenue in a prolonged down economy.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[As Vote Looms, Interest Groups Intensify Push]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The phones will be ringing more than usual in the offices of Democratic lawmakers this week, and radio and TV ads will flood the airwaves.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Coalition Battles Banking Lobby ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Watch out, banking lobbyists. Americans for Financial Reform believes it has your number.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Damage Control]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[As Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) continues his investigation into forged letters opposing the House climate change bill, few people have risen to defend Jack Bonner, founder of the grass-roots consulting firm where the falsified letters originated. But now Bonner has found an unusual ally — American University.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lobbyists Urge Frank to Delay ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[As the House Financial Services Committee begins its final push today in drafting legislation that will overhaul the banking system, lobbyists are scrambling to get Members of Congress to address specific provisions that would harm their clients' bottom lines.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers Host Radio Royalty Talks]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Hoping to break a deadlock over performance royalties, key lawmakers have summoned representatives from radio broadcasters and a musicians group to a negotiating session later this month at the Capitol.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mixed Agendas Divide Health Coalition Effort]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[In 2007, four groups representing small and big business, labor and senior citizens joined forces to promote the need to revamp the health care system.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_50/vested/40124-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Probe of Forged Letters Expands]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[With the battle over climate change legislation raging in the Senate, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is examining new information related to his investigation into forged letters sent this summer opposing the House cap-and-trade bill.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_50/vested/40121-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ethics Investigations Chill Fundraising]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A recent leak that an ethics panel is investigating seven defense appropriators is expected to shut down Members' fundraising prospects from the industry, which is typically a reliable source of campaign cash for their re-election campaigns.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Coalition on the Charge]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[An unusual array of small-business trade associations are joining together to fight for additional support to help unfreeze credit markets for small companies. Nearly 30 groups, including the American Apparel &amp; Footwear Association, Associated General Contractors of America, International Franchise Association, and Marine Retailers Association of America have formed the Small Business Access to Credit Coalition.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_50/kfiles/40119-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Witnesses Doing Damage Control Over Forged Letters to Congress]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[As the climate change debate continues to rage in the Senate, the House Energy Independence and Global Warming Committee held a hearing Thursday on its investigation into forged letters sent this summer opposing the House cap-and-trade bill.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40052-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Medical Device Group Makes Last-Minute Push]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Medical Device Manufacturers Association has launched a radio and print ad campaign aimed at prodding Congress to drop fees proposed for medical devices as part of the health care overhaul effort.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_49/vested/40040-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lobby League Pressures White House on Advisory Boards]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[American League of Lobbyists President David Wenhold wrote a letter Wednesday to President Barack Obama pushing back against the recent announcement by White House Ethics Adviser Norm Eisen that lobbyists would no longer be welcome on federal advisory boards. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40027-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Blog Stirs Controversy on Hill, K Street With Quotes From Senate Aide]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A blog post reporting comments made by a senior Republican staffer on the Senate Judiciary Committee is creating a firestorm on K Street and Capitol Hill. The staffer, according to the blog, criticized earlier attempts at passing patent reform and took the high-tech industry to task for trying to buy its way into passing legislation.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40022-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Health Insurers Attack Public Option, Cuts]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The health insurance industry, which had been taking a relatively tempered approach to health care legislation, has stepped up its opposition to the overhaul efforts as it has become clear that the final product will not be to its liking.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[PMA Group Refugees Reel In Former Clients]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Not yet a year since the lobbying shop PMA Group abruptly shut its doors, castaways from Paul Magliocchetti's once-vast appropriations empire are continuing to divvy up his former clients among themselves. And they appear to be generating a handsome profit.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_48/vested/39973-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tech Interests Go on Hiring Spree in D.C]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[While much of Washington, D.C., has been focused solely on health care reform, the technology industry has been quietly undergoing a massive shuffling of the decks on the personnel front.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Law and Order]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[For all the stigma of scandal and lawlessness in lobby land, an indictment is actually rare, especially when one of the charges is failure to register for a foreign client. But on Tuesday the Justice Department announced charges against Robert Cabelly of C/R International for his alleged work for the government of Sudan.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_48/kfiles/39971-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Republicans Slam AARP on Health Care Reform]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A group of House Republicans is questioning AARP's support of the Democrats' health care overhaul efforts, saying the reform plan could prove costly to seniors enrolled in the Medicare Advantage program.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/39907-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[White House Invites Chamber, NFIB to Obama Event ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Amid reports the White House is trying to marginalize the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, officials have invited chamber members to the White House on Thursday to hear remarks by President Barack Obama.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Podesta Bash Lures High-Profile Democrats]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A parade of women and men wearing cherry red loafers and berry pumps converged at the National Museum of Women in the Arts on Friday night, all in the name of Democratic powerbroker Tony Podesta's 65th birthday. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Appropriations Shops Restructure Their Business Models]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Lobbying firms that once specialized in securing earmarks for their clients appear to be weathering both the economic downturn and public outrage over the "Bridge to Nowhere" and other pet projects that have been cast as a misuse of federal tax dollars.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_46/vested/39871-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Return to Hill Isn't Cheap]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[After years of living in a Republican world, most Democrats on K Street are cashing in on the new political reality.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_46/vested/39868-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Debbie Dingell Motors to New Group]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Debbie Dingell, the wife of Energy and Commerce Chairman Emeritus John Dingell (D-Mich.), has been hired by the American Automotive Policy Council, a new coalition of domestic automakers Ford Motor Co., the Chrysler Group and General Motors Corp.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/39860-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Young Firms Hit K Street Scene]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[As computer-savvy Americans have grown accustomed to routinely checking their Facebook pages, this year the online social-networking venture decided to give serious face time to Members of Congress and their staffs.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_46/vested/39859-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[What's in Banks' Wallets? Less for Lobbying]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[While the recession has not made much of a dent in the lobbying budgets of many companies, particularly those trying to influence health care and energy legislation, the beleaguered banking and financial services sector has been more restrained in its spending.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_46/vested/39858-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Partying for Podesta]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Democratic power broker Tony Podesta was scheduled to celebrate his 65th birthday in style with a "red shoe" fete at the National Museum of Women in the Arts on Friday night. Riffing off of Podesta's penchant for wearing red loafers, the party invite billed the event as "A Red Shoe Affair." Guests were encouraged to "glamour up and join us to celebrate" — red shoes optional.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_46/kfiles/39857-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard Leaves Patent Coalition]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Tech giant Hewlett-Packard has dropped out of the Coalition for Patent Fairness, according to sources.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/39819-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Zerzan's Out]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[As the lobbying battle over the financial services regulatory overhaul kicks into high gear, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association is out a top lobbyist for its Washington, D.C., office. Greg Zerzan, head of public policy for the trade group since 2006, is no longer with ISDA. The decision was mutual, according to an ISDA spokeswoman.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_45/kfiles/39777-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Big Business Opens Up Deep Wallets to Sway Bills]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Locked in a bitter legislative battle, package delivery giants FedEx and United Parcel Service this summer decided the way to woo lawmakers was to ramp up their lobbying budgets.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_44/vested/39724-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: On Second Thought]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.), who made his initial fortune during the Internet boom a decade ago, is now backing away from an anti-net-neutrality letter that he signed last week.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_44/kfiles/39721-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Defrauded Credit Unions Want Their Money Back]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[More than a dozen credit unions are launching a lobbying offensive against Fannie Mae, asking Congress to cut off funds to the government-sponsored enterprise until $125 million in stolen mortgages is returned.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_44/vested/39720-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Spending on Health Lobbying Jumps in Third Quarter of Year]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Just as Democrats stepped up their rhetoric this summer against the health insurance industry, the sector's lead association increased the amount it spent on federal lobbying.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_44/vested/39718-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Chamber Discloses a Record Lobby Sum]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which on Monday found itself the target of a hoax by climate change advocates, reported spending a record amount on federal lobbying in the third quarter of this year.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_43/vested/39660-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Rangel Is Tops With K Street Bundlers]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Embattled House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) was the top recipient of bundled campaign contributions from lobbyists during the third fundraising quarter of this year, new reports show. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/39656-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Yes Men Behind Chamber Hoax]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Three activist groups are taking credit for a hoax Chamber of Commerce press release and press conference at the National Press Club saying that the business trade group had changed its position on climate change.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/39636-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[U.S. Chamber Reports Record Spending on Lobbying]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Chamber of Commerce shelled out a record $34.7 million for federal lobbying in the third quarter of this year as the powerful business group sought to influence a wide gamut of issues from health care to legislation involving pythons.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/39633-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Chamber Hoax Remains a Mystery]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[No one is claiming responsibility for a hoax press release claiming that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce had changed its position on climate change legislation.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/39629-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Groups' Brawl Heads to Congress]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A long-standing battle over payday lender regulations is moving to Capitol Hill, with the Consumers Rights League trying to use recently enacted lobbying reforms against the anti-predatory lender group Center for Responsible Lending.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_42/vested/39607-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Netflix Heads to the Hill]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[After persuading Americans to look in their mailboxes rather than the local video store, online DVD distributor Netflix Inc. is fast discovering that its next business move requires a Washington, D.C., presence to do battle with Internet service providers and other industry foes.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_42/vested/39603-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[A Royal Feud: To Pay or Not to Pay for Radio Play]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Musicians and broadcasters are gearing up for the next step in their high-pitched battle over royalties now that Senate and House committees have approved bills that would force radio stations to pay performers for playing their songs.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Bundles of Joy]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Lobbyists and political action committees delivered more than $330,000 worth of bundled campaign contributions to House Members during the third fundraising quarter this year, according to Federal Election Commission disclosures filed last week.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_42/kfiles/39593-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Industries Launch Defensive]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The day after the Senate Finance Committee approved its massive health care legislation, Jody Dietel, an executive with WageWorks, a California-based benefits management company, flew to the nation's capital to do damage control.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_41/vested/39518-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Chamber Defections Cast Shadow Over Latest Effort]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[As the U.S. Chamber of Commerce rolled out its multimillion-dollar Campaign for Free Enterprise on Wednesday with all the pomp and circumstance of a political campaign rally, the business group was still dogged by questions surrounding its position on climate change legislation.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_41/vested/39517-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Witnesses Named for Hearing on Forged Letters]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the Energy Independence and Global Warming Committee and a co-author of the cap-and-trade bill, named the four witnesses that will testify at an investigative hearing Thursday morning on forged letters sent to Congress on behalf of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/39493-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[U.S. Chamber Kicks Off Jobs Campaign]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched its multimillion-dollar Campaign for Free Enterprise on Wednesday with the goal of creating 20 million jobs over the next decade.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/39488-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Generics Seek New Prescription for Influence]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The generic drug industry, outmanned and outspent on the lobbying front compared to its name-brand counterparts, has been struggling to be heard on Capitol Hill throughout the health care debate.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Insurance Industry Sparks a Brawl]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[After months of holding its fire, the insurance industry is moving to aggressively push back against health care legislation moving forward in the Senate.]]></description>
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