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Ms. Weymouth should have brought Governor Sanford in so he could have done a better job.

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

Post publisher apologizes for paid dinner plan
The Associated Press
Sunday, July 5, 2009; 6:59 AM
WASHINGTON — The Washington Post’s publisher apologized to readers Sunday for a plan to charge business leaders and lobbyists for intimate dinner discussions with government officials and the newspaper’s journalists.
A flier surfaced last week promoting a plan to charge $25,000 to sponsor […]

Posted in Business, Newspapers, Sleaze, Lobbyists |

Most people liked his Spring, ‘03 look–Chickenhawk in the Straw.

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

The Sunday Times

July 13, 2008

President George W Bush lobbyist in ‘cash for access’ row

Daniel Foggo
A lobbyist with close ties to the White House is offering access to key figures in George W Bush’s administration in return for six-figure donations to the private library being set up to commemorate Bush’s presidency.Stephen Payne, who claims to have […]

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The Other White Meat!

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

ABC News
Ex-House Speaker Hastert Finds New Home
Former House Majority Leader Will Now Work for DC Lobbying Firm
By JUSTIN ROOD
June 3, 2008—
Former House Majority Leader Dennis Hastert settled in yesterday to new digs in the Washington, D.C. offices of Dickstein Shapiro, a law/lobby firm.
Hastert was said to have been the longest-serving Republican House Majority Leader in […]

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As can be seen by an 16-month-old New York Times article, it’s nothing new, folks.

Monday, May 19th, 2008

The Australian
John McCain advisers going down like flies over lobbying ties
Geoff Elliott | May 20, 2008
JOHN McCain has stitched together a whirlwind campaign for president after overcoming steep odds to win the nomination for the Republican Party, but many senior staffers are falling like flies thanks to their ties with lobbyists.
Yesterday, his fifth campaign staffer […]

Posted in John S. McCain III, Movies, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Sleaze, Lobbyists |

If Fred Thompson is a “Beltway Outsider”…

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Dick ‘n W are spokesmen for the World Wildlife Foundation.
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Fred Thompson defends his lobbying past
By ERIK SCHELZIG, Associated Press WriterTue Jun 26, 5:41 PM ET
Fred Thompson, a likely Republican presidential candidate, on Tuesday defended his work as a Washington lobbyist, telling The Associated Press that lobbying is an important part of life because “government’s […]

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