Read more Washington lobbyists stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/23580/washington-lobbyists.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:08:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67592/health-care-reform-holds-bonanza-for-insurers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRegardless of how health-care reform eventually shakes out, one industry will likely reap a windfall: health insurance companies, reports the Los Angeles Times . All the leading overhaul proposals would require all citizens to have health insurance, which would guarantee tens of millions of new customers. "It's a bonanza," said a...http://www.newser.com/story/67592/health-care-reform-holds-bonanza-for-insurers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 4:24:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66039/msnbc-will-id-analyst-as-pr-exec.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrom now on MSNBC will alert viewers that commentator Richard Wolffe also serves another boss—a high-powered Washington public relations and lobbying firm, where he works as a strategist. Executives made the decision following complaints that Wolffe may have pushed agendas for his clients under the guise of being an...http://www.newser.com/story/66039/msnbc-will-id-analyst-as-pr-exec.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 8:03:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56762/lawyers-rush-in-to-grab-work-from-lobbyists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama White House may have toughened rules on lobbyists, but the bonanza of new spending and regulation ushered in by the new administration has created a gold rush of lobbying opportunities, nonetheless, and law firms are horning in on the action, Politico reports. Staffing up with experts who provide...http://www.newser.com/story/56762/lawyers-rush-in-to-grab-work-from-lobbyists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Apr 2009 10:02:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53230/obamas-lobbyist-ban-haunting-him.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s campaign pledge to run a lobbyist-free White House is coming back to haunt him, writes Jonathan Martin in Politico. The problem is that there’s an army of Democratic specialists in hard-to-master policy areas who worked as lobbyists during the Bush administration—and they're all off-limits. “This town is...http://www.newser.com/story/53230/obamas-lobbyist-ban-haunting-him.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Mar 2009 8:15:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52820/gop-launches-offensive-on-pro-union-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRepublican lobbyists are swarming Capitol Hill this week, launching the battle over the pro-union Employee Free Choice Act—a fight one Chamber of Commerce exec describes as "Armageddon." Legions of GOP operatives are being enlisted to spend tens of millions of dollars offered by large corporations like Wal-Mart, Politico reports,...http://www.newser.com/story/52820/gop-launches-offensive-on-pro-union-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Mar 2009 14:28:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49837/in-daschles-dc-money-doesnt-talk-it-swears.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s not your parents’ Washington anymore. DC used to be a cultural and social backwater, but no longer, writes Norman Ornstein for the New Republic . The “sheer amount of money sloshing around” the capital destroyed Tom Daschle's bid to head HHS nominee; he got "caught up in a system that...http://www.newser.com/story/49837/in-daschles-dc-money-doesnt-talk-it-swears.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 15:15:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48857/bailout-bucks-go-to-lobbyists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA surprising number of firms that reaped billions in bailout funds from the government have been spending big to lobby the government for more, the New York Times reports. Citigroup, General Motors, and at least seven others have paid lobbyists millions since October. Some recipients actually increased the amount they...http://www.newser.com/story/48857/bailout-bucks-go-to-lobbyists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 24 Jan 2009 6:59:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37799/campaign-skirts-obama-lobbyist-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama has built his campaign on being a Washington outsider, and won’t accept contributions from registered federal lobbyists. But Obama’s candidacy is far from untouched by special-interest cash, Matthew Cooper writes in Portfolio . The wives of more than 20 Washington lobbyists have donated to the Democrat, who also accepts...http://www.newser.com/story/37799/campaign-skirts-obama-lobbyist-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Sep 2008 15:18:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27982/cutting-lobby-ties-is-messy-business.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain is at war with his own staff to save his image as a crusader against special interests, the New York Times reports. Five aides have been sent packing, and new rules promulgated to rout out any further conflicts. But with many staffers who made their living as lobbyists,...http://www.newser.com/story/27982/cutting-lobby-ties-is-messy-business.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 May 2008 10:44:09 CDT