Read more lobbyist stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4924/lobbyist.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:40:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73382/soda-tax-threat-a-boon-for-food-lobbyists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCapitol Hill’s flirtation with a national excise tax on sugary drinks has been good for someone: food lobbyists. Soda makers, supermarkets, and fast-food restaurants have spent more than $24 million fighting the tax, the Huffington Post reports. “We are reacting to the situation we find ourselves in," says an exec...http://www.newser.com/story/73382/soda-tax-threat-a-boon-for-food-lobbyists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 12:25:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71064/apple-quits-us-chamber-slams-climate-stance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagApple has joined a growing list of companies to ditch the US Chamber of Commerce over its skeptical view of climate change. “We strongly object to the Chamber’s recent comments” calling for a “Scopes Monkey Trial for the 21st century” to expose climate change fallacies, says a company statement. Big...http://www.newser.com/story/71064/apple-quits-us-chamber-slams-climate-stance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 11:31:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70808/health-bill-author-baucus-reaps-15m-from-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt's no secret that Capitol Hill is awash in money from the health-care industry but the amounts involved are far larger than many realize, according to a new report from a watchdog group. The Sunlight Foundation found that many senators—especially Montana Democrat Max Baucus, chair of the Senate Finance...http://www.newser.com/story/70808/health-bill-author-baucus-reaps-15m-from-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 3:21:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69021/calif-pol-quits-after-boast-of-spanking-sex-with-lobbyist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome lobbyists will apparently do anything for work. A California assemblyman and family-values crusader has quit after boasting about spanking sex with a utility company lobbyist and "hot" sex with another. He went into graphic detail over a broadcast mike he didn't realize was live, reports the Los Angeles Times...http://www.newser.com/story/69021/calif-pol-quits-after-boast-of-spanking-sex-with-lobbyist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 2:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67609/under-obama-its-the-summer-of-the-lobbyist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama the candidate railed against lobbyists' influence—but under his administration, the Washington movers and shakers are flourishing. With health care reform, the environment, and the economy in focus all at once, it’s the “Summer of the Lobbyist,” writes Manuel Roig-Franzia in the Washington Post . At the center of...http://www.newser.com/story/67609/under-obama-its-the-summer-of-the-lobbyist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 12:45:07 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/65680/anti-earmark-rep-scores-earmark-for-blimp-research.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRep. Pete Sessions is a vocal opponent of earmarks, but last year he scored one for a company that's not even in his district. Thanks to Sessions, $1.6 million for airship research went to a firm with no experience in either government contracting or blimp-making, Politico reports. Seems that...http://www.newser.com/story/65680/anti-earmark-rep-scores-earmark-for-blimp-research.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Jul 2009 12:21:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63527/post-not-the-only-paper-selling-access.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs they wipe the egg off their face, Washington Post executives are probably wondering why they got slammed so badly for selling access to Washington bigwigs and Post reporters at "salons" at the publisher's home. At least two other news organizations—the Wall Street Journal and the Economist— are doing...http://www.newser.com/story/63527/post-not-the-only-paper-selling-access.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Jul 2009 11:15:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63409/post-cancels-off-the-record-salons.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWashington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth today nixed the “salons” aimed to sell lobbyists access to off-the-record gatherings of administration officials, members of Congress, and Post journalists, the paper reports. “This should never have happened," said Weymouth. Fliers advertising the meetings "got out and weren't vetted. They didn't represent at all...http://www.newser.com/story/63409/post-cancels-off-the-record-salons.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Jul 2009 12:34:11 CDT