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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Bonham Jumping to Steptoe &amp; Johnson]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The law firm Steptoe &amp; Johnson didn't have much of a lobbying presence until the end of 2006, when it recruited a dozen-member team from Collier Shannon Scott. The firm's lobbying binge hasn't stopped.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: The Fog of Bailouts]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[If there's one thing certain about the embattled economic bailout plan, it's that lobbyists pushing for the proposal are operating in an environment of chaos and confusion.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Lobbyists Exorcised Over Bailout Plan]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[As Congress and administration officials scramble to come up with a plan to salvage the ailing financial world, lobbyists for banks and other financial services firms are gearing up for an unprecedented week of 24/7 activity. Already, lobbyists, not surprisingly, have found proposals to pick apart.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_37/kfiles/28577-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: A New Miner]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Harold Quinn, the National Mining Association's chief legal counsel and senior vice president, is taking over as president and chief executive officer of the association. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_31/kfiles/28239-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Back on the Home Front]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[While much of official Washington  K Street included  has decamped to the Republican National Convention in the Twin Cities, plenty of lobbyists are back in D.C. with the office to themselves.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_27/kfiles/27982-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[A Lobbyist Does Double Duty While in St. Paul ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[David Norcross' convention experience is unlike that of almost any other lobbyist.He is not here in the Twin Cities to shepherd clients. He's not here to play host at private functions. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Party Vetters Say Questions Never End ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[For the past several months, ethics lawyers have faced a flurry of queries as companies, lobbyists and nonprofits have grappled with the new ethics rules ahead of the national conventions. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_27/vested/27980-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Trade Advocates Find Friendly Turf]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[With the free-trade agenda stalled on Capitol Hill, the Consumer Electronics Association decided to hit the road and roll up in a campaign-style bus at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday. As part of the group's effort to pass several free-trade agreements, CEA held a news conference overlooking St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_26/vested/27917-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Log Cabin Republicans Vote to Support McCain]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[At the 2000 Republican convention in Philadelphia, gay Republicans were buoyant, holding several major events for the first time ever at a GOP convention. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_26/vested/27915-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Palin's Peeps]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) may have relied on contract lobbyists as mayor, but as governor, she's taken a different tack, primarily using longtime Alaska state lobbyist John Katz to get business done in Washington.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_26/kfiles/27914-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Way Beyond the Beltway]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[If you thought the trek from D.C. to Minneapolis-St. Paul was a long one, one "delegation" came all the way from Georgia.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_25/kfiles/27857-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lobbyists Pushing for Storm Relief]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Lobbyists with ties to the Gulf states are doing double duty this week in Minnesota, working their typical convention contacts but also paying close attention to Hurricane Gustav back home. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_25/vested/27855-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Partying With Gustav: Less Than Conventional ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Long before it made landfall in the U.S., Hurricane Gustav already was having an effect on the party scene at the Republican National Convention in Minnesota.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_25/vested/27854-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Wither (Hunter) Biden?]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[It didn't take long for Hunter Biden, the son of vice presidential candidate Joe Biden, to come under the spotlight for his lobbying career.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_24/kfiles/27793-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Convention Offers a Chance to Shine ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[At national conventions, parties go hand in hand with choosing a presidential candidate. And those soirees are usually underwritten by corporate America.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_24/vested/27790-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Czars Of Influence in St. Paul]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[With Republicans infiltrating blue-state territory for the Republican National Convention, many of Washington's most senior powerbrokers will be headed to the Land of 10,000 Lakes for the first time.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_24/vested/27788-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Going Fishin']]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The d้cor looked like something straight out of the redneck wing of the Republican Party. Instead, the camouflage posters and videos of snapping trout and big game being stalked by hunters was right smack in the middle of the Democratic National Convention.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_23/kfiles/27702-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Democrats Rally for Health Care Reform]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Service Employees International Union and health care advocacy group Families USA ramped up their lobbying efforts to get health care reform passed in the next administration's first 100 days at a forum held in Denver on Wednesday that included such speakers as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.).]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_23/vested/27700-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Trial Bar Shifts Its Weight Firmly Behind Obama]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The trial bar might not have the ballast of fellow lawyer and former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) on the podium this convention go-round, but they are still a powerful force for Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.).]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_23/vested/27695-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: A GOP Invasion?]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The rhetoric from the floor of the Democratic National Convention may be purely partisan, but leave it to the K Streeters here in Denver to bring about a little bi-partisan comity.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_22/kfiles/27637-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Wind, Solar and 'Clean Coal' Blow Into Denver]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Democrats, take note: The American Wind Energy Association has officially blown into the political arena. As the Democratic National Convention party scene kicked off Monday, the wind association took the city by storm, renting out the entire historic Wynkoop Brewery.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_22/vested/27630-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Delegates Know: Lobbyists Here to Stay ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Bashing lobbyists on the presidential campaign trail has been integral to both Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) and Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) political playbooks.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_22/vested/27629-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Standing Out Amid the Party Chorus]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Hosting an event during the political conventions is no minor investment for the corporations, lobbyists and interest groups behind these shindigs.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_21/vested/27566-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: The Windy City  This Week]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[While Chicago might be the full-time Windy City, Denver is borrowing the nickname.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_21/kfiles/27560-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Denver Lobbyists Follow Well-Oiled Career Path]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[In recent years, the lobbying landscape in the Mile High City has been transformed from a small band of aging good ol' cowboys to a sprawling network of young up-and-comers.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_21/vested/27558-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Union Dues]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The corporate-sponsored fetes with big-name celebrities may get all the buzz at the party conventions, but when it comes to the Democrats this week, it's the unions that seem to have it made.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_20/kfiles/27493-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Denver Firms Polish the Brass for VIP Visitors]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[While many ordinary Denverites have made plans to escape town this week for fear of traffic tie-ups and security snarls, companies that have deep roots in the Centennial State view the convention as the ultimate business opportunity. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_20/vested/27492-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Don't Look, but Lobbyists Abound]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Driver. Speech polisher. Surrogate.Not a typical day in the life of a K Street lobbyist.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_20/vested/27491-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Getting Interactive with Congress]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Just as Members of Congress and privacy advocates have stepped up their scrutiny of targeted online advertising, the industry's trade group is increasing its footprint in Washington, D.C.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_19/kfiles/27370-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Beyond the Beltway]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[McBee Strategic Consulting, which has been in growth mode in recent months, has expanded its business to California's tech-heavy Silicon Valley. The firm's new outpost there will focus less on lobbying work and more on advising venture capital investments in alternative energy companies.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_18/kfiles/27276-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: K Street Moves]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Anna-Maria Schneider, a former in-house lobbyist for Toyota Motor North America, is parking at the Volkswagen Group of America, where she will be director of industry-government relations. She also served as executive director of government relations for Mitsubishi Motors and as a director for intergovernmental affairs at Global USA.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_14/kfiles/27088-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bundling Rules a Comin']]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The wait may soon be over for Federal Election Commission rules requiring campaign committees to publicly disclose which lobbyists "bundled," or raised large amounts of money, for their campaign as part of the new lobbying and ethics law.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_13/vested/27044-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Doling out Greenbacks]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Just because the economy is down in the dumps didn't stop people from spreading the wealth on K Street. In fact, the second-quarter lobbying disclosure filings were rife with million-dollar spenders. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_13/kfiles/27042-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sheik Lobbying on Capitol Hill]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[It sounds like the setup for a joke: An Iraqi sheik, an American lobbyist and a collection of U.N. ambassadors walk into a Congressman's office.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_13/vested/27040-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Lobbying the Lobbyists]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[K Streeters are beginning to lose count of the number of times they've been summoned to meetings to discuss the dicey debate over a bill that would extend a package of popular tax credits. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_11/kfiles/26925-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Iranian Americans Feel the Love]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans may be just a year old, but it didn't take long for the group to learn the ways of Washington, D.C. In a move to secure cash for campaign contributions, the organization merged earlier this month with the Iranian American Political Action Committee. The marriage means that PAAIA now has about $35,000 next election cycle to promote its mission of community, influence and image building.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_9/kfiles/26834-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Extenders' Plight Sends K St. Into Funk]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The lobbying environment surrounding an extension of a long list of popular tax credits has become so politically charged and uncertain that K Streeters pushing the measure are doing something akin to hiding under their desks.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_9/vested/26833-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Disclosure Rules Eased]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The devil is always in the details. And for lobbyists who were expecting to have to publicly report in devilishly difficult detail every breakfast, briefing and conference they attended with lawmakers, life just got a little easier.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_9/vested/26832-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Change You Can Bank On?]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Change You Can Bank On? While all that anti-lobbyist hoopla from Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has caused something of a minor identity crisis on K Street, it turns out that the prospect of an Obama presidency has one firm seeing dollar signs.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_8/kfiles/26769-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Fighting Back]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A group of prominent union lawyers has registered, in no uncertain terms, its deep discontent with new lobby law guidelines set out by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_5/kfiles/26615-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Airlines Launch Speculative Strategy]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Skyrocketing gas prices combined with a flagging economy have left the airline industry flailing. And nobody knows this better than the Air Transport Association.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_5/vested/26613-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[One Duly Authorized Successor ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[When Cal Dooley takes over the reins of the American Chemistry Council this fall, he will become the first former Member of Congress to lead the $118 million-a-year organization. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_5/vested/26612-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: From Groceries to Chemicals]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[There's much movement afoot in the top slots at some of Washington's most prominent associations. In the latest switch, announced Wednesday, the American Chemistry Council tapped former Democratic Rep. Cal Dooley (Calif.) to lead its association.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_4/kfiles/26552-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Taking on the "Scarlet F"]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[It didn't take long before foreign companies with U.S. subsidiaries started trying to thwart a bill that would require them to register as foreign agents. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_1/kfiles/26401-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Docs, Seniors Press for Medicare Pay Fix]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[After spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on ad campaigns to pressure Republican Senators and mobilizing millions of senior citizens to call Congressional offices, there is no guarantee that either the American Medical Association or the AARP will get much bang for their buck when the Senate has its second vote on the so-called Medicare doctors' fix this week.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_1/vested/26400-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sowing Seeds of Victory]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Dressed in a dark pinstripe suit with a blue striped shirt and tie, John Boyd Jr. looks the part of Washington insider. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_1/vested/26399-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lobbyists Strike Hard Before Summer Torpor Sets In]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[With precious little time remaining on the legislative calendar, K Street is mobilizing this week to capitalize on the next five weeks before Congress heads full-scale into August recess and the campaign season.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_1/vested/26397-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[K Street Files: Panic Mode]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The new, dreaded lobbyist disclosure 203 forms have not yet been unveiled by the House or Senate, but that isn't stopping the cottage industry of ethics experts from holding pricey seminars on how to fill out those soon-to-come forms.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/53_156/kfiles/26146-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[A Resurgent Dogfight Over Tanker]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers and lobbyists are seizing on the recent firings of top Air Force officials and a new highly critical Government Accountability Office report to steer a multibillion-dollar tanker aircraft contract to the Pentagon's largest weapons builder, Boeing Co.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/53_156/vested/26145-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Blue Dogs' Bite Gets Stronger]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Blue Dogs get ready: The ranks of obsequious lobbyists looking to curry favor  and contribute to your war chest  is set to explode.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/53_156/vested/26144-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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