At New Job, No Mention of Abramoff- February 23, 2006 David Funderburk , a former Republican House member from North Carolina and Reagan-appointed ambassador to Romania, has joined the Perennial Strategy Group, a lobbying and consulting firm.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402430_xml/~3/24... Record Sum Spent on Lobbying- February 16, 2006 It is February 2006, but the results of the lobbying disclosures for the first six months of 2005 are just in at PoliticalMoneyLine, the online organization that tracks lobbying and campaign money: A record $1,164,586,968 was spent on lobbying Congress and the executive branch during the first six months. That amounts to "$194 million in spending per month, almost $6.5 million a day, or more than $540,000 an hour in a twelve-hour day."http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402430_xml/~3/24... Lobbyist Leaves Mouse House for Own House- February 9, 2006 The well-connected and well-liked Walt Disney Co. lobbyist Mitch Rose is leaving the Mouse House this week to open his own shop, and he already has an enviable book of business.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402430_xml/~3/24... Sugar Producers Boost Their Lobbying Muscle- February 2, 2006 Although the farm bill doesn't expire until 2007, it's not too soon for the sugar lobby to start increasing its firepower.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402430_xml/~3/24... |