The circular came as a surprise to those lobbying for or against foreign investment in retail.
There was little if any of the typical Wall Street lobbying against this particular rule.
Government attempts to steer the diffusion of capital are undermined by lobbying and rent-seeking.
Over the last 25 years company executives have made about 600 lobbying trips to Washington.
The lobbying efforts will be fueled by a powerful sense of victimhood that already is evident.
The hedge fund industry hired more than 20 lobbying firms -- corporate Republicans and corporate Democrats.
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Spain is lobbying hard for its banks to be able to access the fund directly.
Wall Street's main lobbying group, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, backed that view.
They have spent millions in lobbying dollars to gut already watered down Dodd-Frank provisions.
According to the Journal, President Bill Clinton has been lobbying on behalf of U.S. interests.
At Florida's Capitol building in Tallahassee, the lobbying in favor of expansion was intense.
Morris has been lobbying successive governments for years for a change in the law.
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This entire story amounts to campaign lobbying for Steve Jobs to be awarded a Knighthood.
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And, says Litan, the lobbying has been effective because housing is a huge issue.
The IT companies are more sophisticated at lobbying than most people have given them credit for.
This was about an effort by McCain to create a bipartisan group to discuss lobbying reform.
And the states have been lobbying to make education withdrawals free from federal tax, too.
U.S. and other foreign companies are lobbying against the rules, saying they conflict with free-trade norms.
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates have begun lobbying their fellow billionaires to donate more to charity.
If we all start lobbying for simplicity in health care, perhaps we can make a difference.
Blackwill is in charge of the lobbying account, according to documents obtained by CNN.
The outlines of the lobbying campaign were first reported by the news blog Iraqslogger.com.
WPP's firms compete intensely with one another, at everything from lobbying in Washington, D.
But Baron worked smarter, lobbying senators who blocked the provision--which helped to crush the entire legislation.
Volcker said that bank lobbying had made the legislation more complex, rather than dilute it.
Donny Allred, the local county judge, is lobbying to lure the power lines to Amarillo.
"If it's really close, you would expect to see massive lobbying campaigns, " Alexander said.
Passage of the reforms is currently in doubt following a strong lobbying effort by Sallie.
Across Washington, corporations and trade associations are increasing the number of Democrats on their lobbying rosters.
Meanwhile, since 1998 Koch Industries has spent more than fifty million dollars on lobbying.
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