Word: capitols
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Picture a white-sand beach swept by a balmy breeze with nothing more pressing than whether to read a novel or visit a sugar plantation in old Barbados. The stuff of romance, yes. But in the Capitol, it is the essence of lobbying. Lobbying mixes people of the same interests and temperament, adds good food, fine wine and the occasional getaway -- and also produces relationships. And just because one of the companions always picks up the tab doesn't make the liaisons meaningless. Indeed, in most cases, the links are all too serious...
...than $20. During the debate, members couched their feelings about the pending deprivation in high-minded terms. However, Bennett Johnston of Louisiana couldn't help whining that he wouldn't even be able to attend the annual opera ball in New Orleans if the new rules prevailed. In the Capitol, TicketMaster is an alien concept, as is advance-purchase-Saturday-night-stayover airline reservations. And paying for dinner...
...ingenious minds of the Capitol will not stand by while the greatest deliberative body in the world becomes a lump of couch potatoes. Already a large loophole in the Senate version permits gifts motivated by friendship. The proper sincerity attending these presents will be defined by the Senate Ethics Committee. Watch out for a tautological modification of the old Capitol proverb: If you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog -- or bring a gift...
...most powerful lobbies on Capitol Hill taking big hits. Even though PAC dominance never matched public conceptions, for years, such large groups as the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the tobacco lobby possessed enough political clout to stimy any legislative attack against them...
...Lunch with Michigan Democratic Congressman Bob Carr, chairman of the Appropriations Transportation Subcommittee, in the members' dining room at the Capitol...