Word: lobbyist
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...lawyer E. Robert Wallach and, in Wright's case, oilmen and investors in the Speaker's home state of Texas. And though the personalities of the genial California-bred Attorney General and the peppery Texas Speaker differ, they are alike in one way. Says Ted Van Dyk, a Washington lobbyist who knows the two: "Both apparently wear blinders" that prevent them from seeing appearances of impropriety in their actions...
Arline lsaacson, lobbyist for the Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian political Caucus, said, "We are hoping we won't face...[asking] senators to take a vote which they view as a challenge to their [Senate] leadership...
Shattuck, Harvard's chief lobbyist, called on Congress to specify that no military or paramilitary operations could be conducted without congressional approval. He said that more efforts must be directed to creating "a constitutional framework for national security authority...
...lobbyist praised day care in corporations, but added, "We're just suggesting that it ought not to be mandated by state...
...What they did was find that MIT violated the law, yet they refused to make explicit that it was flagrant," said tenant lobbyist Michael H. Turk. "Criminal sanctions should be applied to this white-collar crime," he said. "We're back to the battle of the houses. What still remains is restoring those houses, which is essential...