Word: lobbyist
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...last year, Lewinsky was not having much fun with her Pentagon job. "She wasn't too thrilled with it," says a former co-worker. Bacon describes her as "competent" but says he urged her last year to begin looking for some other work. Vernon Jordan, the lobbyist who is a close confidant of the President's, passed her name along to Revlon in New York City. She was hired for a public relations job, an offer rescinded last week when the scandal broke--and Lewinsky got a graduate degree in American politics...
...their gridders. In fact, according to a survey, those in favor now outweigh those opposed 55% to 38%. Of course, before the project can start, Denver's city council must permit the Broncos to break their lease on existing Mile High Stadium. To smooth the way, a team lobbyist has been offering Super Bowl tickets to the 13 council members at the nearly impossible to get face-value price of $275, way below the going street rate of $1,000 plus. Last week several members of Denver's ruling body did not seem unwilling to avail themselves of some bargain...
...gridders. In fact, according to a survey, those in favor now outweigh those opposed 55 percent to 38 percent. Of course, before the project can start, Denver?s city council must permit the Broncos to break their lease on existing Mile High Stadium. To smooth the way, a team lobbyist has been offering Super Bowl tickets to the 13 council members at the nearly impossible to get face-value price of $275, way below the going street rate of $1,000 plus. Last week several members of Denver?s ruling body did not seem unwilling to avail themselves of some...
Robert Walker, former chair of the House Science Committee and president of the Wexler Group--a Washington based lobbyist firm--said that fuel cells have a bright future, but are marred by high costs today...
...Though she officially has until December 2 to decide, Reno is said to be about to close the matter before Thanksgiving, opting also to drop a probe into whether former Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary solicited a charitable contribution from a lobbyist in return for a meeting...