Word: lobbyist
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...full 63 percent of those surveyed said it wasinappropriate for Weld's campaign chair PeterBerlandi to raise money for the governor whileserving as a State House lobbyist for BechtelCorp., which is co-managing the CentralArtery/Third Harbor Tunnel project...
...Public Affairs, Inc. (tobacco/spirits lobbyist...
Despite the string of congressional scandals, longtime observers of the Legislative Branch insist it is far cleaner now than in the 1950s and '60s, when special interests fished for congressional votes with envelopes of cash. "It was a common practice in those days for a lobbyist to come to a member of Congress and hand him an envelope and say, 'Here, this is for your campaign,' says former Representative Rod Chandler, a Washington Republican. "It was a nod-and-a-wink thing. 'If you use it on your campaign, fine. If not, that's up to you.' Nothing even approaching...
...sign an affidavit saying the President had never offered jobs in return for silence about his alleged trysts as Governor. Wright is also a prime source for reporters looking for dirt on Clinton's pesky accusers. But her expertise in Clinton arcana is costing her too. Friends say her lobbyist's salary won't cover the hefty legal fees already incurred complying with an expected subpoena from Whitewater prosecutor Robert Fiske...
...them modest premiums, then "cherry pick" the people within that group who pose high health risks and either raise their policy costs or deny them coverage. The result is so unfair that 40 states have restricted or prohibited the practice. "What you end up with," says Henry Bachofer, chief lobbyist for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, "is that people with very high risk can't afford their premiums...