Lobbyists, Lawmakers And The Bonding Process.

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February 25, 2008
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The Article below, by Ken Dilanian, USA TODAY, is eye opening and worth the read.

WASHINGTON — The quiet, tree-lined 400 block of New Jersey Avenue, with its expanse of Victorian houses in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol, resembles many residential streets in this part of Washington.
Look closer during the cocktail hour while Congress is in session. Well-coiffed men and women mill about behind the grand windows, glasses in hand. Stand on the sidewalk, and you're bound to bump into a lawmaker.
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Real estate records explain. One newly renovated house is owned by UPS, the global shipping company. Another belongs to Patton Boggs, the city's top-grossing lobbying firm. There's former Texas congressman-turned-lobbyist Jack Fields' place. Down the way is lobbyist Tim Rupli, who moved in about a year ago.
On the same block are houses owned by Jacobs Engineering, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Bartlett, Bendall & Kadesh firm and lobbyist John Winburn.
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