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PG&E lobbyist hit with largest fine in state history

2014-02-11 09:49:38| Energy - Topix.net

California's political watchdog agency on Monday levied the largest lobbying fine in its history against a firm that violated campaign contribution laws, mostly related to parties thrown for dozens of state lawmakers and other elected officials.

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City Hall's worst kept secret: Is lobbyist dead paralegal's long-time lover?

2013-10-02 12:28:21| Chemicals - Topix.net

City Hall's plugged-in staffers and power brokers have been gossiping since late August about a Philadelphia magazine story detailing the life and death of a 26-year-old paralegal, Julia Papazian Law.

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Lobbyist faces sex solicitation charge

2013-09-20 08:25:58| Telecom - Topix.net

A top D.C. lobbyist for Alcatel-Lucent, a major supplier of telecommunications equipment, was arrested for soliciting sex from a minor using the Internet, according to police.

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Conservative Lobbyist Derails Bipartisan 'Science Laureate' Bill

2013-09-19 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: No one who's been paying attention for, say, the last few decades, needs to be reminded of how extremely polarized Washington is. So it's usually good news when Democrats and Republicans can come together on an issue, as they did recently to support the idea of creating the new honorary position of "Science Laureate of the United States." We have had poet laureates and they seem to have worked out well to promote poetry to the masses, haven't they (though I bet you can't name the current one....

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