Lobbyist Reactions to Obama Victory


	Lobbyist Reactions to Obama Victory

Andrew Gillies

11-5-2008 10:02 AM

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Roll Call's Kate Ackley reports on reactions from Washington's advocacy industry. A notable: Dan Mica, a former congressman who now runs the National Credit Union Association. “They’re talking about having complete and total transparency in advocacy," he says, "That’s tremendous."

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