How to Get Around Lobbying Rules at the Conventions


	How to Get Around Lobbying Rules at the Conventions

Brian Wingfield

8-12-2008 10:45 PM

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Brian Wingfield says:

There's still plenty of ways to schmooze, and it appears the House and Senate are treating the new ethics guidelines differently...

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