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... lobbyists because they spent so much of their time waiting in lobbies. Of course, merely loitering in a lobby does not make one a lobbyist; there must be a particular reason for such action. Lester Milbrath has offered a more precise ...
... lobbyists because they spent so much of their time waiting in lobbies. Of course, merely loitering in a lobby does not make one a lobbyist; there must be a particular reason for such action. Lester Milbrath has offered a more precise ...
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... lobbyists are involved in it. Any group interested in influencing national policymaking — and that includes almost everyone — either hires Washington lobbyists or sends its own. Washington lobbyists can be a formidable group. Lobbyists ...
... lobbyists are involved in it. Any group interested in influencing national policymaking — and that includes almost everyone — either hires Washington lobbyists or sends its own. Washington lobbyists can be a formidable group. Lobbyists ...
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... lobbyists a bad name, no doubt often deserved. But lobbyists have a job to do — namely, to represent the interests of their organizations. Lobbyists, some of them former members of Congress, can provide legislators with crucial ...
... lobbyists a bad name, no doubt often deserved. But lobbyists have a job to do — namely, to represent the interests of their organizations. Lobbyists, some of them former members of Congress, can provide legislators with crucial ...
Contents
Two Central Questions for Governing | 5 |
The Scope of Government in America | 15 |
O THE CONSTITUTION | 22 |
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