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A citizen’s right to lobby plays a tremendous role in politics. Yet today lobbying is big business known to have a revolving door with Congress. What is lobbying really about, and can it be fundamentally good?
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Honesty and Ethics Rating of Clergy Slides to New Low
http://www.gallup.com/poll/166298/honesty-ethics-rating-clergy-slides-new-low.aspx
"Americans' rating of the honesty and ethics of the clergy has fallen to 47%, the first time this rating has dropped below 50% since Gallup first asked about the clergy in 1977."
Seven in 10 Americans Say Lobbyists Have Too Much Power
http://www.gallup.com/video/147020/Seven-Americans-Say-Lobbyists-Power.aspx
"Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that out of a list of 10 U.S. entities, Americans are most likely to say lobbyists have too much power and are least likely to say the same about the military."
National Conference of State Legislatures
http://www.ncsl.org/research/ethics/lobbyist-regulation.aspx
Lobbyist Regulation
Measuring Rates of Return for Lobbying Expenditures: An Empirical Case Study of Tax Breaks for Multinational Corporations
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1375082
"In this paper we use audited corporate tax disclosures relating to a tax holiday on repatriated earnings created by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 to examine the return on lobbying."
Lobbying for the Greater Good
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/lobbying-for-the-greater-good/
"Earlier this month, scientists reported that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere had reached 400 parts per million."
For Hire: Lobbyists or the 99%
http://publicampaign.org/sites/default/files/ReportTaxDodgerLobbyingDec6.pdf
"Amidst a growing federal deficit and widespread economic insecurity for most Americans, some of the largest corporations in the country have avoided paying their fair share in taxes while spending millions to lobby Congress and influence elections."
So Who's a Lobbyist
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/27/opinion/so-whos-a-lobbyist.html?_r=0
Under the federal lobbying law, Newt Gingrich can legitimately claim that he is not a lobbyist.
Obama Transition announces rules for lobbyists in Transition
http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/obama_transition_announces_rules_for_lobbyists_in_transition/
During a briefing today at the Presidential Transition Team headquarters, Obama Transition Co-Chair John Podesta announced the strictest and most far reaching ethics rules of any transition team in history.
Obama slams lobbyists, then hires a lobbyist to help promote Obamacare
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/14/administration-changed-its-tune-hired-lobbying-fir/?page=all
"On the campaign trail, President Obama vowed that lobbyists would have no place in his administration, but his health care agency last month gave a half-million-dollar grant to a registered lobbying firm to help enroll people for Obamacare as Affordable Care Act "navigators."
W.H. to reverse part of lobbyist ban
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/lobbyist-ban-reversal-white-house-109951.html#.U-o9ap01lZY.twitter
"The White House is poised to reverse a key part of its ban on registered lobbyists serving in government."
Former White House lawyer defends Obama limits on lobbying, hints at possible changes
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/former-white-house-lawyer-defends-obama-limits-on-lobbying-hints-at-possible-changes/2014/03/23/c84e28da-aeb6-11e3-96dc-d6ea14c099f9_story.html
"Before Bob Bauer started his lunchtime speech at a recent conference, his host wanted to make absolutely certain that the former White House counsel knew his audience."
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In the first month of 2015, three separate high-ranking United States government officials made headlines after being publicly accused of accepting bribes. In September, one of them, the now ex-governor of Virginia, was convicted on these charges. So, where is the line between lobbying and bribery?
Definitions used By permission. From Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition ©2015 by Merriam-Webster Inc. (www.Merriam-Webster.com)
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Limits On Campaign Spending
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/government-elections-politics/big-sky-big-money/supreme-court-strikes-down-limits-on-campaign-spending/
"In a decision that all but ensures a greater role for wealthy donors in American politics, the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down restrictions on how much individual donors may contribute to candidates, political parties and political action committees."
Former Governor in Virginia Guilty in Bribery Case
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/05/us/bob-mcdonnell-maureen-mcdonnell-virginia-verdict.html?_r=0
"Former Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia and his wife, Maureen, were convicted of corruption in federal court on Thursday, after a trial that shattered the political career of the onetime Republican star and peeled back the couple's private life to the bone.
Rooting Out Corruption
A Look Back at the Jefferson Case
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2013/april/a-look-back-at-the-william-j.-jefferson-corruption-case
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- published: 09 Feb 2015
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Boomtown: Fox News Exposes Corporate Cronyism in Big Government.
Critics of Fox News, and conservative pundits like Sean Hannity, argue they are merely shills for corporations and the super-rich. Fox News in particular is accused of promoting right-wing talking points to benefit the uber-wealthy and to prevent big businesses from being held accountable.
The primetime special "Boomtown" shows that Fox is a media corporation that will call into critical questioning the seedy relationship between big government and the corporate lobby. This actually happens quite often on Fox Business, particularly on the shows hosted by Neil Cavuto and John Stossel, but this special brought attention to the issue on the flagship network. On the Fox show Hannity, the anchor and talk radio host investigated the outrageous extent that corporate cronyism prevails in the U.S. government.
Peter Schweizer, the president of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), and Steve Bannon, Breitbart News' Executive Chairman, made a compelling case that corporate fat cats have never had it so good in America, regardless of which party is in charge. Some provocative facts:
Every dollar that corporations spent on lobbyists yielded a $220 return, according to a study released in 2004. That is a 22,000% return on investment.
50% of corporations now have an ex-politician on their boards.
30 major corporations spend more on lobbyists than they pay on taxes.
Washington D.C. suburbs contain the three richest counties in the United States and 7 of the 10 richest counties.
Green energy leader General Electric spends $100,000 every single day to influence and lobby Congress.
Half of the Republican members who came to Congress in the famed 1994 "Contract with America" revolution have become lobbyists after leaving Congress.
Fox is not the only media corporation to expose such complicity between big government and Wall Street; but it is one of the few media outlets that puts sufficient emphasis on government as the prime mover in the corrupt relationship. It is worth pointing out that the progressive point-of-view that comes through on networks like NBC does not mitigate the problem, but only makes it worse.
Without government's power to coerce taxpayers to fund bailouts, pay for corporate and union graft in the form of "stimulus," and subsidize low interest rates and Wall Street booms through monetary inflation, which hurts poor people the most, corporations would be toothless enterprises. They would be forced by the market to offer goods and services at affordable rates or else go bankrupt. Big government is thus the main problem.
- published: 11 Apr 2013
- views: 21491
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. An insightful talk uncovering some of the myths of the world of lobbying. We are challenged to question whether 'perception is reality' and how and what makes governments act. The talk takes us back 400 years to the first formal use of lobbyists, and pushes us to face the complexity of the 'noise' in today's society. In looking at the work of lobbyists to create, and also go beyond, perceptions, what lessons can we take away for our various professions and our lives in using perception as a helpful and constructive tool?
Maria Laptev is a lobbyist, teacher and trainer, and a leader in her field of Public Affairs. She is a recognised expert among professional lobbyists in Brussels and other European capitals. Few people have the depth of experience which Maria has cultivated in her over thirty years working for some of the largest global public affairs agencies on international campaigns with corporations, non governmental organisations and business associations as well as on single issue topics covering many sectors.
She is a professor at United Business Institutes in Brussels where her students commonly remark on her passion, candour and thoughtfulness in her teaching. She has also taught in Vietnam, Croatia and Serbia and various countries in Western Europe.
She is Executive Director to the European Centre for Public Affairs (the ECPA), a Brussels based think tank/platform for Public Affairs affairs excellence and best practice with a focus on training and skills development.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
- published: 26 Jun 2014
- views: 3053
Lobbyists. The word sounds ominous, doesnt it? David takes a look at the influence peddlers working in the Minnesota State Capitol. (Commissioned by Twin Cities Public Television.)
- published: 27 Oct 2008
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What is lobbying? This animated clip provides a short introduction to Public Affairs. By Hill & Knowlton Canada. http://www.hillandknowlton.ca
- published: 25 Nov 2009
- views: 28819
Lobbying is a time-honored tradition in the United States, and it provides individuals, communities and private interest groups a powerful tool to directly advocate their beliefs to elected officials. But, as history has shown, this industry is also often vulnerable to corruption at the highest levels - a fact that has led many groups to call for a massive reform - or outright abolishment - of lobbying.
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- published: 21 Dec 2012
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Tamasin Cave, Director at Spinwatch & co-author of A Quiet Word: Lobbying, Crony Capitalism and Broken Politics in Britain, talks to Going Underground host Afshin Rattansi about lobbying. She says that it is a huge £2bn industry and is a 'tactical investment' for companies and the returns for them can be phenomenal. Think tanks are funded by lobbyists as a way to get the word out from a more independent-looking source, and they even have 'astroturfing' -- faking grass roots support by paying an army to phone and direct mail the electorate to get them to lobby their MPs. And the Lobbying Bill approved in January doesn't go nearly far enough in establishing transparency to give the electorate any trust in the government.
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- published: 02 Jul 2014
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With the Supreme Court ruling hinging on the religious rights of Hobby Lobby, John Oliver takes a look at other ways corporations can be more like people.
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- published: 30 Jun 2014
- views: 3960497
Le lobbying, c'est bon pour le business, mais pas toujours pour la démocratie!... Nous avons suivi un lobbyiste à Bruxelles, ainsi qu'un chercheur qui surveille l'activité des groupes de pression. Comme vous allez le voir, tous deux ne sont pas forcément opposés et partagent le même constat sur les institutions européennes : les circuits de décision à Bruxelles restent encore très opaques.
Un reportage d' Ali Laïdi et Sonia de la Forterie.
26/04/2014 INTELLIGENCE ECO
Plongée au cœur des guerres économiques en France et à travers le monde en compagnie d'Ali Laïdi qui décrypte en plateau la face cachée des relations entre États et entreprises.
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- published: 30 Apr 2014
- views: 2566
When public policy decisions are being made in the United States,. corporations, advocacy groups, and others interact with Congress and the government's Executive Branch to influence those decisions. This activity, called "lobbying," is sometimes accused of promoting so-called special interests at the expense of the public at-large. But, as VOA's Jeffrey Young explains, lobbying is a constitutionally protected activity in the U.S., and has become a pervasive part of the decision process.
- published: 23 Aug 2010
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Lobbying (also lobby) is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by many different types of people and organized groups, including individuals in the private sector, corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or advocacy groups (interest groups). Lobbyists may be among a legislator's constituents, meaning a voter or bloc of voters within his or her electoral district, or not; they may engage in lobbying as a business, or not. Professional lobbyists are people whose business is trying to influence legislation on behalf of a group or individual who hires them. Individuals and nonprofit organizations can also lobby as an act of volunteering or as a small part of their normal job (for instance, a CEO meeting with a representative about a project important to his/her company, or an activist meeting with his/her legislator in an unpaid capacity). Governments often define and regulate organized group lobbying that has become influential.
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3:01What Is Lobbying and Can It Be Good?
What Is Lobbying and Can It Be Good?What Is Lobbying and Can It Be Good?
A citizen’s right to lobby plays a tremendous role in politics. Yet today lobbying is big business known to have a revolving door with Congress. What is lobbying really about, and can it be fundamentally good? Learn More: Honesty and Ethics Rating of Clergy Slides to New Low http://www.gallup.com/poll/166298/honesty-ethics-rating-clergy-slides-new-low.aspx "Americans' rating of the honesty and ethics of the clergy has fallen to 47%, the first time this rating has dropped below 50% since Gallup first asked about the clergy in 1977." Seven in 10 Americans Say Lobbyists Have Too Much Power http://www.gallup.com/video/147020/Seven-Americans-Say-Lobbyists-Power.aspx "Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that out of a list of 10 U.S. entities, Americans are most likely to say lobbyists have too much power and are least likely to say the same about the military." National Conference of State Legislatures http://www.ncsl.org/research/ethics/lobbyist-regulation.aspx Lobbyist Regulation Measuring Rates of Return for Lobbying Expenditures: An Empirical Case Study of Tax Breaks for Multinational Corporations http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1375082 "In this paper we use audited corporate tax disclosures relating to a tax holiday on repatriated earnings created by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 to examine the return on lobbying." Lobbying for the Greater Good http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/lobbying-for-the-greater-good/ "Earlier this month, scientists reported that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere had reached 400 parts per million." For Hire: Lobbyists or the 99% http://publicampaign.org/sites/default/files/ReportTaxDodgerLobbyingDec6.pdf "Amidst a growing federal deficit and widespread economic insecurity for most Americans, some of the largest corporations in the country have avoided paying their fair share in taxes while spending millions to lobby Congress and influence elections." So Who's a Lobbyist http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/27/opinion/so-whos-a-lobbyist.html?_r=0 Under the federal lobbying law, Newt Gingrich can legitimately claim that he is not a lobbyist. Obama Transition announces rules for lobbyists in Transition http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/obama_transition_announces_rules_for_lobbyists_in_transition/ During a briefing today at the Presidential Transition Team headquarters, Obama Transition Co-Chair John Podesta announced the strictest and most far reaching ethics rules of any transition team in history. Obama slams lobbyists, then hires a lobbyist to help promote Obamacare http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/14/administration-changed-its-tune-hired-lobbying-fir/?page=all "On the campaign trail, President Obama vowed that lobbyists would have no place in his administration, but his health care agency last month gave a half-million-dollar grant to a registered lobbying firm to help enroll people for Obamacare as Affordable Care Act "navigators." W.H. to reverse part of lobbyist ban http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/lobbyist-ban-reversal-white-house-109951.html#.U-o9ap01lZY.twitter "The White House is poised to reverse a key part of its ban on registered lobbyists serving in government." Former White House lawyer defends Obama limits on lobbying, hints at possible changes http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/former-white-house-lawyer-defends-obama-limits-on-lobbying-hints-at-possible-changes/2014/03/23/c84e28da-aeb6-11e3-96dc-d6ea14c099f9_story.html "Before Bob Bauer started his lunchtime speech at a recent conference, his host wanted to make absolutely certain that the former White House counsel knew his audience." Watch More: What Powers Does President Obama Legally Have? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=milg9b0rPLQ&list;=UUgRvm1yLFoaQKhmaTqXk9SA Should US Citizenship Be Guaranteed At Birth? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qniAcNn8eQE&list;=UUgRvm1yLFoaQKhmaTqXk9SA _________________________ TestTube's new daily show is committed to answering the smart, inquisitive questions we have about life, society, politics and anything else happening in the news. It's a place where curiosity rules and together we'll get a clearer understanding of this crazy world we live in. Watch more TestTube: http://testtube.com/testtubedailyshow/ Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testtubenetwork TestTube on Twitter https://twitter.com/TestTube Tara Long on Twitter https://twitter.com/TaraLongest Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/TraceDominguez TestTube on Facebook https://facebook.com/testtubenetwork TestTube on Google+ http://gplus.to/TestTu -
2:58When Does Lobbying Become Bribery?
When Does Lobbying Become Bribery?When Does Lobbying Become Bribery?
Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml In the first month of 2015, three separate high-ranking United States government officials made headlines after being publicly accused of accepting bribes. In September, one of them, the now ex-governor of Virginia, was convicted on these charges. So, where is the line between lobbying and bribery? Definitions used By permission. From Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition ©2015 by Merriam-Webster Inc. (www.Merriam-Webster.com) Learn More: Supreme Court Strikes Down Limits On Campaign Spending http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/government-elections-politics/big-sky-big-money/supreme-court-strikes-down-limits-on-campaign-spending/ "In a decision that all but ensures a greater role for wealthy donors in American politics, the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down restrictions on how much individual donors may contribute to candidates, political parties and political action committees." Former Governor in Virginia Guilty in Bribery Case http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/05/us/bob-mcdonnell-maureen-mcdonnell-virginia-verdict.html?_r=0 "Former Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia and his wife, Maureen, were convicted of corruption in federal court on Thursday, after a trial that shattered the political career of the onetime Republican star and peeled back the couple's private life to the bone. Rooting Out Corruption A Look Back at the Jefferson Case http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2013/april/a-look-back-at-the-william-j.-jefferson-corruption-case Watch More: What Do Billionaires Really Want In Politics? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By0b72gdWOA Subscribe to TestTube Daily! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml _________________________ TestTube's new daily show is committed to answering the smart, inquisitive questions we have about life, society, politics and anything else happening in the news. It's a place where curiosity rules and together we'll get a clearer understanding of this crazy world we live in. Watch more TestTube: http://testtube.com/testtubedailyshow/ Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testtubenetwork TestTube on Twitter https://twitter.com/TestTube Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/TraceDominguez TestTube on Facebook https://facebook.com/testtubenetwork TestTube on Google+ http://gplus.to/TestTube Download the New TestTube iOS app! http://testu.be/1ndmmMq -
10:57Corporate Lobbying Exposed | MUST SEE! ᴴᴰ
Corporate Lobbying Exposed | MUST SEE! ᴴᴰCorporate Lobbying Exposed | MUST SEE! ᴴᴰ
Boomtown: Fox News Exposes Corporate Cronyism in Big Government. Critics of Fox News, and conservative pundits like Sean Hannity, argue they are merely shills for corporations and the super-rich. Fox News in particular is accused of promoting right-wing talking points to benefit the uber-wealthy and to prevent big businesses from being held accountable. The primetime special "Boomtown" shows that Fox is a media corporation that will call into critical questioning the seedy relationship between big government and the corporate lobby. This actually happens quite often on Fox Business, particularly on the shows hosted by Neil Cavuto and John Stossel, but this special brought attention to the issue on the flagship network. On the Fox show Hannity, the anchor and talk radio host investigated the outrageous extent that corporate cronyism prevails in the U.S. government. Peter Schweizer, the president of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), and Steve Bannon, Breitbart News' Executive Chairman, made a compelling case that corporate fat cats have never had it so good in America, regardless of which party is in charge. Some provocative facts: Every dollar that corporations spent on lobbyists yielded a $220 return, according to a study released in 2004. That is a 22,000% return on investment. 50% of corporations now have an ex-politician on their boards. 30 major corporations spend more on lobbyists than they pay on taxes. Washington D.C. suburbs contain the three richest counties in the United States and 7 of the 10 richest counties. Green energy leader General Electric spends $100,000 every single day to influence and lobby Congress. Half of the Republican members who came to Congress in the famed 1994 "Contract with America" revolution have become lobbyists after leaving Congress. Fox is not the only media corporation to expose such complicity between big government and Wall Street; but it is one of the few media outlets that puts sufficient emphasis on government as the prime mover in the corrupt relationship. It is worth pointing out that the progressive point-of-view that comes through on networks like NBC does not mitigate the problem, but only makes it worse. Without government's power to coerce taxpayers to fund bailouts, pay for corporate and union graft in the form of "stimulus," and subsidize low interest rates and Wall Street booms through monetary inflation, which hurts poor people the most, corporations would be toothless enterprises. They would be forced by the market to offer goods and services at affordable rates or else go bankrupt. Big government is thus the main problem. -
15:09The realities of lobbying -- a look beyond the smoke and mirrors | Maria Laptev | TEDxUBIWiltz
The realities of lobbying -- a look beyond the smoke and mirrors | Maria Laptev | TEDxUBIWiltzThe realities of lobbying -- a look beyond the smoke and mirrors | Maria Laptev | TEDxUBIWiltz
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. An insightful talk uncovering some of the myths of the world of lobbying. We are challenged to question whether 'perception is reality' and how and what makes governments act. The talk takes us back 400 years to the first formal use of lobbyists, and pushes us to face the complexity of the 'noise' in today's society. In looking at the work of lobbyists to create, and also go beyond, perceptions, what lessons can we take away for our various professions and our lives in using perception as a helpful and constructive tool? Maria Laptev is a lobbyist, teacher and trainer, and a leader in her field of Public Affairs. She is a recognised expert among professional lobbyists in Brussels and other European capitals. Few people have the depth of experience which Maria has cultivated in her over thirty years working for some of the largest global public affairs agencies on international campaigns with corporations, non governmental organisations and business associations as well as on single issue topics covering many sectors. She is a professor at United Business Institutes in Brussels where her students commonly remark on her passion, candour and thoughtfulness in her teaching. She has also taught in Vietnam, Croatia and Serbia and various countries in Western Europe. She is Executive Director to the European Centre for Public Affairs (the ECPA), a Brussels based think tank/platform for Public Affairs affairs excellence and best practice with a focus on training and skills development. About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations) -
2:42How It Happens: Lobbyists
How It Happens: LobbyistsHow It Happens: Lobbyists
Lobbyists. The word sounds ominous, doesnt it? David takes a look at the influence peddlers working in the Minnesota State Capitol. (Commissioned by Twin Cities Public Television.) -
1:59Billy Wants a Dog (An Introduction to Lobbying) by Hill & Knowlton
Billy Wants a Dog (An Introduction to Lobbying) by Hill & KnowltonBilly Wants a Dog (An Introduction to Lobbying) by Hill & Knowlton
What is lobbying? This animated clip provides a short introduction to Public Affairs. By Hill & Knowlton Canada. http://www.hillandknowlton.ca -
5:30Should lobbying be banned?
Should lobbying be banned?Should lobbying be banned?
Lobbying is a time-honored tradition in the United States, and it provides individuals, communities and private interest groups a powerful tool to directly advocate their beliefs to elected officials. But, as history has shown, this industry is also often vulnerable to corruption at the highest levels - a fact that has led many groups to call for a massive reform - or outright abolishment - of lobbying. SUBSCRIBE | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-sub WEBSITE | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-home AUDIO PODCAST | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-audio-itunes TWITTER | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-twitter FACEBOOK | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-fb EMAIL | Conspiracy@HowStuffWorks.com STORE | http://stufftheydontwantyoutoknow.spreadshirt.com Here are the facts. Join Ben and Matt to learn the Stuff They Don't Want You To Know about everything from ancient history to UFOs, government secrets, and the future of civilization. Here's where it gets crazy. We appreciate your time and aim to expand your mind. Thank you for joining us. HowStuffWorks.com | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-hsw-home Stuff You Should Know | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-sysk-home BrainStuff | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-brainstuff-home Stuff to Blow Your Mind | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-stbym-home Stuff You Missed in History Class | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-symhc-home Stuff Mom Never Told You | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-smnty-home - Should lobbying be banned? https://www.youtube.com/user/ConspiracyStuff -
3:52Political lobbying explained through the example of all-pay auctions
Political lobbying explained through the example of all-pay auctions -
7:30£2bn UK lobbying industry out of control? Campaigner warns against 'cosy club at the top'
£2bn UK lobbying industry out of control? Campaigner warns against 'cosy club at the top'£2bn UK lobbying industry out of control? Campaigner warns against 'cosy club at the top'
Watch the full episode here: http://bit.ly/1rhDLVn Tamasin Cave, Director at Spinwatch & co-author of A Quiet Word: Lobbying, Crony Capitalism and Broken Politics in Britain, talks to Going Underground host Afshin Rattansi about lobbying. She says that it is a huge £2bn industry and is a 'tactical investment' for companies and the returns for them can be phenomenal. Think tanks are funded by lobbyists as a way to get the word out from a more independent-looking source, and they even have 'astroturfing' -- faking grass roots support by paying an army to phone and direct mail the electorate to get them to lobby their MPs. And the Lobbying Bill approved in January doesn't go nearly far enough in establishing transparency to give the electorate any trust in the government. LIKE Going Underground http://fb.me/GoingUndergroundRT FOLLOW Going Underground http://twitter.com/Underground_RT FOLLOW Afshin Rattansi http://twitter.com/AfshinRattansi FOLLOW on Instagram http://instagram.com/officialgoingundergroundrt -
6:10Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Hobby Lobby (HBO)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Hobby Lobby (HBO)Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Hobby Lobby (HBO)
With the Supreme Court ruling hinging on the religious rights of Hobby Lobby, John Oliver takes a look at other ways corporations can be more like people. Connect with Last Week Tonight online... Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel for more almost news as it almost happens: www.youtube.com/user/LastWeekTonight Find Last Week Tonight on Facebook like your mom would: http://Facebook.com/LastWeekTonight Follow us on Twitter for news about jokes and jokes about news: http://Twitter.com/LastWeekTonight Visit our official site for all that other stuff at once: http://www.lastweektonight.com -
11:20Lobbying : marché contre démocratie? - Intelligence économique
Lobbying : marché contre démocratie? - Intelligence économiqueLobbying : marché contre démocratie? - Intelligence économique
Le lobbying, c'est bon pour le business, mais pas toujours pour la démocratie!... Nous avons suivi un lobbyiste à Bruxelles, ainsi qu'un chercheur qui surveille l'activité des groupes de pression. Comme vous allez le voir, tous deux ne sont pas forcément opposés et partagent le même constat sur les institutions européennes : les circuits de décision à Bruxelles restent encore très opaques. Un reportage d' Ali Laïdi et Sonia de la Forterie. 26/04/2014 INTELLIGENCE ECO Plongée au cœur des guerres économiques en France et à travers le monde en compagnie d'Ali Laïdi qui décrypte en plateau la face cachée des relations entre États et entreprises. Toutes les émissions: http://www.france24.com/fr/taxonomy/emission/16289 FRANCE 24 L'ACTUALITE INTERNATIONALE 24H/24 http://www.france24.com -
4:23"Lobbying" Becomes Integral Part of American Policymaking
"Lobbying" Becomes Integral Part of American Policymaking"Lobbying" Becomes Integral Part of American Policymaking
When public policy decisions are being made in the United States,. corporations, advocacy groups, and others interact with Congress and the government's Executive Branch to influence those decisions. This activity, called "lobbying," is sometimes accused of promoting so-called special interests at the expense of the public at-large. But, as VOA's Jeffrey Young explains, lobbying is a constitutionally protected activity in the U.S., and has become a pervasive part of the decision process. -
3:12Google Record Spending on Lobbying...to KEEP Internet Freedom & Net Neutrality
Google Record Spending on Lobbying...to KEEP Internet Freedom & Net NeutralityGoogle Record Spending on Lobbying...to KEEP Internet Freedom & Net Neutrality
–Google is spending record amounts on lobbying to maintain internet freedom and net neutrality http://www.pcworld.com/article/2873752/google-facebook-apple-spent-record-amounts-on-lobbying-in-2014.html –On the Bonus Show: Beer review, an incredible story on the DEA using Facebook to catch drug offenders, Google and friends invest $1 billion in SpaceX internet, more… Website: http://www.davidpakman.com Become a Member: http://www.davidpakman.com/membership Be our Patron on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/davidpakman Discuss This on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow TDPS Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/davidpakmanshow David's Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dpakman TDPS Gear: http://www.davidpakman.com/gear 24/7 Voicemail Line: (219)-2DAVIDP Subscribe to The David Pakman Show for more: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=midweekpolitics Support TDPS by clicking (bookmark it too!) this link before shopping on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/?tag=thedavpaksho-20 Broadcast on January 26, 2015 David's Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/david.pakman -
1:03Lobbying (Facts of Congress)
Lobbying (Facts of Congress)
- Advocacy
- Advocacy Evaluation
- Advocacy group
- Advocacy groups
- Amicus curiae
- Australia
- Barack Obama
- BBC
- Bribery
- Brussels
- City council
- Client politics
- Conflict of interest
- Corporation
- David Cameron
- Electoral district
- Energy lobby
- Ethics
- European Commission
- European Parliament
- European Union
- Financial Times
- First Street
- Fortune (magazine)
- France
- Government
- Grassroots
- Houses of Parliament
- Interest group
- Issue advocacy ads
- Law enforcement
- Legislator
- Legislators
- Lehmann, Wilhelm
- Lobby groups
- Lobbying
- Lobbying group
- Lobbyist (TV series)
- Medical association
- Money loop
- Morality
- Municipal
- Nonprofit
- Peerage
- Pharmaceutical lobby
- Private sector
- Qualified majority
- Rapporteur
- Regulatory agency
- Right to petition
- Single European Act
- Statutory
- Think tank
- Trade association
- U.S. state
- UK government
- Ulysses S. Grant
- United Kingdom
- United States
- War
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What Is Lobbying and Can It Be Good?
A citizen’s right to lobby plays a tremendous role in politics. Yet today lobbying is big business known to have a revolving door with Congress. What is lobbying really about, and can it be fundamentally good? Learn More: Honesty and Ethics Rating of Clergy Slides to New Low http://www.gallup.com/poll/166298/honesty-ethics-rating-clergy-slides-new-low.aspx "Americans' rating of the honesty and ethics of the clergy has fallen to 47%, the first time this rating has dropped below 50% since Gallup first asked about the clergy in 1977." Seven in 10 Americans Say Lobbyists Have Too Much Power http://www.gallup.com/video/147020/Seven-Americans-Say-Lobbyists-Power.aspx "Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that out of a list of 10 U.S. entities, Americans are most likely to say lobbyist... -
When Does Lobbying Become Bribery?
Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml In the first month of 2015, three separate high-ranking United States government officials made headlines after being publicly accused of accepting bribes. In September, one of them, the now ex-governor of Virginia, was convicted on these charges. So, where is the line between lobbying and bribery? Definitions used By permission. From Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition ©2015 by Merriam-Webster Inc. (www.Merriam-Webster.com) Learn More: Supreme Court Strikes Down Limits On Campaign Spending http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/government-elections-politics/big-sky-big-money/supreme-court-strikes-down-limits-on-campaign-spending/ "In a decision that all but ensures a greater role for wealthy donors in American politics... -
Corporate Lobbying Exposed | MUST SEE! ᴴᴰ
Boomtown: Fox News Exposes Corporate Cronyism in Big Government. Critics of Fox News, and conservative pundits like Sean Hannity, argue they are merely shills for corporations and the super-rich. Fox News in particular is accused of promoting right-wing talking points to benefit the uber-wealthy and to prevent big businesses from being held accountable. The primetime special "Boomtown" shows that Fox is a media corporation that will call into critical questioning the seedy relationship between big government and the corporate lobby. This actually happens quite often on Fox Business, particularly on the shows hosted by Neil Cavuto and John Stossel, but this special brought attention to the issue on the flagship network. On the Fox show Hannity, the anchor and talk radio host investigated ... -
The realities of lobbying -- a look beyond the smoke and mirrors | Maria Laptev | TEDxUBIWiltz
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. An insightful talk uncovering some of the myths of the world of lobbying. We are challenged to question whether 'perception is reality' and how and what makes governments act. The talk takes us back 400 years to the first formal use of lobbyists, and pushes us to face the complexity of the 'noise' in today's society. In looking at the work of lobbyists to create, and also go beyond, perceptions, what lessons can we take away for our various professions and our lives in using perception as a helpful and constructive tool? Maria Laptev is a lobbyist, teacher and trainer, and a leader in her field of Public Affairs. She is a recognised expert among professional lobbyists in Brussels and other Europea... -
How It Happens: Lobbyists
Lobbyists. The word sounds ominous, doesnt it? David takes a look at the influence peddlers working in the Minnesota State Capitol. (Commissioned by Twin Cities Public Television.) -
Billy Wants a Dog (An Introduction to Lobbying) by Hill & Knowlton
What is lobbying? This animated clip provides a short introduction to Public Affairs. By Hill & Knowlton Canada. http://www.hillandknowlton.ca -
Should lobbying be banned?
Lobbying is a time-honored tradition in the United States, and it provides individuals, communities and private interest groups a powerful tool to directly advocate their beliefs to elected officials. But, as history has shown, this industry is also often vulnerable to corruption at the highest levels - a fact that has led many groups to call for a massive reform - or outright abolishment - of lobbying. SUBSCRIBE | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-sub WEBSITE | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-home AUDIO PODCAST | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-audio-itunes TWITTER | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-twitter FACEBOOK | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-fb EMAIL | Conspiracy@HowStuffWorks.com STORE | http://stufftheydontwantyoutoknow.spreadshirt.com Here are the facts. Join Ben and Matt to learn the Stuff They Don't Want You T... -
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£2bn UK lobbying industry out of control? Campaigner warns against 'cosy club at the top'
Watch the full episode here: http://bit.ly/1rhDLVn Tamasin Cave, Director at Spinwatch & co-author of A Quiet Word: Lobbying, Crony Capitalism and Broken Politics in Britain, talks to Going Underground host Afshin Rattansi about lobbying. She says that it is a huge £2bn industry and is a 'tactical investment' for companies and the returns for them can be phenomenal. Think tanks are funded by lobbyists as a way to get the word out from a more independent-looking source, and they even have 'astroturfing' -- faking grass roots support by paying an army to phone and direct mail the electorate to get them to lobby their MPs. And the Lobbying Bill approved in January doesn't go nearly far enough in establishing transparency to give the electorate any trust in the government. LIKE Going Undergr... -
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Hobby Lobby (HBO)
With the Supreme Court ruling hinging on the religious rights of Hobby Lobby, John Oliver takes a look at other ways corporations can be more like people. Connect with Last Week Tonight online... Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel for more almost news as it almost happens: www.youtube.com/user/LastWeekTonight Find Last Week Tonight on Facebook like your mom would: http://Facebook.com/LastWeekTonight Follow us on Twitter for news about jokes and jokes about news: http://Twitter.com/LastWeekTonight Visit our official site for all that other stuff at once: http://www.lastweektonight.com -
Lobbying : marché contre démocratie? - Intelligence économique
Le lobbying, c'est bon pour le business, mais pas toujours pour la démocratie!... Nous avons suivi un lobbyiste à Bruxelles, ainsi qu'un chercheur qui surveille l'activité des groupes de pression. Comme vous allez le voir, tous deux ne sont pas forcément opposés et partagent le même constat sur les institutions européennes : les circuits de décision à Bruxelles restent encore très opaques. Un reportage d' Ali Laïdi et Sonia de la Forterie. 26/04/2014 INTELLIGENCE ECO Plongée au cœur des guerres économiques en France et à travers le monde en compagnie d'Ali Laïdi qui décrypte en plateau la face cachée des relations entre États et entreprises. Toutes les émissions: http://www.france24.com/fr/taxonomy/emission/16289 FRANCE 24 L'ACTUALITE INTERNATIONALE 24H/24 http://www.france24.com -
"Lobbying" Becomes Integral Part of American Policymaking
When public policy decisions are being made in the United States,. corporations, advocacy groups, and others interact with Congress and the government's Executive Branch to influence those decisions. This activity, called "lobbying," is sometimes accused of promoting so-called special interests at the expense of the public at-large. But, as VOA's Jeffrey Young explains, lobbying is a constitutionally protected activity in the U.S., and has become a pervasive part of the decision process. -
Google Record Spending on Lobbying...to KEEP Internet Freedom & Net Neutrality
–Google is spending record amounts on lobbying to maintain internet freedom and net neutrality http://www.pcworld.com/article/2873752/google-facebook-apple-spent-record-amounts-on-lobbying-in-2014.html –On the Bonus Show: Beer review, an incredible story on the DEA using Facebook to catch drug offenders, Google and friends invest $1 billion in SpaceX internet, more… Website: http://www.davidpakman.com Become a Member: http://www.davidpakman.com/membership Be our Patron on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/davidpakman Discuss This on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow TDPS Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/davidpakmanshow David's Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dpakman TDPS Gear: http://www.davidpakman.com/gear 24/7 Voicemail... -
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Lobby or not lobby #DATAGUEULE 3
Retrouvez #DATAGUEULE, le programme qui vous explique tout en moins de 3 minutes. Partage sur Facebook : http://on.fb.me/1rvxKoz Partage sur Twitter : http://bit.ly/WygKkX Et sinon, France 4 c'est aussi : http://www.france4.fr/ https://www.facebook.com/france4tv https://twitter.com/france4tv http://www.youtube.com/user/france4 -
The Truth About Lobbying | Jesse Ventura Off The Grid - Ora TV
The Truth About Lobbying | Jesse Ventura Off The Grid - Ora TV Whether you call it "pulling favors" or "illegal bribery," it's happening all over Washington, D.C... Lobbying! Today, Jesse Ventura gets to the bottom of the lobbyists' business as he follows the Money Trail right to their doors on K Street. Without their dirty money would anything ever get done in government? What do you think? Tell the Governor at http://www.ora.tv/offthegrid/askjesse. Message Jesse at ora.tv/offthegrid/askjesse. www.ora.tv SUBSCRIBE to Jesse Ventura's channel: http://bit.ly/1cxRueG Sign up for show updates here: http://on.ora.tv/1bVRusp LIKE "Jesse Ventura" on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/jesseventura FOLLOW Jesse Ventura on Twitter & Comment on the show using #OffTheGrid https://twitter.com/G... -
New video : "The corporate lobby tour"
Sometimes stories in the news can make you wonder who is really pulling the strings. This 10-minute video exposes the role corporate lobby groups have in EU decision-making– who they are, how they get what they want, and how they affect you, and others like you all over Europe, from the food on your plate, to rules for bankers, to the chemicals allowed in everyday products. Watch, learn, and share! For more information read also our Lobby Planet. And get involved! -
Our Politicians Are Being Bribed: Jack Abramoff on Lobbying, Corruption & Finance (2012)
Jack Allan Abramoff (born February 28, 1958) is an American former lobbyist, businessman, movie producer and writer. He was at the center of an extensive corruption investigation that led to his conviction and to 21 persons either pleading guilty or being found guilty, including White House officials J. Steven Griles and David Safavian, U.S. Representative Bob Ney, and nine other lobbyists and Congressional aides. Abramoff was College Republican National Committee National Chairman from 1981 to 1985, a founding member of the International Freedom Foundation, allegedly financed by apartheid South Africa, and served on the board of directors of the National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank. From 1994 to 2001 he was a top lobbyist for the firm of Preston Gates & E... -
Bernie Sanders bottomline: How lobbying and campaign contributions undermine the American democracy
Bernie Sanders explains how lobbying and campaign contributions have influenced policies that are detrimental to American democracy, Americans and the ecosystem. -
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How to Lobby
In this video you will learn how to conduct yourself during a lobbying meeting. This meeting reenactment goes through the basic points you want to cover during a lobbying meeting. For more information visit ASDAnet.org/advocate. -
|REPORTAGE] Mais qui contrôle vraiment l'Union Européenne - BRUS$€LS business
Bruxelles abrite 2500 structures de lobbying, 15 000 lobbyistes soit le 2ème pôle de lobbying mondial. À partir de 3:55 on découvre que la Commission européenne et le conseil de l'Europe sont entourés par des "bureaux de lobbies" dont la plupart appartiennent à de "grandes multinationales" qui forment des groupes de pressions dans le but d'avoir un maximum d'impact dans les décisions politiques.. http://youtu.be/Zs5rMpLQHcM?t=3m55s -
What is lobbying and why is it important? - The American League of Lobbyists
A video from the American League of Lobbyists to educate the public about the importance of lobbying and lobbyists. Short version. http://www.alldc.org
What Is Lobbying and Can It Be Good?
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A citizen’s right to lobby plays a tremendous role in politics. Yet today lobbying is big business known to have a revolving door with Congress. What is lobbyin...
A citizen’s right to lobby plays a tremendous role in politics. Yet today lobbying is big business known to have a revolving door with Congress. What is lobbying really about, and can it be fundamentally good?
Learn More:
Honesty and Ethics Rating of Clergy Slides to New Low
http://www.gallup.com/poll/166298/honesty-ethics-rating-clergy-slides-new-low.aspx
"Americans' rating of the honesty and ethics of the clergy has fallen to 47%, the first time this rating has dropped below 50% since Gallup first asked about the clergy in 1977."
Seven in 10 Americans Say Lobbyists Have Too Much Power
http://www.gallup.com/video/147020/Seven-Americans-Say-Lobbyists-Power.aspx
"Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that out of a list of 10 U.S. entities, Americans are most likely to say lobbyists have too much power and are least likely to say the same about the military."
National Conference of State Legislatures
http://www.ncsl.org/research/ethics/lobbyist-regulation.aspx
Lobbyist Regulation
Measuring Rates of Return for Lobbying Expenditures: An Empirical Case Study of Tax Breaks for Multinational Corporations
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1375082
"In this paper we use audited corporate tax disclosures relating to a tax holiday on repatriated earnings created by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 to examine the return on lobbying."
Lobbying for the Greater Good
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/lobbying-for-the-greater-good/
"Earlier this month, scientists reported that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere had reached 400 parts per million."
For Hire: Lobbyists or the 99%
http://publicampaign.org/sites/default/files/ReportTaxDodgerLobbyingDec6.pdf
"Amidst a growing federal deficit and widespread economic insecurity for most Americans, some of the largest corporations in the country have avoided paying their fair share in taxes while spending millions to lobby Congress and influence elections."
So Who's a Lobbyist
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/27/opinion/so-whos-a-lobbyist.html?_r=0
Under the federal lobbying law, Newt Gingrich can legitimately claim that he is not a lobbyist.
Obama Transition announces rules for lobbyists in Transition
http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/obama_transition_announces_rules_for_lobbyists_in_transition/
During a briefing today at the Presidential Transition Team headquarters, Obama Transition Co-Chair John Podesta announced the strictest and most far reaching ethics rules of any transition team in history.
Obama slams lobbyists, then hires a lobbyist to help promote Obamacare
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/14/administration-changed-its-tune-hired-lobbying-fir/?page=all
"On the campaign trail, President Obama vowed that lobbyists would have no place in his administration, but his health care agency last month gave a half-million-dollar grant to a registered lobbying firm to help enroll people for Obamacare as Affordable Care Act "navigators."
W.H. to reverse part of lobbyist ban
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/lobbyist-ban-reversal-white-house-109951.html#.U-o9ap01lZY.twitter
"The White House is poised to reverse a key part of its ban on registered lobbyists serving in government."
Former White House lawyer defends Obama limits on lobbying, hints at possible changes
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/former-white-house-lawyer-defends-obama-limits-on-lobbying-hints-at-possible-changes/2014/03/23/c84e28da-aeb6-11e3-96dc-d6ea14c099f9_story.html
"Before Bob Bauer started his lunchtime speech at a recent conference, his host wanted to make absolutely certain that the former White House counsel knew his audience."
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A citizen’s right to lobby plays a tremendous role in politics. Yet today lobbying is big business known to have a revolving door with Congress. What is lobbying really about, and can it be fundamentally good?
Learn More:
Honesty and Ethics Rating of Clergy Slides to New Low
http://www.gallup.com/poll/166298/honesty-ethics-rating-clergy-slides-new-low.aspx
"Americans' rating of the honesty and ethics of the clergy has fallen to 47%, the first time this rating has dropped below 50% since Gallup first asked about the clergy in 1977."
Seven in 10 Americans Say Lobbyists Have Too Much Power
http://www.gallup.com/video/147020/Seven-Americans-Say-Lobbyists-Power.aspx
"Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that out of a list of 10 U.S. entities, Americans are most likely to say lobbyists have too much power and are least likely to say the same about the military."
National Conference of State Legislatures
http://www.ncsl.org/research/ethics/lobbyist-regulation.aspx
Lobbyist Regulation
Measuring Rates of Return for Lobbying Expenditures: An Empirical Case Study of Tax Breaks for Multinational Corporations
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1375082
"In this paper we use audited corporate tax disclosures relating to a tax holiday on repatriated earnings created by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 to examine the return on lobbying."
Lobbying for the Greater Good
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/lobbying-for-the-greater-good/
"Earlier this month, scientists reported that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere had reached 400 parts per million."
For Hire: Lobbyists or the 99%
http://publicampaign.org/sites/default/files/ReportTaxDodgerLobbyingDec6.pdf
"Amidst a growing federal deficit and widespread economic insecurity for most Americans, some of the largest corporations in the country have avoided paying their fair share in taxes while spending millions to lobby Congress and influence elections."
So Who's a Lobbyist
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/27/opinion/so-whos-a-lobbyist.html?_r=0
Under the federal lobbying law, Newt Gingrich can legitimately claim that he is not a lobbyist.
Obama Transition announces rules for lobbyists in Transition
http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/obama_transition_announces_rules_for_lobbyists_in_transition/
During a briefing today at the Presidential Transition Team headquarters, Obama Transition Co-Chair John Podesta announced the strictest and most far reaching ethics rules of any transition team in history.
Obama slams lobbyists, then hires a lobbyist to help promote Obamacare
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/14/administration-changed-its-tune-hired-lobbying-fir/?page=all
"On the campaign trail, President Obama vowed that lobbyists would have no place in his administration, but his health care agency last month gave a half-million-dollar grant to a registered lobbying firm to help enroll people for Obamacare as Affordable Care Act "navigators."
W.H. to reverse part of lobbyist ban
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/lobbyist-ban-reversal-white-house-109951.html#.U-o9ap01lZY.twitter
"The White House is poised to reverse a key part of its ban on registered lobbyists serving in government."
Former White House lawyer defends Obama limits on lobbying, hints at possible changes
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/former-white-house-lawyer-defends-obama-limits-on-lobbying-hints-at-possible-changes/2014/03/23/c84e28da-aeb6-11e3-96dc-d6ea14c099f9_story.html
"Before Bob Bauer started his lunchtime speech at a recent conference, his host wanted to make absolutely certain that the former White House counsel knew his audience."
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=milg9b0rPLQ&list;=UUgRvm1yLFoaQKhmaTqXk9SA
Should US Citizenship Be Guaranteed At Birth?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qniAcNn8eQE&list;=UUgRvm1yLFoaQKhmaTqXk9SA
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- published: 14 Aug 2014
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When Does Lobbying Become Bribery?
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In the first month of 2015, three separate high-ranking United States government officials made headlines after being publicly accused of accepting bribes. In September, one of them, the now ex-governor of Virginia, was convicted on these charges. So, where is the line between lobbying and bribery?
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"In a decision that all but ensures a greater role for wealthy donors in American politics, the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down restrictions on how much individual donors may contribute to candidates, political parties and political action committees."
Former Governor in Virginia Guilty in Bribery Case
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"Former Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia and his wife, Maureen, were convicted of corruption in federal court on Thursday, after a trial that shattered the political career of the onetime Republican star and peeled back the couple's private life to the bone.
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In the first month of 2015, three separate high-ranking United States government officials made headlines after being publicly accused of accepting bribes. In September, one of them, the now ex-governor of Virginia, was convicted on these charges. So, where is the line between lobbying and bribery?
Definitions used By permission. From Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition ©2015 by Merriam-Webster Inc. (www.Merriam-Webster.com)
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Limits On Campaign Spending
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/government-elections-politics/big-sky-big-money/supreme-court-strikes-down-limits-on-campaign-spending/
"In a decision that all but ensures a greater role for wealthy donors in American politics, the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down restrictions on how much individual donors may contribute to candidates, political parties and political action committees."
Former Governor in Virginia Guilty in Bribery Case
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/05/us/bob-mcdonnell-maureen-mcdonnell-virginia-verdict.html?_r=0
"Former Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia and his wife, Maureen, were convicted of corruption in federal court on Thursday, after a trial that shattered the political career of the onetime Republican star and peeled back the couple's private life to the bone.
Rooting Out Corruption
A Look Back at the Jefferson Case
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- published: 09 Feb 2015
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Corporate Lobbying Exposed | MUST SEE! ᴴᴰ
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- Duration: 10:57
- Updated: 11 Apr 2013
- views: 21491
Boomtown: Fox News Exposes Corporate Cronyism in Big Government.
Critics of Fox News, and conservative pundits like Sean Hannity, argue they are merely shills ...
Boomtown: Fox News Exposes Corporate Cronyism in Big Government.
Critics of Fox News, and conservative pundits like Sean Hannity, argue they are merely shills for corporations and the super-rich. Fox News in particular is accused of promoting right-wing talking points to benefit the uber-wealthy and to prevent big businesses from being held accountable.
The primetime special "Boomtown" shows that Fox is a media corporation that will call into critical questioning the seedy relationship between big government and the corporate lobby. This actually happens quite often on Fox Business, particularly on the shows hosted by Neil Cavuto and John Stossel, but this special brought attention to the issue on the flagship network. On the Fox show Hannity, the anchor and talk radio host investigated the outrageous extent that corporate cronyism prevails in the U.S. government.
Peter Schweizer, the president of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), and Steve Bannon, Breitbart News' Executive Chairman, made a compelling case that corporate fat cats have never had it so good in America, regardless of which party is in charge. Some provocative facts:
Every dollar that corporations spent on lobbyists yielded a $220 return, according to a study released in 2004. That is a 22,000% return on investment.
50% of corporations now have an ex-politician on their boards.
30 major corporations spend more on lobbyists than they pay on taxes.
Washington D.C. suburbs contain the three richest counties in the United States and 7 of the 10 richest counties.
Green energy leader General Electric spends $100,000 every single day to influence and lobby Congress.
Half of the Republican members who came to Congress in the famed 1994 "Contract with America" revolution have become lobbyists after leaving Congress.
Fox is not the only media corporation to expose such complicity between big government and Wall Street; but it is one of the few media outlets that puts sufficient emphasis on government as the prime mover in the corrupt relationship. It is worth pointing out that the progressive point-of-view that comes through on networks like NBC does not mitigate the problem, but only makes it worse.
Without government's power to coerce taxpayers to fund bailouts, pay for corporate and union graft in the form of "stimulus," and subsidize low interest rates and Wall Street booms through monetary inflation, which hurts poor people the most, corporations would be toothless enterprises. They would be forced by the market to offer goods and services at affordable rates or else go bankrupt. Big government is thus the main problem.
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Boomtown: Fox News Exposes Corporate Cronyism in Big Government.
Critics of Fox News, and conservative pundits like Sean Hannity, argue they are merely shills for corporations and the super-rich. Fox News in particular is accused of promoting right-wing talking points to benefit the uber-wealthy and to prevent big businesses from being held accountable.
The primetime special "Boomtown" shows that Fox is a media corporation that will call into critical questioning the seedy relationship between big government and the corporate lobby. This actually happens quite often on Fox Business, particularly on the shows hosted by Neil Cavuto and John Stossel, but this special brought attention to the issue on the flagship network. On the Fox show Hannity, the anchor and talk radio host investigated the outrageous extent that corporate cronyism prevails in the U.S. government.
Peter Schweizer, the president of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), and Steve Bannon, Breitbart News' Executive Chairman, made a compelling case that corporate fat cats have never had it so good in America, regardless of which party is in charge. Some provocative facts:
Every dollar that corporations spent on lobbyists yielded a $220 return, according to a study released in 2004. That is a 22,000% return on investment.
50% of corporations now have an ex-politician on their boards.
30 major corporations spend more on lobbyists than they pay on taxes.
Washington D.C. suburbs contain the three richest counties in the United States and 7 of the 10 richest counties.
Green energy leader General Electric spends $100,000 every single day to influence and lobby Congress.
Half of the Republican members who came to Congress in the famed 1994 "Contract with America" revolution have become lobbyists after leaving Congress.
Fox is not the only media corporation to expose such complicity between big government and Wall Street; but it is one of the few media outlets that puts sufficient emphasis on government as the prime mover in the corrupt relationship. It is worth pointing out that the progressive point-of-view that comes through on networks like NBC does not mitigate the problem, but only makes it worse.
Without government's power to coerce taxpayers to fund bailouts, pay for corporate and union graft in the form of "stimulus," and subsidize low interest rates and Wall Street booms through monetary inflation, which hurts poor people the most, corporations would be toothless enterprises. They would be forced by the market to offer goods and services at affordable rates or else go bankrupt. Big government is thus the main problem.
- published: 11 Apr 2013
- views: 21491
The realities of lobbying -- a look beyond the smoke and mirrors | Maria Laptev | TEDxUBIWiltz
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- Duration: 15:09
- Updated: 26 Jun 2014
- views: 3053
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. An insightful talk uncovering some of the myths of the world of lobbyi...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. An insightful talk uncovering some of the myths of the world of lobbying. We are challenged to question whether 'perception is reality' and how and what makes governments act. The talk takes us back 400 years to the first formal use of lobbyists, and pushes us to face the complexity of the 'noise' in today's society. In looking at the work of lobbyists to create, and also go beyond, perceptions, what lessons can we take away for our various professions and our lives in using perception as a helpful and constructive tool?
Maria Laptev is a lobbyist, teacher and trainer, and a leader in her field of Public Affairs. She is a recognised expert among professional lobbyists in Brussels and other European capitals. Few people have the depth of experience which Maria has cultivated in her over thirty years working for some of the largest global public affairs agencies on international campaigns with corporations, non governmental organisations and business associations as well as on single issue topics covering many sectors.
She is a professor at United Business Institutes in Brussels where her students commonly remark on her passion, candour and thoughtfulness in her teaching. She has also taught in Vietnam, Croatia and Serbia and various countries in Western Europe.
She is Executive Director to the European Centre for Public Affairs (the ECPA), a Brussels based think tank/platform for Public Affairs affairs excellence and best practice with a focus on training and skills development.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
wn.com/The Realities Of Lobbying A Look Beyond The Smoke And Mirrors | Maria Laptev | Tedxubiwiltz
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. An insightful talk uncovering some of the myths of the world of lobbying. We are challenged to question whether 'perception is reality' and how and what makes governments act. The talk takes us back 400 years to the first formal use of lobbyists, and pushes us to face the complexity of the 'noise' in today's society. In looking at the work of lobbyists to create, and also go beyond, perceptions, what lessons can we take away for our various professions and our lives in using perception as a helpful and constructive tool?
Maria Laptev is a lobbyist, teacher and trainer, and a leader in her field of Public Affairs. She is a recognised expert among professional lobbyists in Brussels and other European capitals. Few people have the depth of experience which Maria has cultivated in her over thirty years working for some of the largest global public affairs agencies on international campaigns with corporations, non governmental organisations and business associations as well as on single issue topics covering many sectors.
She is a professor at United Business Institutes in Brussels where her students commonly remark on her passion, candour and thoughtfulness in her teaching. She has also taught in Vietnam, Croatia and Serbia and various countries in Western Europe.
She is Executive Director to the European Centre for Public Affairs (the ECPA), a Brussels based think tank/platform for Public Affairs affairs excellence and best practice with a focus on training and skills development.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
- published: 26 Jun 2014
- views: 3053
How It Happens: Lobbyists
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- Duration: 2:42
- Updated: 27 Oct 2008
- views: 54909
Lobbyists. The word sounds ominous, doesnt it? David takes a look at the influence peddlers working in the Minnesota State Capitol. (Commissioned by Twin Citie...
Lobbyists. The word sounds ominous, doesnt it? David takes a look at the influence peddlers working in the Minnesota State Capitol. (Commissioned by Twin Cities Public Television.)
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Lobbyists. The word sounds ominous, doesnt it? David takes a look at the influence peddlers working in the Minnesota State Capitol. (Commissioned by Twin Cities Public Television.)
- published: 27 Oct 2008
- views: 54909
Billy Wants a Dog (An Introduction to Lobbying) by Hill & Knowlton
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- Duration: 1:59
- Updated: 25 Nov 2009
- views: 28819
What is lobbying? This animated clip provides a short introduction to Public Affairs. By Hill & Knowlton Canada. http://www.hillandknowlton.ca
What is lobbying? This animated clip provides a short introduction to Public Affairs. By Hill & Knowlton Canada. http://www.hillandknowlton.ca
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What is lobbying? This animated clip provides a short introduction to Public Affairs. By Hill & Knowlton Canada. http://www.hillandknowlton.ca
- published: 25 Nov 2009
- views: 28819
Should lobbying be banned?
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- Duration: 5:30
- Updated: 21 Dec 2012
- views: 35580
Lobbying is a time-honored tradition in the United States, and it provides individuals, communities and private interest groups a powerful tool to directly advo...
Lobbying is a time-honored tradition in the United States, and it provides individuals, communities and private interest groups a powerful tool to directly advocate their beliefs to elected officials. But, as history has shown, this industry is also often vulnerable to corruption at the highest levels - a fact that has led many groups to call for a massive reform - or outright abolishment - of lobbying.
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Lobbying is a time-honored tradition in the United States, and it provides individuals, communities and private interest groups a powerful tool to directly advocate their beliefs to elected officials. But, as history has shown, this industry is also often vulnerable to corruption at the highest levels - a fact that has led many groups to call for a massive reform - or outright abolishment - of lobbying.
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- published: 21 Dec 2012
- views: 35580
Political lobbying explained through the example of all-pay auctions
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- Duration: 3:52
- Updated: 30 Oct 2009
- views: 36737
Blog post with explanation: http://tinyurl.com/y9fuefg . This is from Lecture 18 (http://tinyurl.com/ylf7svt) of my EEP 100 class (http://www.kysq.org/EEP100/)....
Blog post with explanation: http://tinyurl.com/y9fuefg . This is from Lecture 18 (http://tinyurl.com/ylf7svt) of my EEP 100 class (http://www.kysq.org/EEP100/).
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£2bn UK lobbying industry out of control? Campaigner warns against 'cosy club at the top'
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- Duration: 7:30
- Updated: 02 Jul 2014
- views: 461
Watch the full episode here: http://bit.ly/1rhDLVn
Tamasin Cave, Director at Spinwatch & co-author of A Quiet Word: Lobbying, Crony Capitalism and Broken Polit...
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Tamasin Cave, Director at Spinwatch & co-author of A Quiet Word: Lobbying, Crony Capitalism and Broken Politics in Britain, talks to Going Underground host Afshin Rattansi about lobbying. She says that it is a huge £2bn industry and is a 'tactical investment' for companies and the returns for them can be phenomenal. Think tanks are funded by lobbyists as a way to get the word out from a more independent-looking source, and they even have 'astroturfing' -- faking grass roots support by paying an army to phone and direct mail the electorate to get them to lobby their MPs. And the Lobbying Bill approved in January doesn't go nearly far enough in establishing transparency to give the electorate any trust in the government.
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Tamasin Cave, Director at Spinwatch & co-author of A Quiet Word: Lobbying, Crony Capitalism and Broken Politics in Britain, talks to Going Underground host Afshin Rattansi about lobbying. She says that it is a huge £2bn industry and is a 'tactical investment' for companies and the returns for them can be phenomenal. Think tanks are funded by lobbyists as a way to get the word out from a more independent-looking source, and they even have 'astroturfing' -- faking grass roots support by paying an army to phone and direct mail the electorate to get them to lobby their MPs. And the Lobbying Bill approved in January doesn't go nearly far enough in establishing transparency to give the electorate any trust in the government.
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- published: 02 Jul 2014
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Hobby Lobby (HBO)
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- Duration: 6:10
- Updated: 30 Jun 2014
- views: 3960497
With the Supreme Court ruling hinging on the religious rights of Hobby Lobby, John Oliver takes a look at other ways corporations can be more like people.
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With the Supreme Court ruling hinging on the religious rights of Hobby Lobby, John Oliver takes a look at other ways corporations can be more like people.
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With the Supreme Court ruling hinging on the religious rights of Hobby Lobby, John Oliver takes a look at other ways corporations can be more like people.
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- published: 30 Jun 2014
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Lobbying : marché contre démocratie? - Intelligence économique
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- Duration: 11:20
- Updated: 30 Apr 2014
- views: 2566
Le lobbying, c'est bon pour le business, mais pas toujours pour la démocratie!... Nous avons suivi un lobbyiste à Bruxelles, ainsi qu'un chercheur qui surveille...
Le lobbying, c'est bon pour le business, mais pas toujours pour la démocratie!... Nous avons suivi un lobbyiste à Bruxelles, ainsi qu'un chercheur qui surveille l'activité des groupes de pression. Comme vous allez le voir, tous deux ne sont pas forcément opposés et partagent le même constat sur les institutions européennes : les circuits de décision à Bruxelles restent encore très opaques.
Un reportage d' Ali Laïdi et Sonia de la Forterie.
26/04/2014 INTELLIGENCE ECO
Plongée au cœur des guerres économiques en France et à travers le monde en compagnie d'Ali Laïdi qui décrypte en plateau la face cachée des relations entre États et entreprises.
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Le lobbying, c'est bon pour le business, mais pas toujours pour la démocratie!... Nous avons suivi un lobbyiste à Bruxelles, ainsi qu'un chercheur qui surveille l'activité des groupes de pression. Comme vous allez le voir, tous deux ne sont pas forcément opposés et partagent le même constat sur les institutions européennes : les circuits de décision à Bruxelles restent encore très opaques.
Un reportage d' Ali Laïdi et Sonia de la Forterie.
26/04/2014 INTELLIGENCE ECO
Plongée au cœur des guerres économiques en France et à travers le monde en compagnie d'Ali Laïdi qui décrypte en plateau la face cachée des relations entre États et entreprises.
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- published: 30 Apr 2014
- views: 2566
"Lobbying" Becomes Integral Part of American Policymaking
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- Duration: 4:23
- Updated: 23 Aug 2010
- views: 3538
When public policy decisions are being made in the United States,. corporations, advocacy groups, and others interact with Congress and the government's Executi...
When public policy decisions are being made in the United States,. corporations, advocacy groups, and others interact with Congress and the government's Executive Branch to influence those decisions. This activity, called "lobbying," is sometimes accused of promoting so-called special interests at the expense of the public at-large. But, as VOA's Jeffrey Young explains, lobbying is a constitutionally protected activity in the U.S., and has become a pervasive part of the decision process.
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When public policy decisions are being made in the United States,. corporations, advocacy groups, and others interact with Congress and the government's Executive Branch to influence those decisions. This activity, called "lobbying," is sometimes accused of promoting so-called special interests at the expense of the public at-large. But, as VOA's Jeffrey Young explains, lobbying is a constitutionally protected activity in the U.S., and has become a pervasive part of the decision process.
- published: 23 Aug 2010
- views: 3538
Google Record Spending on Lobbying...to KEEP Internet Freedom & Net Neutrality
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- Duration: 3:12
- Updated: 31 Jan 2015
- views: 4419
–Google is spending record amounts on lobbying to maintain internet freedom and net neutrality
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2873752/google-facebook-apple-spe...
–Google is spending record amounts on lobbying to maintain internet freedom and net neutrality
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2873752/google-facebook-apple-spent-record-amounts-on-lobbying-in-2014.html
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- published: 31 Jan 2015
- views: 4419
Lobbying (Facts of Congress)
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- Duration: 1:03
- Updated: 08 Nov 2009
- views: 7319
Civics doesn't need to be dry and boring! Learn Facts of Congress with music and animation in Jib/Jab & Monty Python style from those hilarious folks at Flashba...
Civics doesn't need to be dry and boring! Learn Facts of Congress with music and animation in Jib/Jab & Monty Python style from those hilarious folks at Flashback Media Productions in Colorado, USA
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Lobby or not lobby #DATAGUEULE 3
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- Duration: 2:50
- Updated: 06 Jun 2014
- views: 199351
Retrouvez #DATAGUEULE, le programme qui vous explique tout en moins de 3 minutes.
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Partage sur Twitter : http://b...
Retrouvez #DATAGUEULE, le programme qui vous explique tout en moins de 3 minutes.
Partage sur Facebook : http://on.fb.me/1rvxKoz
Partage sur Twitter : http://bit.ly/WygKkX
Et sinon, France 4 c'est aussi :
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Retrouvez #DATAGUEULE, le programme qui vous explique tout en moins de 3 minutes.
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Partage sur Twitter : http://bit.ly/WygKkX
Et sinon, France 4 c'est aussi :
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https://twitter.com/france4tv
http://www.youtube.com/user/france4
- published: 06 Jun 2014
- views: 199351
The Truth About Lobbying | Jesse Ventura Off The Grid - Ora TV
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- Duration: 9:47
- Updated: 17 Jun 2014
- views: 14638
The Truth About Lobbying | Jesse Ventura Off The Grid - Ora TV
Whether you call it "pulling favors" or "illegal bribery," it's happening all over Washington, D...
The Truth About Lobbying | Jesse Ventura Off The Grid - Ora TV
Whether you call it "pulling favors" or "illegal bribery," it's happening all over Washington, D.C... Lobbying! Today, Jesse Ventura gets to the bottom of the lobbyists' business as he follows the Money Trail right to their doors on K Street. Without their dirty money would anything ever get done in government? What do you think? Tell the Governor at http://www.ora.tv/offthegrid/askjesse.
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The Truth About Lobbying | Jesse Ventura Off The Grid - Ora TV
Whether you call it "pulling favors" or "illegal bribery," it's happening all over Washington, D.C... Lobbying! Today, Jesse Ventura gets to the bottom of the lobbyists' business as he follows the Money Trail right to their doors on K Street. Without their dirty money would anything ever get done in government? What do you think? Tell the Governor at http://www.ora.tv/offthegrid/askjesse.
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- published: 17 Jun 2014
- views: 14638
New video : "The corporate lobby tour"
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- Duration: 10:25
- Updated: 13 Nov 2014
- views: 9687
Sometimes stories in the news can make you wonder who is really pulling the strings. This 10-minute video exposes the role corporate lobby groups have in EU dec...
Sometimes stories in the news can make you wonder who is really pulling the strings. This 10-minute video exposes the role corporate lobby groups have in EU decision-making– who they are, how they get what they want, and how they affect you, and others like you all over Europe, from the food on your plate, to rules for bankers, to the chemicals allowed in everyday products. Watch, learn, and share!
For more information read also our Lobby Planet.
And get involved!
wn.com/New Video The Corporate Lobby Tour
Sometimes stories in the news can make you wonder who is really pulling the strings. This 10-minute video exposes the role corporate lobby groups have in EU decision-making– who they are, how they get what they want, and how they affect you, and others like you all over Europe, from the food on your plate, to rules for bankers, to the chemicals allowed in everyday products. Watch, learn, and share!
For more information read also our Lobby Planet.
And get involved!
- published: 13 Nov 2014
- views: 9687
Our Politicians Are Being Bribed: Jack Abramoff on Lobbying, Corruption & Finance (2012)
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- Duration: 56:25
- Updated: 06 Jul 2014
- views: 2656
Jack Allan Abramoff (born February 28, 1958) is an American former lobbyist, businessman, movie producer and writer. He was at the center of an extensive corrup...
Jack Allan Abramoff (born February 28, 1958) is an American former lobbyist, businessman, movie producer and writer. He was at the center of an extensive corruption investigation that led to his conviction and to 21 persons either pleading guilty or being found guilty, including White House officials J. Steven Griles and David Safavian, U.S. Representative Bob Ney, and nine other lobbyists and Congressional aides.
Abramoff was College Republican National Committee National Chairman from 1981 to 1985, a founding member of the International Freedom Foundation, allegedly financed by apartheid South Africa, and served on the board of directors of the National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank. From 1994 to 2001 he was a top lobbyist for the firm of Preston Gates & Ellis, and then for Greenberg Traurig until March 2004.
After a guilty plea in the Indian lobbying scandal and his dealings with SunCruz Casinos in January 2006, he was sentenced to six years in federal prison for mail fraud, conspiracy to bribe public officials, and tax evasion. He served 43 months before being released on December 3, 2010. After his release from prison, he wrote the autobiographical book Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Corruption From America's Most Notorious Lobbyist which was published in November 2011.
Abramoff's lobbying and the surrounding scandals and investigation are the subject of two 2010 films: the documentary Casino Jack and the United States of Money, released in May 2010, and the feature film Casino Jack, released on December 17, 2010, starring Kevin Spacey as Abramoff.
Abramoff spent 10 years in Hollywood. He wrote and produced, with his brother Robert, the 1989 film Red Scorpion. The film had a $16 million budget and starred Dolph Lundgren playing the Spetsnaz-like Soviet commando Nikolai, sent by the USSR to assassinate an African revolutionary in a country similar to Angola. Nikolai sees the evil of the Soviets and changes sides, becoming a freedom fighter for the African side. The two Abramoff would also produced its 1994 sequel Red Scorpion 2.
The South African government financed the film via the International Freedom Foundation, a front-group chaired by Abramoff, as part of its efforts to undermine international sympathy for the African National Congress. The filming location was in South-West Africa (now Namibia).
On April 27, 1998, Abramoff wrote a letter to the editor of The Seattle Times rebutting an article critical of him and his alleged role as effectively a Public Relations puppet of the then-apartheid South African military. Abramoff rebutted: "The IFF was a conservative group which I headed. It was vigorously anti-Communist, but it was also actively anti-apartheid. In 1987, it was one of the first conservative groups to call for the release of Nelson Mandela, a position for which it was roundly criticized by other conservatives at the time. While I headed the IFF, we accepted funding only from private individuals and corporations and would have absolutely rejected any offer of South African military funding, or any other kind of funding from any government — good or evil."
During this period in South Africa, Abramoff first met South African--born rabbi David Lapin, who would become his religious advisor, and Lapin's brother and fellow rabbi Daniel Lapin, who allegedly introduced Abramoff to Congressman Tom DeLay (R-TX) at a Washington, DC dinner shortly after the Republican takeover of Congress in 1994. Lapin later claimed that he did not recall the introduction.
In November 2011 the book Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Corruption From America's Most Notorious Lobbyist Abramoff wrote after he was released from prison was published. The 300-page memoir is an account of his life in Washington as a lobbyist. In its last chapter, titled "Path to Reform", Abramoff portrays himself as someone who supports genuine reform and lists a number of proposals to eliminate bribery of government officials, such as barring members of Congress and their aides for life from becoming lobbyists.
Abramoff has become a critic of the lobbying industry and has appeared on radio and television, "trying ... to redeem and rebrand himself". He has a Facebook page and game app called "Congressional Jack", and a feature film in the works about the lobbying milieu. He plans to charge for giving talks about corruption in Washington, and has briefed F.B.I. agents on the nature of corruption. He has joined the United Republic anticorruption nonprofit organization and has started in February 2012 as one of the lead bloggers at United Republic′s newly launched Republic Report, described as "an anti-corruption blog focusing on how self-interested dollars are warping the public-interest responsibilities of America's democratic institutions" by the Huffington Post.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Abramoff
wn.com/Our Politicians Are Being Bribed Jack Abramoff On Lobbying, Corruption Finance (2012)
Jack Allan Abramoff (born February 28, 1958) is an American former lobbyist, businessman, movie producer and writer. He was at the center of an extensive corruption investigation that led to his conviction and to 21 persons either pleading guilty or being found guilty, including White House officials J. Steven Griles and David Safavian, U.S. Representative Bob Ney, and nine other lobbyists and Congressional aides.
Abramoff was College Republican National Committee National Chairman from 1981 to 1985, a founding member of the International Freedom Foundation, allegedly financed by apartheid South Africa, and served on the board of directors of the National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank. From 1994 to 2001 he was a top lobbyist for the firm of Preston Gates & Ellis, and then for Greenberg Traurig until March 2004.
After a guilty plea in the Indian lobbying scandal and his dealings with SunCruz Casinos in January 2006, he was sentenced to six years in federal prison for mail fraud, conspiracy to bribe public officials, and tax evasion. He served 43 months before being released on December 3, 2010. After his release from prison, he wrote the autobiographical book Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Corruption From America's Most Notorious Lobbyist which was published in November 2011.
Abramoff's lobbying and the surrounding scandals and investigation are the subject of two 2010 films: the documentary Casino Jack and the United States of Money, released in May 2010, and the feature film Casino Jack, released on December 17, 2010, starring Kevin Spacey as Abramoff.
Abramoff spent 10 years in Hollywood. He wrote and produced, with his brother Robert, the 1989 film Red Scorpion. The film had a $16 million budget and starred Dolph Lundgren playing the Spetsnaz-like Soviet commando Nikolai, sent by the USSR to assassinate an African revolutionary in a country similar to Angola. Nikolai sees the evil of the Soviets and changes sides, becoming a freedom fighter for the African side. The two Abramoff would also produced its 1994 sequel Red Scorpion 2.
The South African government financed the film via the International Freedom Foundation, a front-group chaired by Abramoff, as part of its efforts to undermine international sympathy for the African National Congress. The filming location was in South-West Africa (now Namibia).
On April 27, 1998, Abramoff wrote a letter to the editor of The Seattle Times rebutting an article critical of him and his alleged role as effectively a Public Relations puppet of the then-apartheid South African military. Abramoff rebutted: "The IFF was a conservative group which I headed. It was vigorously anti-Communist, but it was also actively anti-apartheid. In 1987, it was one of the first conservative groups to call for the release of Nelson Mandela, a position for which it was roundly criticized by other conservatives at the time. While I headed the IFF, we accepted funding only from private individuals and corporations and would have absolutely rejected any offer of South African military funding, or any other kind of funding from any government — good or evil."
During this period in South Africa, Abramoff first met South African--born rabbi David Lapin, who would become his religious advisor, and Lapin's brother and fellow rabbi Daniel Lapin, who allegedly introduced Abramoff to Congressman Tom DeLay (R-TX) at a Washington, DC dinner shortly after the Republican takeover of Congress in 1994. Lapin later claimed that he did not recall the introduction.
In November 2011 the book Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Corruption From America's Most Notorious Lobbyist Abramoff wrote after he was released from prison was published. The 300-page memoir is an account of his life in Washington as a lobbyist. In its last chapter, titled "Path to Reform", Abramoff portrays himself as someone who supports genuine reform and lists a number of proposals to eliminate bribery of government officials, such as barring members of Congress and their aides for life from becoming lobbyists.
Abramoff has become a critic of the lobbying industry and has appeared on radio and television, "trying ... to redeem and rebrand himself". He has a Facebook page and game app called "Congressional Jack", and a feature film in the works about the lobbying milieu. He plans to charge for giving talks about corruption in Washington, and has briefed F.B.I. agents on the nature of corruption. He has joined the United Republic anticorruption nonprofit organization and has started in February 2012 as one of the lead bloggers at United Republic′s newly launched Republic Report, described as "an anti-corruption blog focusing on how self-interested dollars are warping the public-interest responsibilities of America's democratic institutions" by the Huffington Post.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Abramoff
- published: 06 Jul 2014
- views: 2656
Bernie Sanders bottomline: How lobbying and campaign contributions undermine the American democracy
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- Duration: 1:37
- Updated: 05 Feb 2016
- views: 220
Bernie Sanders explains how lobbying and campaign contributions have influenced policies that are detrimental to American democracy, Americans and the ecosystem...
Bernie Sanders explains how lobbying and campaign contributions have influenced policies that are detrimental to American democracy, Americans and the ecosystem.
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Bernie Sanders explains how lobbying and campaign contributions have influenced policies that are detrimental to American democracy, Americans and the ecosystem.
- published: 05 Feb 2016
- views: 220
C'est quoi le lobbying des Français à Bruxelles ?
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- Duration: 6:37
- Updated: 19 Apr 2013
- views: 2310
Interview de Stéphane Desselas, Président d'Athenora Consulting par Michel Theys, journaliste.
http://www.athenora.com/
Interview de Stéphane Desselas, Président d'Athenora Consulting par Michel Theys, journaliste.
http://www.athenora.com/
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How to Lobby
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- Duration: 3:37
- Updated: 07 Aug 2013
- views: 1169
In this video you will learn how to conduct yourself during a lobbying meeting. This meeting reenactment goes through the basic points you want to cover during ...
In this video you will learn how to conduct yourself during a lobbying meeting. This meeting reenactment goes through the basic points you want to cover during a lobbying meeting.
For more information visit ASDAnet.org/advocate.
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In this video you will learn how to conduct yourself during a lobbying meeting. This meeting reenactment goes through the basic points you want to cover during a lobbying meeting.
For more information visit ASDAnet.org/advocate.
- published: 07 Aug 2013
- views: 1169
|REPORTAGE] Mais qui contrôle vraiment l'Union Européenne - BRUS$€LS business
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- Duration: 57:24
- Updated: 23 Jan 2015
- views: 20592
Bruxelles abrite 2500 structures de lobbying, 15 000 lobbyistes soit le 2ème pôle de lobbying mondial.
À partir de 3:55 on découvre que la Commission européenn...
Bruxelles abrite 2500 structures de lobbying, 15 000 lobbyistes soit le 2ème pôle de lobbying mondial.
À partir de 3:55 on découvre que la Commission européenne et le conseil de l'Europe sont entourés par des "bureaux de lobbies" dont la plupart appartiennent à de "grandes multinationales" qui forment des groupes de pressions dans le but d'avoir un maximum d'impact dans les décisions politiques.. http://youtu.be/Zs5rMpLQHcM?t=3m55s
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Bruxelles abrite 2500 structures de lobbying, 15 000 lobbyistes soit le 2ème pôle de lobbying mondial.
À partir de 3:55 on découvre que la Commission européenne et le conseil de l'Europe sont entourés par des "bureaux de lobbies" dont la plupart appartiennent à de "grandes multinationales" qui forment des groupes de pressions dans le but d'avoir un maximum d'impact dans les décisions politiques.. http://youtu.be/Zs5rMpLQHcM?t=3m55s
- published: 23 Jan 2015
- views: 20592
What is lobbying and why is it important? - The American League of Lobbyists
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- Duration: 2:23
- Updated: 29 Nov 2010
- views: 20394
A video from the American League of Lobbyists to educate the public about the importance of lobbying and lobbyists. Short version. http://www.alldc.org
A video from the American League of Lobbyists to educate the public about the importance of lobbying and lobbyists. Short version. http://www.alldc.org
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A video from the American League of Lobbyists to educate the public about the importance of lobbying and lobbyists. Short version. http://www.alldc.org
- published: 29 Nov 2010
- views: 20394
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Lobbying of Federation of Small Businesses Top 5 Facts.mp4
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What Does Grassroots Mean in Politics Marketing, Campaigns, Lobbying 1991
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Councillor Dennis Carlone Remarks - Municipal Lobbying Law
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Rahul Gandhi lobbying CBI probe in Dalit student Delta Meghwal scandal in Barmer
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Cabinet Expansion | AP TDP Leaders Lobbying for Cabinet Bearth | Studio N
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AP TDP leaders lobbying for Nominated Posts in Guntur | Studio N
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Pierluigi Petrillo e la teoria/tecnica delle lobbying - Piazza Pulita 11 aprile 2016
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Ring of Fire On Free Speech TV | Episode 274 - Labor of Lobbying
A secretive energy lobbying firm might be illegally funneling money to politicians, but they refuse to say exactly who they are and who they’re funding. More on that later in the program… The last criminal charges from the BP oil spill have been reduced, and not one single person is headed to prison for killing 11 men and poisoning the Gulf of Mexico… And brace yourselves – the Democratic Race is starting to get very ugly – we’ll bring you more in tonight’s backstory... Spread the word! LIKE and SHARE this video or leave a comment to help direct attention to the stories that matter. And SUBSCRIBE to stay connected with Ring of Fire's video content! Follow more of our stories at http://www.TROFIRE.com Watch Ring of Fire TV every weeknight on Free Speech TV: https://www.freespeech.org/... -
This Is How You Know Corp. Lobbyists Have Taken Over [Truth&Comedy;]
Lobbying at the federal level is well understood and known, but lobbying at the state level is surging. Lobbyists tend to push forward corporate interests over citizens’ leading them to have an enormous influence on laws. You would be surprised at where certain companies are lobbying and how much influence they have. This and more on Redacted Tonight. Join the ‘Redactivist’ movement online... Subscribe to the Redacted Tonight YouTube channel for more comedy news with saber tooth tiger teeth: http://youtube.com/user/RedactedTonight Find Redacted Tonight on Facebook for source material about our stories and daily updates: http://facebook.com/RedactedTonight Follow us on Twitter for funny, informative info and to participate in our weekly ‘Redactivist’ hashtag: http://twitter.com/Redacted... -
Cabinet Expansion Heat | AP TDP Leaders Lobbying for Cabinet Bearth in Guntur Dist | HMTV
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On Real Time with Bill Maher Max Brooks: ‘Murderers Have a Lobbying Group Called the NRA’
Max Brooks, a Non-Resident Fellow at West Point Military Academy, said that the NRA is the lobbying group for murderers on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time.” Brooks stated, “Finally murderers have a lobbying group called the NRA.” Host Bill Maher added, “Yes. I called it the assassins lobby.” Brooks further argued that the NRA are “merchants of death.” -
The Business Of United States Are Lobbying - Lee Drutman
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Congress Leaders Lobbying For TPCC New Committee Posts | iNews
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#Cabinet Expansion: AP TDP Leaders Lobbying for Cabinet Bearth || NTV
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#Cabinet Expansion: AP TDP Leaders Lobbying for Cabinet Bearth || NTV
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Bentoche- Lobbying is in the air (version 2016)
Les lobbys investissent à droite et à gauche ils ont leurs hommes et femmes pour faire avancer leurs affaires quelque soit le parti de gouvernement et font des choix qui ne sont pas les meilleurs pour les citoyens sinon pourquoi se cacher ? De même ces accords secrets entre les Etats Unis et l'Europe (TAFTA) cachent des accords qui concernent nortre vie quotidienne donc à notre insu fait que nous ne sommes plus des citoyens qui ont leur mot à dire.. C'est ce dessous des cartes qu'il nous faut retourner, découvrir avec une vraie démocratie et des accords faits au grand jour et en toute liberté. Pour saluer les panama papers & wiki-leaks. -
Lobbying for 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', yoga guru Ramdev talks of beheading
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US largest lobbying organizations top spenders
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AU VC padhavi kosam pairaviluHuge Against lobbying For AU VC Post | Vizag | 10TV
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Lobbying of Federation of Small Businesses Top 5 Facts.mp4
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- Duration: 0:50
- Updated: 17 Apr 2016
- views: 0
- published: 17 Apr 2016
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What Does Grassroots Mean in Politics Marketing, Campaigns, Lobbying 1991
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- Duration: 55:09
- Updated: 15 Apr 2016
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- published: 15 Apr 2016
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STREET FIGHTER V Random lobbying
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- Duration: 13:52
- Updated: 14 Apr 2016
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Street Fighter® V
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/tid=CUSA01200_00
Street Fighter® V
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Street Fighter® V
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- published: 14 Apr 2016
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خالد وليد : effective lobbying for Syria part 2
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- Duration: 9:22
- Updated: 14 Apr 2016
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Councillor Dennis Carlone Remarks - Municipal Lobbying Law
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- Duration: 20:29
- Updated: 14 Apr 2016
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- published: 14 Apr 2016
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خالد وليد - effective lobbying for Syria
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- Duration: 5:47
- Updated: 14 Apr 2016
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Rahul Gandhi lobbying CBI probe in Dalit student Delta Meghwal scandal in Barmer
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- Updated: 13 Apr 2016
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Rahul Gandhi lobbying CBI probe in Dalit student Delta Meghwal scandal in Barmer
- published: 13 Apr 2016
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Cabinet Expansion | AP TDP Leaders Lobbying for Cabinet Bearth | Studio N
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- Duration: 4:28
- Updated: 13 Apr 2016
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AP TDP leaders lobbying for Nominated Posts in Guntur | Studio N
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- Updated: 13 Apr 2016
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- published: 13 Apr 2016
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Pierluigi Petrillo e la teoria/tecnica delle lobbying - Piazza Pulita 11 aprile 2016
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- Duration: 4:10
- Updated: 12 Apr 2016
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- published: 12 Apr 2016
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Gov Day: Episode 2
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- Duration: 2:41
- Updated: 12 Apr 2016
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The second episode of our Government Relations Day series. In this episode, we will discuss topics such as:
Who is our dedicated lobbyist?
How does NHGA intera...
The second episode of our Government Relations Day series. In this episode, we will discuss topics such as:
Who is our dedicated lobbyist?
How does NHGA interact with NH's state legislature and state agencies?
How do we communicate our legislative activities to our members?
How can members get involved and support our activities?
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The second episode of our Government Relations Day series. In this episode, we will discuss topics such as:
Who is our dedicated lobbyist?
How does NHGA interact with NH's state legislature and state agencies?
How do we communicate our legislative activities to our members?
How can members get involved and support our activities?
- published: 12 Apr 2016
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Ring of Fire On Free Speech TV | Episode 274 - Labor of Lobbying
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- Duration: 29:01
- Updated: 12 Apr 2016
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A secretive energy lobbying firm might be illegally funneling money to politicians, but they refuse to say exactly who they are and who they’re funding. More o...
A secretive energy lobbying firm might be illegally funneling money to politicians, but they refuse to say exactly who they are and who they’re funding. More on that later in the program…
The last criminal charges from the BP oil spill have been reduced, and not one single person is headed to prison for killing 11 men and poisoning the Gulf of Mexico…
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- published: 12 Apr 2016
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This Is How You Know Corp. Lobbyists Have Taken Over [Truth&Comedy;]
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- Updated: 10 Apr 2016
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Lobbying at the federal level is well understood and known, but lobbying at the state level is surging. Lobbyists tend to push forward corporate interests over ...
Lobbying at the federal level is well understood and known, but lobbying at the state level is surging. Lobbyists tend to push forward corporate interests over citizens’ leading them to have an enormous influence on laws. You would be surprised at where certain companies are lobbying and how much influence they have. This and more on Redacted Tonight.
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Lobbying at the federal level is well understood and known, but lobbying at the state level is surging. Lobbyists tend to push forward corporate interests over citizens’ leading them to have an enormous influence on laws. You would be surprised at where certain companies are lobbying and how much influence they have. This and more on Redacted Tonight.
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- published: 10 Apr 2016
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Cabinet Expansion Heat | AP TDP Leaders Lobbying for Cabinet Bearth in Guntur Dist | HMTV
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- Duration: 3:37
- Updated: 10 Apr 2016
- views: 3
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On Real Time with Bill Maher Max Brooks: ‘Murderers Have a Lobbying Group Called the NRA’
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- Duration: 0:16
- Updated: 09 Apr 2016
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Max Brooks, a Non-Resident Fellow at West Point Military Academy, said that the NRA is the lobbying group for murderers on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Tim...
Max Brooks, a Non-Resident Fellow at West Point Military Academy, said that the NRA is the lobbying group for murderers on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time.”
Brooks stated, “Finally murderers have a lobbying group called the NRA.”
Host Bill Maher added, “Yes. I called it the assassins lobby.”
Brooks further argued that the NRA are “merchants of death.”
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Max Brooks, a Non-Resident Fellow at West Point Military Academy, said that the NRA is the lobbying group for murderers on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time.”
Brooks stated, “Finally murderers have a lobbying group called the NRA.”
Host Bill Maher added, “Yes. I called it the assassins lobby.”
Brooks further argued that the NRA are “merchants of death.”
- published: 09 Apr 2016
- views: 122
The Business Of United States Are Lobbying - Lee Drutman
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- Duration: 61:42
- Updated: 07 Apr 2016
- views: 0
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- published: 07 Apr 2016
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Congress Leaders Lobbying For TPCC New Committee Posts | iNews
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- Duration: 3:14
- Updated: 07 Apr 2016
- views: 6
Congress Leaders Lobbying For TPCC New Committee Posts | iNews
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- published: 07 Apr 2016
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#Cabinet Expansion: AP TDP Leaders Lobbying for Cabinet Bearth || NTV
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- Duration: 6:10
- Updated: 06 Apr 2016
- views: 54
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- published: 06 Apr 2016
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#Cabinet Expansion: AP TDP Leaders Lobbying for Cabinet Bearth || NTV
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- Updated: 05 Apr 2016
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AP Cabinet Expansion: TDP Leaders Lobbying for Cabinet Bearth || NTV
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- published: 05 Apr 2016
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Bentoche- Lobbying is in the air (version 2016)
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- Duration: 2:48
- Updated: 05 Apr 2016
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Les lobbys investissent à droite et à gauche ils ont leurs hommes et femmes pour faire avancer leurs affaires quelque soit le parti de gouvernement et font des...
Les lobbys investissent à droite et à gauche ils ont leurs hommes et femmes pour faire avancer leurs affaires quelque soit le parti de gouvernement et font des choix qui ne sont pas les meilleurs pour les citoyens sinon pourquoi se cacher ? De même ces accords secrets entre les Etats Unis et l'Europe (TAFTA) cachent des accords qui concernent nortre vie quotidienne donc à notre insu fait que nous ne sommes plus des citoyens qui ont leur mot à dire.. C'est ce dessous des cartes qu'il nous faut retourner, découvrir avec une vraie démocratie et des accords faits au grand jour et en toute liberté. Pour saluer les panama papers & wiki-leaks.
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Les lobbys investissent à droite et à gauche ils ont leurs hommes et femmes pour faire avancer leurs affaires quelque soit le parti de gouvernement et font des choix qui ne sont pas les meilleurs pour les citoyens sinon pourquoi se cacher ? De même ces accords secrets entre les Etats Unis et l'Europe (TAFTA) cachent des accords qui concernent nortre vie quotidienne donc à notre insu fait que nous ne sommes plus des citoyens qui ont leur mot à dire.. C'est ce dessous des cartes qu'il nous faut retourner, découvrir avec une vraie démocratie et des accords faits au grand jour et en toute liberté. Pour saluer les panama papers & wiki-leaks.
- published: 05 Apr 2016
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Lobbying for 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', yoga guru Ramdev talks of beheading
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- Updated: 04 Apr 2016
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Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has controversially said that he would have "beheaded" those who refuse to chant 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' were it not for the law of the land....
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has controversially said that he would have "beheaded" those who refuse to chant 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' were it not for the law of the land.
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Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has controversially said that he would have "beheaded" those who refuse to chant 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' were it not for the law of the land.
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- published: 04 Apr 2016
- views: 59
US largest lobbying organizations top spenders
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- Duration: 5:11
- Updated: 03 Apr 2016
- views: 28
lobby, lobbying, money in politics, US Chamber of Commerce, Lies, experts, false statement, Top Spenders, truth, politics, power, largest lobbying groups, forwa...
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- published: 03 Apr 2016
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AU VC padhavi kosam pairaviluHuge Against lobbying For AU VC Post | Vizag | 10TV
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- Duration: 3:06
- Updated: 03 Apr 2016
- views: 2
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How Lobbyists Secretly Run Washington: The Rich, Money & Influencing Congress, Government (1993)
Lobbying in the United States describes paid activity in which special interests hire well-connected professional advocates, often lawyers, to argue for specific legislation in decision-making bodies such as the United States Congress. It is a highly controversial phenomenon, often seen in a negative light by journalists and the American public, and frequently misunderstood. While lobbying is subject to extensive and often complex rules which, if not followed, can lead to penalties including jail, the activity of lobbying has been interpreted by court rulings as free speech and protected by the US Constitution. Since the 1970s, lobbying activity has grown immensely in terms of the numbers of lobbyists and the size of lobbying budgets, and has become the focus of much criticism of American ... -
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How Lobbying Works in Government: Jack Abramoff on Law School, Money, Gifts, Travel, Finance (2011)
On January 8, 2001, Abramoff left Preston Gates to join the Government Relations division of the Washington, D.C. law firm Greenberg Traurig, which once described him as "directly involved in the Republican party and conservative movement leadership structures" and "one of the leading fund raisers for the party and its congressional candidates".[45] With the move to Greenberg Traurig, Abramoff took as much as $6 million worth of client business from his old firm, including the Marianas Islands account. At Greenberg Traurig, Abramoff recruited a team of lobbyists known familiarly as "Team Abramoff". The team included many of his former employees from Preston Gates and former senior staffers of members of Congress. Around the time he joined Greenberg Traurig, Abramoff's choice of lobbying c... -
The Business of America is Lobbying
Corporate lobbyists are everywhere in Washington. Of the 100 organizations that spend the most on lobbying, 95 represent business. The largest companies now have upwards of 100 lobbyists representing them. How did American businesses become so invested in politics? And what does all their money buy? In his new book, The Business of America is Lobbying: How Corporations Became Politicized and Politics Became More Corporate, New America senior fellow Lee Drutman draws on extensive data and original interviews with corporate lobbyists to provide a fascinating and detailed picture of what corporations do in Washington, why it matters, and most importantly, how we can make sure that their presence doesn’t undermine our democracy. Lee Drutman is joined by NPR’s Power, Money and Influence Corre... -
Dan Rather Reports, "The Best Congress Money Can Buy" Full Episode
Who's really running Washington? Lobbying in the nation's capital has grown into a billion dollar industry. Dan Rather Reports investigates the "shadow government." This episode first aired November 21, 2006. Dan Rather Reports airs Tuesdays at 8pm ET on AXS TV. -
[87] Lockheed Lobbying and DeRay Mckesson on Black Lives Matter
On this episode of “Watching the Hawks” Tyrel Ventura, Tabetha Wallace, and Sean Stone talk about a recent Lockheed Martin lobbying scandal. Tyrel, Tabetha, and Sean then discuss the recent move by Saudi Arabia to grant voting rights to women. Tabetha Wallace takes us through a batty festival in Texas for where crowds gather to watch hundreds of thousands of bats take flight at dusk! DeRay Mckesson joins Tabetha Wallace and Tyrel Ventura in Washington DC to talk about the current state and future of the Black Lives Matter protest movement and Campaign Zero! LIKE Watching the Hawks @ http://fb.me/WatchingTheHawks FOLLOW Tyrel Ventura @ http://twitter.com/WatchingTyrel FOLLOW Tabetha Wallace @ http://twitter.com/WatchingTabetha FOLLOW Sean Stone @ http://twitter.com/scstone5 -
How Oil Companies Buy the Government: Lobbying Groups, Spending (2004)
"Fossil fuels lobby" is the umbrella term used to name the paid representatives of large fossil fuel (oil, gas, coal) and electric utilities corporations who attempt to influence governmental policy. So-called Big Oil companies such as ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP, Total S.A., Koch Industries, Chevron Corporation, and ConocoPhillips are amongst the largest corporations associated with the energy lobby. General Electric, Southern Co., First Energy, and the Edison Electric Institute are among the influential electric utilities corporations. Both electric companies and big oil and gas companies are consistently among the ten highest-spending industrial lobbyists. In the 2006 election cycle, oil and gas companies contributed over $19 million to political campaigns. 82% of that money went... -
The Truth About The European Union.
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Inside USA - Lobbying for Israel - 05 April 2008
It is said to be the most powerful interest group in Washington DC - but what is the Israel lobby? And how exactly does it operate? That is the question for this week's Inside USA. -
Lobbying w/ eXtine - Random Badlands Game on Soldier
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CrossTalk on Lobbying: Who really rules America?
In this edition of the CrossTalk, Peter Lavelle asks his guests if the power of lobbies have hi-jacked public and foreign policies and what happen when a country does not have a powerful voice to have its interests heard. -
Legalized Bribery | Interview with Ex-Lobbyist Jack Abramoff
At a Dec. 6 event sponsored by the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard Law School Professor Lawrence Lessig interviewed Jack Abramoff, a former lobbyi. Abby Martin talks with former lobbyist Jack Abramoff about DC's culture of cronyism, revolving door politics, lobbying, and how to get money out of politics.. Crooked lobbyist Jack Abramoff explains how he asserted his influence in Congress for years, and how such corruption continues today despite ethics reform. L. A conversation between Lawrence Lessig and Andreas Ekström at the inauguration of Lund University Internet Institute (LUii), Landskrona Castle, 30 May 2013. . DemocracyNow.org - Today we remember the pioneering computer programmer and cyberactivist Aaron Swartz, who took his own life Friday at the age of 26. As a t. ... -
So Damn Much Money - The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government
The birth and growth of lobbying in America and it's massive effect on government. In this presentation of The Massachusetts School of Law's program, Books of Our Times, Dean Lawrence R. Velvel interviews Robert G. Kaiser on his book; So Damn Much Money - The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government. Mr. Kaiser is associate editor and senior correspondent of the Washington Post. The Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public in television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit mslaw.edu. -
Washington's Lobbyist Fix -- The Advisory Committee on Transparency
On March 14, 2011 the Advisory Committee on Transparency hosted a public discussion on the challenges facing lobbying reform and the actions needed to enact real-time lobbying disclosure in Washington. The event, held in the Rayburn House Office Building, room 2203, from 2-3:30pm, drew a packed room eager for insight into lobbying reform. The panelists included: *Dan Eggen -- staff writer, The Washington Post *Shelia Krumholz -- Executive Director, Center for Responsive Politics *Lisa Rosenberg -- Government Affairs Consultant, Sunlight Foundation *Paul Miller -- Chairman/CEO, Miller/Wenhold Capitol Strategies, LLC; past-President, The American League of Lobbyists *Tom Susman -- Director of Government Affairs, American Bar Association *Moderator: Daniel Schuman -- Policy Counsel, Sun... -
NAFTA and Lobbying: How It Hurts America - Free Trade Markets, Economics (1993)
The relative costs, benefits and beneficiaries of free trade are debated by academics, governments and interest groups. Arguments for protectionism fall into the economic category (trade hurts the economy) or the moral category (the effects of trade might help the economy, but have ill effects in other areas); a general argument against free trade is that it is colonialism or imperialism in disguise. The moral category is wide, including concerns of destroying infant industries and undermining long-run economic development, income inequality, environmental degradation, supporting child labor and sweatshops, race to the bottom, wage slavery, accentuating poverty in poor countries, harming national defense, and forcing cultural change.[31] Economic arguments against free trade criticize th... -
[200] TPP's Corporate Takeover, Your Third Amendment Right, Lobbying: Legalized Bribery
Abby Martin Breaks the Set on TPP Secrets, the Third Amendment, and the Lobbying that Defines DC. LIKE Breaking the Set @ http://fb.me/BreakingTheSet FOLLOW Abby Martin @ http://twitter.com/AbbyMartin EPISODE BREAKDOWN: On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin talks to Lori Wallach, director of Global Trade Watch at Public Citizen about why the TPP trade negotiations remain so secretive, and the dangerous implications this international agreement has on the rest of us. Abby then goes over a case of police overstepping authority in Nevada, when they forced entry into a home, arrested the occupants, all in an effort illegally use the homes for a stakeout, in violation of the third amendment. BTS wraps up the show with an interview with former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, about DC's cult... -
The Communicators: Broadband Lobbying Efforts
James Baller, founder of the US Broadband coalition, discusses efforts to lobby Congress and the Administration of President-elect Barack Obama for a National Broadband Strategy. Anne Veigel of Communications Daily, is co-host. Program from Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. -
Going Underground: Westminster’s lobbying ‘culture’ & failed military solution in Afghanistan
Afshin Rattansi goes underground on the shadow world of lobbying. Tamasin Cave, director of Spinwatch, describes a ‘culture’ where it is normal to work for these outside interests, warning sometimes, ‘I don’t see any distinction sometimes between lobbyists and our legislators.’ Nasir Shansab, author and former leading Afghani industrialist, looks at Britain’s involvement in the country, claiming that a military solution will never work, and the UK is just following America’s lead. With reports that Jihadi John’s identity has been discovered, we ask if Western intelligence services could have been partly responsible for his radicalisation. We look at PMQs, with Cameron grilled over MPs’ second jobs and jihadi brides. And with recent figures showing nursery fees have increased by a third sin... -
Advocacy vs Lobbying
It's time to get back to the basics! Are you just starting out with your advocacy efforts? Do you need a refresher on advocacy, lobbying and how both can be equally effective in influencing policy? Join us over lunch to discuss the importance of both advocacy and lobbying and how each are critical to your efforts to influence change in any policy or issue.
How Lobbyists Secretly Run Washington: The Rich, Money & Influencing Congress, Government (1993)
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- Duration: 57:31
- Updated: 22 Mar 2014
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Lobbying in the United States describes paid activity in which special interests hire well-connected professional advocates, often lawyers, to argue for specifi...
Lobbying in the United States describes paid activity in which special interests hire well-connected professional advocates, often lawyers, to argue for specific legislation in decision-making bodies such as the United States Congress. It is a highly controversial phenomenon, often seen in a negative light by journalists and the American public, and frequently misunderstood. While lobbying is subject to extensive and often complex rules which, if not followed, can lead to penalties including jail, the activity of lobbying has been interpreted by court rulings as free speech and protected by the US Constitution. Since the 1970s, lobbying activity has grown immensely in terms of the numbers of lobbyists and the size of lobbying budgets, and has become the focus of much criticism of American governance. Since lobbying rules require extensive disclosure, there is a wealth of data in the public sphere about which entities lobby, how, at whom, and for how much. The current pattern suggests much lobbying is done by corporations, although a wide variety of coalitions representing diverse groups is possible. Lobbying happens at every level of government, including federal, state, county, municipal, and even local governments. In Washington, DC, lobbying usually targets congresspersons, although there have been efforts to influence executive agency officials as well as US Supreme Court appointments. It has been the subject of academic inquiry in various fields, including economics, law, and public policy. While lobbyists number of 12,000 people in Washington, DC, those with real clout number in the dozens, and a small group of firms handles much of lobbying in terms of expenditures. As an activity, lobbying takes time to learn, requires skill and sensitivity, depends on deft persuasion, and has much in common with generally non-political activities such as management consulting and public relations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbyists
Numerous reports chronicle the revolving door phenomenon.[42] A 2011 estimate suggested that nearly 5,400 former congressional staffers had become federal lobbyists over a ten-year period, and 400 lawmakers made a similar jump.[46] It is a "symbiotic relationship" in the sense that lobbying firms can exploit the "experience and connections gleaned from working inside the legislative process", and lawmakers find a "ready pool of experienced talent."[46] There is movement in the other direction as well: one report found that 605 former lobbyists had taken jobs working for lawmakers over a ten-year period.[46] A study by the London School of Economics found 1,113 lobbyists who had formerly worked in lawmakers' offices.[46] The lobbying option is a way for staffers and lawmakers to "cash in on their experience", according to one view.[28] Before the 1980s, staffers and aides worked many years for congresspersons, sometimes decades, and tended to stay in their jobs; now, with the lure of higher-paying lobbying jobs, many would quit their posts after a few years at most to "go downtown."[28]
And it is not just staffers, but lawmakers as well, including high-profile ones such as congressperson Richard Gephardt. He represented a "working-class" district in Missouri for many years but after leaving Congress, he became a lobbyist.[80] In 2007, he began his own lobbying firm called "Gephardt Government Affairs Group" and in 2010 it was earning close to $7 million in revenues with clients including Goldman Sachs, Boeing, Visa Inc., Ameren Corporation, and Waste Management Inc..[80] Senators Robert Bennett and Byron Dorgan became lobbyists too.[81] Mississippi governor Haley Barbour became a lobbyist.[82] In 2010, former representative Billy Tauzin earned $11 million running the drug industry's lobbying organization. called the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.[80] Many former representatives earned over $1 million in one year, including James Greenwood and Daniel Glickman.
When getting access is difficult, there are ways to wear down the walls surrounding a legislator. Jack Abramoff explained:
Access is vital in lobbying. If you can't get in your door, you can't make your case. Here we had a hostile senator, whose staff was hostile, and we had to get in. So that's the lobbyist safe-cracker method: throw fundraisers, raise money, and become a big donor.
—Lobbyist Jack Abramoff in 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbying_in_the_United_States
wn.com/How Lobbyists Secretly Run Washington The Rich, Money Influencing Congress, Government (1993)
Lobbying in the United States describes paid activity in which special interests hire well-connected professional advocates, often lawyers, to argue for specific legislation in decision-making bodies such as the United States Congress. It is a highly controversial phenomenon, often seen in a negative light by journalists and the American public, and frequently misunderstood. While lobbying is subject to extensive and often complex rules which, if not followed, can lead to penalties including jail, the activity of lobbying has been interpreted by court rulings as free speech and protected by the US Constitution. Since the 1970s, lobbying activity has grown immensely in terms of the numbers of lobbyists and the size of lobbying budgets, and has become the focus of much criticism of American governance. Since lobbying rules require extensive disclosure, there is a wealth of data in the public sphere about which entities lobby, how, at whom, and for how much. The current pattern suggests much lobbying is done by corporations, although a wide variety of coalitions representing diverse groups is possible. Lobbying happens at every level of government, including federal, state, county, municipal, and even local governments. In Washington, DC, lobbying usually targets congresspersons, although there have been efforts to influence executive agency officials as well as US Supreme Court appointments. It has been the subject of academic inquiry in various fields, including economics, law, and public policy. While lobbyists number of 12,000 people in Washington, DC, those with real clout number in the dozens, and a small group of firms handles much of lobbying in terms of expenditures. As an activity, lobbying takes time to learn, requires skill and sensitivity, depends on deft persuasion, and has much in common with generally non-political activities such as management consulting and public relations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbyists
Numerous reports chronicle the revolving door phenomenon.[42] A 2011 estimate suggested that nearly 5,400 former congressional staffers had become federal lobbyists over a ten-year period, and 400 lawmakers made a similar jump.[46] It is a "symbiotic relationship" in the sense that lobbying firms can exploit the "experience and connections gleaned from working inside the legislative process", and lawmakers find a "ready pool of experienced talent."[46] There is movement in the other direction as well: one report found that 605 former lobbyists had taken jobs working for lawmakers over a ten-year period.[46] A study by the London School of Economics found 1,113 lobbyists who had formerly worked in lawmakers' offices.[46] The lobbying option is a way for staffers and lawmakers to "cash in on their experience", according to one view.[28] Before the 1980s, staffers and aides worked many years for congresspersons, sometimes decades, and tended to stay in their jobs; now, with the lure of higher-paying lobbying jobs, many would quit their posts after a few years at most to "go downtown."[28]
And it is not just staffers, but lawmakers as well, including high-profile ones such as congressperson Richard Gephardt. He represented a "working-class" district in Missouri for many years but after leaving Congress, he became a lobbyist.[80] In 2007, he began his own lobbying firm called "Gephardt Government Affairs Group" and in 2010 it was earning close to $7 million in revenues with clients including Goldman Sachs, Boeing, Visa Inc., Ameren Corporation, and Waste Management Inc..[80] Senators Robert Bennett and Byron Dorgan became lobbyists too.[81] Mississippi governor Haley Barbour became a lobbyist.[82] In 2010, former representative Billy Tauzin earned $11 million running the drug industry's lobbying organization. called the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.[80] Many former representatives earned over $1 million in one year, including James Greenwood and Daniel Glickman.
When getting access is difficult, there are ways to wear down the walls surrounding a legislator. Jack Abramoff explained:
Access is vital in lobbying. If you can't get in your door, you can't make your case. Here we had a hostile senator, whose staff was hostile, and we had to get in. So that's the lobbyist safe-cracker method: throw fundraisers, raise money, and become a big donor.
—Lobbyist Jack Abramoff in 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbying_in_the_United_States
- published: 22 Mar 2014
- views: 7756
Lobbying Documentaire
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- Duration: 25:58
- Updated: 09 Dec 2015
- views: 48
- published: 09 Dec 2015
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How Lobbying Works in Government: Jack Abramoff on Law School, Money, Gifts, Travel, Finance (2011)
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- Duration: 85:24
- Updated: 11 Jul 2014
- views: 2228
On January 8, 2001, Abramoff left Preston Gates to join the Government Relations division of the Washington, D.C. law firm Greenberg Traurig, which once describ...
On January 8, 2001, Abramoff left Preston Gates to join the Government Relations division of the Washington, D.C. law firm Greenberg Traurig, which once described him as "directly involved in the Republican party and conservative movement leadership structures" and "one of the leading fund raisers for the party and its congressional candidates".[45] With the move to Greenberg Traurig, Abramoff took as much as $6 million worth of client business from his old firm, including the Marianas Islands account. At Greenberg Traurig, Abramoff recruited a team of lobbyists known familiarly as "Team Abramoff". The team included many of his former employees from Preston Gates and former senior staffers of members of Congress.
Around the time he joined Greenberg Traurig, Abramoff's choice of lobbying clients changed to focus much more on Native American tribes. While Abramoff was a registered lobbyist for 51 clients while working at Preston Gates, with only four being tribes, Abramoff would eventually represent 24 clients for whom he was registered lobbyist at Greenberg Traurig, of which seven were tribes.
Former White House Deputy Counsel Timothy Flanigan left his job in December 2002 to work as General Counsel for Corporate and International Law at Tyco International. He immediately hired Abramoff to lobby Congress and the White House on matters relating to Tyco's Bermuda tax-exempt status.[46] Flanigan stated to the Senate Judiciary Committee that Abramoff "bragged" that he could help Tyco avoid tax liability aimed at offshore companies because he "had good relationships with members of Congress".[47]
Tyco Inc. claimed in August 2005 that Abramoff had been paid $1.7 million for "astroturfing", or the creation of a fake "grassroots" campaign to oppose proposals to penalize US corporations registered abroad for tax reasons. The work allegedly was never performed, and most of the fee Tyco paid Abramoff to lobby against the legislation was "diverted to entities controlled by Mr. Abramoff".
Abramoff's team represented the government of Malaysia, and worked toward improving Malaysian relations with the United States, particularly with trade relations.[48]
Abramoff also met with the government of Sudan, offering a plan to deflect criticism from American Christian groups over the regime's alleged role in the Darfur conflict. Abramoff promised to enlist Reed to assist, as well as starting a grassroots campaign to improve the image of Sudan in America.
Abramoff maintained four skyboxes at major sports arenas for political entertaining at a cost of over $1 million a year. Abramoff hosted many fundraisers at these skyboxes including events for politicians publicly opposed to gambling, such as John Doolittle.[53]
Then Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member and current Chairman Max Baucus returned $18,892 in contributions that his office found to be connected to Abramoff. Included in the returned donations was an estimated $1,892 that was never reported for Baucus' use of Abramoff's skybox at a professional sports arena and concert venue in downtown Washington in 2001.[54]
Abramoff also was co-owner of Signatures Restaurant, a high-end Washington establishment which he used to reward friends and associates. His fellow lobbyist Kevin A. Ring treated Justice Department official Robert E. Coughlin to free tickets to the skyboxes and took him out to Signatures multiple times in exchange for favors.[55] The restaurant, once thriving, was closed once investigations closed in on Abramoff.
DeLay, Ney and Florida Republican Representative Tom Feeney have each gone on golf trips to Scotland that were apparently arranged or funded by Abramoff. These trips took place in 2000, 2002 and 2003. Ney and Feeney each claimed that their trips were paid for by the National Center for Public Policy Research, but the group denied this. Spokespeople for Ney and Feeney blamed others for filing errors. Ney later pleaded guilty to knowing that Abramoff had paid for the trip.
A former top procurement official in the Bush administration, David H. Safavian, has been convicted of lying and obstruction of justice in connection with the Abramoff investigation. Safavian, who traveled to Scotland with Reed and Ney on a golf outing arranged by Abramoff, was accused of concealing from federal investigators information about Abramoff's plans to do business with the General Services Administration at the time of the golf trip — in particular, seeking help finding property for his private religious school, Eshkol Academy, and for one of his tribal clients. Safavian was then GSA chief of staff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Abramoff
wn.com/How Lobbying Works In Government Jack Abramoff On Law School, Money, Gifts, Travel, Finance (2011)
On January 8, 2001, Abramoff left Preston Gates to join the Government Relations division of the Washington, D.C. law firm Greenberg Traurig, which once described him as "directly involved in the Republican party and conservative movement leadership structures" and "one of the leading fund raisers for the party and its congressional candidates".[45] With the move to Greenberg Traurig, Abramoff took as much as $6 million worth of client business from his old firm, including the Marianas Islands account. At Greenberg Traurig, Abramoff recruited a team of lobbyists known familiarly as "Team Abramoff". The team included many of his former employees from Preston Gates and former senior staffers of members of Congress.
Around the time he joined Greenberg Traurig, Abramoff's choice of lobbying clients changed to focus much more on Native American tribes. While Abramoff was a registered lobbyist for 51 clients while working at Preston Gates, with only four being tribes, Abramoff would eventually represent 24 clients for whom he was registered lobbyist at Greenberg Traurig, of which seven were tribes.
Former White House Deputy Counsel Timothy Flanigan left his job in December 2002 to work as General Counsel for Corporate and International Law at Tyco International. He immediately hired Abramoff to lobby Congress and the White House on matters relating to Tyco's Bermuda tax-exempt status.[46] Flanigan stated to the Senate Judiciary Committee that Abramoff "bragged" that he could help Tyco avoid tax liability aimed at offshore companies because he "had good relationships with members of Congress".[47]
Tyco Inc. claimed in August 2005 that Abramoff had been paid $1.7 million for "astroturfing", or the creation of a fake "grassroots" campaign to oppose proposals to penalize US corporations registered abroad for tax reasons. The work allegedly was never performed, and most of the fee Tyco paid Abramoff to lobby against the legislation was "diverted to entities controlled by Mr. Abramoff".
Abramoff's team represented the government of Malaysia, and worked toward improving Malaysian relations with the United States, particularly with trade relations.[48]
Abramoff also met with the government of Sudan, offering a plan to deflect criticism from American Christian groups over the regime's alleged role in the Darfur conflict. Abramoff promised to enlist Reed to assist, as well as starting a grassroots campaign to improve the image of Sudan in America.
Abramoff maintained four skyboxes at major sports arenas for political entertaining at a cost of over $1 million a year. Abramoff hosted many fundraisers at these skyboxes including events for politicians publicly opposed to gambling, such as John Doolittle.[53]
Then Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member and current Chairman Max Baucus returned $18,892 in contributions that his office found to be connected to Abramoff. Included in the returned donations was an estimated $1,892 that was never reported for Baucus' use of Abramoff's skybox at a professional sports arena and concert venue in downtown Washington in 2001.[54]
Abramoff also was co-owner of Signatures Restaurant, a high-end Washington establishment which he used to reward friends and associates. His fellow lobbyist Kevin A. Ring treated Justice Department official Robert E. Coughlin to free tickets to the skyboxes and took him out to Signatures multiple times in exchange for favors.[55] The restaurant, once thriving, was closed once investigations closed in on Abramoff.
DeLay, Ney and Florida Republican Representative Tom Feeney have each gone on golf trips to Scotland that were apparently arranged or funded by Abramoff. These trips took place in 2000, 2002 and 2003. Ney and Feeney each claimed that their trips were paid for by the National Center for Public Policy Research, but the group denied this. Spokespeople for Ney and Feeney blamed others for filing errors. Ney later pleaded guilty to knowing that Abramoff had paid for the trip.
A former top procurement official in the Bush administration, David H. Safavian, has been convicted of lying and obstruction of justice in connection with the Abramoff investigation. Safavian, who traveled to Scotland with Reed and Ney on a golf outing arranged by Abramoff, was accused of concealing from federal investigators information about Abramoff's plans to do business with the General Services Administration at the time of the golf trip — in particular, seeking help finding property for his private religious school, Eshkol Academy, and for one of his tribal clients. Safavian was then GSA chief of staff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Abramoff
- published: 11 Jul 2014
- views: 2228
The Business of America is Lobbying
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- Duration: 56:27
- Updated: 17 Apr 2015
- views: 833
Corporate lobbyists are everywhere in Washington. Of the 100 organizations that spend the most on lobbying, 95 represent business. The largest companies now hav...
Corporate lobbyists are everywhere in Washington. Of the 100 organizations that spend the most on lobbying, 95 represent business. The largest companies now have upwards of 100 lobbyists representing them. How did American businesses become so invested in politics? And what does all their money buy?
In his new book, The Business of America is Lobbying: How Corporations Became Politicized and Politics Became More Corporate, New America senior fellow Lee Drutman draws on extensive data and original interviews with corporate lobbyists to provide a fascinating and detailed picture of what corporations do in Washington, why it matters, and most importantly, how we can make sure that their presence doesn’t undermine our democracy.
Lee Drutman is joined by NPR’s Power, Money and Influence Correspondent Peter Overby to discuss his new book.
Follow the discussion online using #PolitiCorp and following @NewAmerica.
Participants
Lee Drutman
Senior Fellow, Political Reform Program, New America
Author, The Business of America is Lobbying: How Corporations Became Politicized and Politics Became More Corporate
@leedrutman
Peter Overby
Power, Money, and Influence Correspondent, NPR
@peteroverby
http://www.newamerica.org/new-america/the-business-of-america-is-lobbying-3/
wn.com/The Business Of America Is Lobbying
Corporate lobbyists are everywhere in Washington. Of the 100 organizations that spend the most on lobbying, 95 represent business. The largest companies now have upwards of 100 lobbyists representing them. How did American businesses become so invested in politics? And what does all their money buy?
In his new book, The Business of America is Lobbying: How Corporations Became Politicized and Politics Became More Corporate, New America senior fellow Lee Drutman draws on extensive data and original interviews with corporate lobbyists to provide a fascinating and detailed picture of what corporations do in Washington, why it matters, and most importantly, how we can make sure that their presence doesn’t undermine our democracy.
Lee Drutman is joined by NPR’s Power, Money and Influence Correspondent Peter Overby to discuss his new book.
Follow the discussion online using #PolitiCorp and following @NewAmerica.
Participants
Lee Drutman
Senior Fellow, Political Reform Program, New America
Author, The Business of America is Lobbying: How Corporations Became Politicized and Politics Became More Corporate
@leedrutman
Peter Overby
Power, Money, and Influence Correspondent, NPR
@peteroverby
http://www.newamerica.org/new-america/the-business-of-america-is-lobbying-3/
- published: 17 Apr 2015
- views: 833
Dan Rather Reports, "The Best Congress Money Can Buy" Full Episode
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- Duration: 56:34
- Updated: 06 May 2013
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Who's really running Washington? Lobbying in the nation's capital has grown into a billion dollar industry. Dan Rather Reports investigates the "shadow governme...
Who's really running Washington? Lobbying in the nation's capital has grown into a billion dollar industry. Dan Rather Reports investigates the "shadow government." This episode first aired November 21, 2006. Dan Rather Reports airs Tuesdays at 8pm ET on AXS TV.
wn.com/Dan Rather Reports, The Best Congress Money Can Buy Full Episode
Who's really running Washington? Lobbying in the nation's capital has grown into a billion dollar industry. Dan Rather Reports investigates the "shadow government." This episode first aired November 21, 2006. Dan Rather Reports airs Tuesdays at 8pm ET on AXS TV.
- published: 06 May 2013
- views: 4689
[87] Lockheed Lobbying and DeRay Mckesson on Black Lives Matter
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- Duration: 26:49
- Updated: 25 Aug 2015
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On this episode of “Watching the Hawks” Tyrel Ventura, Tabetha Wallace, and Sean Stone talk about a recent Lockheed Martin lobbying scandal. Tyrel, Tabetha, and...
On this episode of “Watching the Hawks” Tyrel Ventura, Tabetha Wallace, and Sean Stone talk about a recent Lockheed Martin lobbying scandal. Tyrel, Tabetha, and Sean then discuss the recent move by Saudi Arabia to grant voting rights to women. Tabetha Wallace takes us through a batty festival in Texas for where crowds gather to watch hundreds of thousands of bats take flight at dusk! DeRay Mckesson joins Tabetha Wallace and Tyrel Ventura in Washington DC to talk about the current state and future of the Black Lives Matter protest movement and Campaign Zero!
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wn.com/87 Lockheed Lobbying And Deray Mckesson On Black Lives Matter
On this episode of “Watching the Hawks” Tyrel Ventura, Tabetha Wallace, and Sean Stone talk about a recent Lockheed Martin lobbying scandal. Tyrel, Tabetha, and Sean then discuss the recent move by Saudi Arabia to grant voting rights to women. Tabetha Wallace takes us through a batty festival in Texas for where crowds gather to watch hundreds of thousands of bats take flight at dusk! DeRay Mckesson joins Tabetha Wallace and Tyrel Ventura in Washington DC to talk about the current state and future of the Black Lives Matter protest movement and Campaign Zero!
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- published: 25 Aug 2015
- views: 1283
How Oil Companies Buy the Government: Lobbying Groups, Spending (2004)
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- Duration: 110:43
- Updated: 10 Jan 2015
- views: 693
"Fossil fuels lobby" is the umbrella term used to name the paid representatives of large fossil fuel (oil, gas, coal) and electric utilities corporations who at...
"Fossil fuels lobby" is the umbrella term used to name the paid representatives of large fossil fuel (oil, gas, coal) and electric utilities corporations who attempt to influence governmental policy. So-called Big Oil companies such as ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP, Total S.A., Koch Industries, Chevron Corporation, and ConocoPhillips are amongst the largest corporations associated with the energy lobby. General Electric, Southern Co., First Energy, and the Edison Electric Institute are among the influential electric utilities corporations. Both electric companies and big oil and gas companies are consistently among the ten highest-spending industrial lobbyists.
In the 2006 election cycle, oil and gas companies contributed over $19 million to political campaigns. 82% of that money went to Republican candidates, while the remaining 18% went to Democrats. In 2004, oil and gas companies contributed over $25 million to political campaigns, donating 80% of that money to Republicans. In the 2000 elections, over $34 million was contributed, with 78% of that money going to Republicans. Electric utilities also heavily favor Republicans; their contributions have recently ranged between $15–20 million.[3][4] From 2003-2006, the energy lobby also contributed $58.3 million to state-level campaigns. By comparison, alternative energy interests contributed around half a million dollars in the same time period. During the United States elections in 2012 which includes the presidential election there was much spending by the lobbies.
Various scandals involving prominent politicians have drawn attention to the close links between the energy lobby and the U.S. government, particularly the influence wielded by the energy lobby in the Bush administration. In June 2005, documents emerged that revealed that the Bush administration had consulted Exxon regarding its stance on the Kyoto protocol. According to The Guardian, "In briefing papers given before meetings to the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, Paula Dobriansky, between 2001 and 2004, the administration is found thanking Exxon executives for the company's ‘active involvement’ in helping to determine climate change policy, and also seeking its advice on what climate change policies the company might find acceptable."[10] In November 2005, documents revealed that Vice President Dick Cheney’s Energy Task Force met with executives from large oil companies, although chief executives of those companies denied involvement before the Senate Energy and Commerce committees. Environmentalists were not allowed access to the Energy Task Force’s activities, which was responsible for developing a national energy policy.[11][12] Oil companies also participated with Dick Cheneys task force in a discussion of Iraqi oilfields, refineries and other energy infrastructure, and two charts detailing Iraqi oil and gas projects, and “Foreign Suitors for Iraqi Oilfield Contracts.” The documents are dated two years before the Invasion of Iraq, and six months before the September 11 attacks (9/11).
The energy lobby has a history of conflict with international interests and democratic global governance. According to the International Sustainable Energy Organization for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency the second World Climate Conference "was sabotaged by the USA and oil lobbies"[15] whereupon UNISEO proceeded to set up a Global Energy Charter "which protects life, health, climate and the biosphere from emissions." According to the organization, these same "reactionary energy lobby groups tried to boycott this Charter with the help from oil- and coal-producing nations and succeeded to keep energy out of the Rio Conference on Environment & Development (Earth Summit) in 1992, to continue this game in all Climate Conferences in Berlin, Kyoto, The Hague and Marrakech, where the USA boycotted the Kyoto protocol and still ignores the Charter."[15]
During the 14th session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development Bulletin, "One minister is said to have challenged the North’s renewable energy lobby with the words: why not “light up” the dark zones of the world by “extinguishing some of the candles” in yours?"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_fuels_lobby
wn.com/How Oil Companies Buy The Government Lobbying Groups, Spending (2004)
"Fossil fuels lobby" is the umbrella term used to name the paid representatives of large fossil fuel (oil, gas, coal) and electric utilities corporations who attempt to influence governmental policy. So-called Big Oil companies such as ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP, Total S.A., Koch Industries, Chevron Corporation, and ConocoPhillips are amongst the largest corporations associated with the energy lobby. General Electric, Southern Co., First Energy, and the Edison Electric Institute are among the influential electric utilities corporations. Both electric companies and big oil and gas companies are consistently among the ten highest-spending industrial lobbyists.
In the 2006 election cycle, oil and gas companies contributed over $19 million to political campaigns. 82% of that money went to Republican candidates, while the remaining 18% went to Democrats. In 2004, oil and gas companies contributed over $25 million to political campaigns, donating 80% of that money to Republicans. In the 2000 elections, over $34 million was contributed, with 78% of that money going to Republicans. Electric utilities also heavily favor Republicans; their contributions have recently ranged between $15–20 million.[3][4] From 2003-2006, the energy lobby also contributed $58.3 million to state-level campaigns. By comparison, alternative energy interests contributed around half a million dollars in the same time period. During the United States elections in 2012 which includes the presidential election there was much spending by the lobbies.
Various scandals involving prominent politicians have drawn attention to the close links between the energy lobby and the U.S. government, particularly the influence wielded by the energy lobby in the Bush administration. In June 2005, documents emerged that revealed that the Bush administration had consulted Exxon regarding its stance on the Kyoto protocol. According to The Guardian, "In briefing papers given before meetings to the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, Paula Dobriansky, between 2001 and 2004, the administration is found thanking Exxon executives for the company's ‘active involvement’ in helping to determine climate change policy, and also seeking its advice on what climate change policies the company might find acceptable."[10] In November 2005, documents revealed that Vice President Dick Cheney’s Energy Task Force met with executives from large oil companies, although chief executives of those companies denied involvement before the Senate Energy and Commerce committees. Environmentalists were not allowed access to the Energy Task Force’s activities, which was responsible for developing a national energy policy.[11][12] Oil companies also participated with Dick Cheneys task force in a discussion of Iraqi oilfields, refineries and other energy infrastructure, and two charts detailing Iraqi oil and gas projects, and “Foreign Suitors for Iraqi Oilfield Contracts.” The documents are dated two years before the Invasion of Iraq, and six months before the September 11 attacks (9/11).
The energy lobby has a history of conflict with international interests and democratic global governance. According to the International Sustainable Energy Organization for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency the second World Climate Conference "was sabotaged by the USA and oil lobbies"[15] whereupon UNISEO proceeded to set up a Global Energy Charter "which protects life, health, climate and the biosphere from emissions." According to the organization, these same "reactionary energy lobby groups tried to boycott this Charter with the help from oil- and coal-producing nations and succeeded to keep energy out of the Rio Conference on Environment & Development (Earth Summit) in 1992, to continue this game in all Climate Conferences in Berlin, Kyoto, The Hague and Marrakech, where the USA boycotted the Kyoto protocol and still ignores the Charter."[15]
During the 14th session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development Bulletin, "One minister is said to have challenged the North’s renewable energy lobby with the words: why not “light up” the dark zones of the world by “extinguishing some of the candles” in yours?"
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- published: 10 Jan 2015
- views: 693
The Truth About The European Union.
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- Duration: 85:21
- Updated: 14 Apr 2014
- views: 53530
Documentary on the issue of lobbying around the European institutions in Brussels
- published: 14 Apr 2014
- views: 53530
Lobbying for Nonprofits 101
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- Duration: 28:49
- Updated: 06 Aug 2012
- views: 1022
Inside USA - Lobbying for Israel - 05 April 2008
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- Duration: 22:24
- Updated: 04 Jul 2008
- views: 8039
It is said to be the most powerful interest group in Washington DC - but what is the Israel lobby? And how exactly does it operate?
That is the question for ...
It is said to be the most powerful interest group in Washington DC - but what is the Israel lobby? And how exactly does it operate?
That is the question for this week's Inside USA.
wn.com/Inside USA Lobbying For Israel 05 April 2008
It is said to be the most powerful interest group in Washington DC - but what is the Israel lobby? And how exactly does it operate?
That is the question for this week's Inside USA.
- published: 04 Jul 2008
- views: 8039
Lobbying w/ eXtine - Random Badlands Game on Soldier
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- Duration: 25:29
- Updated: 26 Jul 2012
- views: 9013
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CrossTalk on Lobbying: Who really rules America?
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- Duration: 25:54
- Updated: 26 Mar 2010
- views: 10999
In this edition of the CrossTalk, Peter Lavelle asks his guests if the power of lobbies have hi-jacked public and foreign policies and what happen when a countr...
In this edition of the CrossTalk, Peter Lavelle asks his guests if the power of lobbies have hi-jacked public and foreign policies and what happen when a country does not have a powerful voice to have its interests heard.
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In this edition of the CrossTalk, Peter Lavelle asks his guests if the power of lobbies have hi-jacked public and foreign policies and what happen when a country does not have a powerful voice to have its interests heard.
- published: 26 Mar 2010
- views: 10999
Legalized Bribery | Interview with Ex-Lobbyist Jack Abramoff
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- Duration: 85:18
- Updated: 01 Jun 2014
- views: 340
At a Dec. 6 event sponsored by the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard Law School Professor Lawrence Lessig interviewed Jack Abramoff, a former lobbyi.
...
At a Dec. 6 event sponsored by the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard Law School Professor Lawrence Lessig interviewed Jack Abramoff, a former lobbyi.
Abby Martin talks with former lobbyist Jack Abramoff about DC's culture of cronyism, revolving door politics, lobbying, and how to get money out of politics..
Crooked lobbyist Jack Abramoff explains how he asserted his influence in Congress for years, and how such corruption continues today despite ethics reform. L.
A conversation between Lawrence Lessig and Andreas Ekström at the inauguration of Lund University Internet Institute (LUii), Landskrona Castle, 30 May 2013. .
DemocracyNow.org - Today we remember the pioneering computer programmer and cyberactivist Aaron Swartz, who took his own life Friday at the age of 26. As a t.
Jack Abramoff became a household name when he went to jail for some of his lobbying activities. But as he explains to Boom Busts Erin Ade, much more disturbi.
A talk with prof Lessig about the need of creative commons and how it relates to crowd funding and the digital ecosystem.
Professor Lawrence Lessig from Harvard Law School outlines campaign financing in U.S. elections, and discusses the need for a new system.
Jack Abramoff speaks to Yahoo News' Rachel Rose Hartman about the 2012 presidential race.
When it comes to big money in America's politics, lobbyists are the people who know exactly how it works. RT talks to former lobbyist Jack Abramoff who expla.
Jack Abramoff speaks to Rachel Rose Hartman of Yahoo News about the future of Occupy Wall Street and the tea party.
In a stunning fall from public grace, Jack Abramoff went from the halls of power and a major supporter of Jewish charities to becoming America's most notorio.
There is a corruption at the heart of American politics, caused by the dependence of Congressional candidates on funding from the tiniest percentage of citiz.
Is Congress corrupted? For Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and author of Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress—and a Plan to S.
Copyright lawyer and activist, Lawrence Lessig sits down with Free Speech TV's Marcy Miranda. Lessig discusses campaign finance issues, pending internet legi.
Convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff tells Lesley Stahl in a 60 Minutes interview how he asserted his influence in Congress for years.
Jack Abramoff speaks to Yahoo News' Rachel Rose Hartman about his public persona.
Interview with Lawrence Lessig held in conjunction with a lecture held in the Swedish parliament on November 18 2009 on Creative Commons and copyright. The e.
The New Hampshire Rebellion Room 003, Rockefeller Center 4:30 PM PP_W14_Lawrence_Lessig Lawrence Lessig Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership, Harvar.
In Part One: Bended Like Beckoned, Harvard Law School Professor Lessig describes his new book, Republic, Lost and what is corrupting Congress. About gwor.
Jack Abramoff joins Scaling Green's Communicating Energy Lecture Series to discuss the impact of lobbying on the energy sector, especially how the influence .
Prof. Lawrence Lessig, Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University, and founder of the Rootstrikers, talks about the New Hampshir.
Lawrence Lessig is the director of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics, and a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Prior to returning to Harv.
wn.com/Legalized Bribery | Interview With Ex Lobbyist Jack Abramoff
At a Dec. 6 event sponsored by the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard Law School Professor Lawrence Lessig interviewed Jack Abramoff, a former lobbyi.
Abby Martin talks with former lobbyist Jack Abramoff about DC's culture of cronyism, revolving door politics, lobbying, and how to get money out of politics..
Crooked lobbyist Jack Abramoff explains how he asserted his influence in Congress for years, and how such corruption continues today despite ethics reform. L.
A conversation between Lawrence Lessig and Andreas Ekström at the inauguration of Lund University Internet Institute (LUii), Landskrona Castle, 30 May 2013. .
DemocracyNow.org - Today we remember the pioneering computer programmer and cyberactivist Aaron Swartz, who took his own life Friday at the age of 26. As a t.
Jack Abramoff became a household name when he went to jail for some of his lobbying activities. But as he explains to Boom Busts Erin Ade, much more disturbi.
A talk with prof Lessig about the need of creative commons and how it relates to crowd funding and the digital ecosystem.
Professor Lawrence Lessig from Harvard Law School outlines campaign financing in U.S. elections, and discusses the need for a new system.
Jack Abramoff speaks to Yahoo News' Rachel Rose Hartman about the 2012 presidential race.
When it comes to big money in America's politics, lobbyists are the people who know exactly how it works. RT talks to former lobbyist Jack Abramoff who expla.
Jack Abramoff speaks to Rachel Rose Hartman of Yahoo News about the future of Occupy Wall Street and the tea party.
In a stunning fall from public grace, Jack Abramoff went from the halls of power and a major supporter of Jewish charities to becoming America's most notorio.
There is a corruption at the heart of American politics, caused by the dependence of Congressional candidates on funding from the tiniest percentage of citiz.
Is Congress corrupted? For Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and author of Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress—and a Plan to S.
Copyright lawyer and activist, Lawrence Lessig sits down with Free Speech TV's Marcy Miranda. Lessig discusses campaign finance issues, pending internet legi.
Convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff tells Lesley Stahl in a 60 Minutes interview how he asserted his influence in Congress for years.
Jack Abramoff speaks to Yahoo News' Rachel Rose Hartman about his public persona.
Interview with Lawrence Lessig held in conjunction with a lecture held in the Swedish parliament on November 18 2009 on Creative Commons and copyright. The e.
The New Hampshire Rebellion Room 003, Rockefeller Center 4:30 PM PP_W14_Lawrence_Lessig Lawrence Lessig Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership, Harvar.
In Part One: Bended Like Beckoned, Harvard Law School Professor Lessig describes his new book, Republic, Lost and what is corrupting Congress. About gwor.
Jack Abramoff joins Scaling Green's Communicating Energy Lecture Series to discuss the impact of lobbying on the energy sector, especially how the influence .
Prof. Lawrence Lessig, Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University, and founder of the Rootstrikers, talks about the New Hampshir.
Lawrence Lessig is the director of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics, and a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Prior to returning to Harv.
- published: 01 Jun 2014
- views: 340
So Damn Much Money - The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government
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- Duration: 60:07
- Updated: 11 May 2010
- views: 4344
The birth and growth of lobbying in America and it's massive effect on government. In this presentation of The Massachusetts School of Law's program, Books of O...
The birth and growth of lobbying in America and it's massive effect on government. In this presentation of The Massachusetts School of Law's program, Books of Our Times, Dean Lawrence R. Velvel interviews Robert G. Kaiser on his book; So Damn Much Money - The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government. Mr. Kaiser is associate editor and senior correspondent of the Washington Post. The Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public in television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit mslaw.edu.
wn.com/So Damn Much Money The Triumph Of Lobbying And The Corrosion Of American Government
The birth and growth of lobbying in America and it's massive effect on government. In this presentation of The Massachusetts School of Law's program, Books of Our Times, Dean Lawrence R. Velvel interviews Robert G. Kaiser on his book; So Damn Much Money - The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government. Mr. Kaiser is associate editor and senior correspondent of the Washington Post. The Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public in television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit mslaw.edu.
- published: 11 May 2010
- views: 4344
Washington's Lobbyist Fix -- The Advisory Committee on Transparency
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- Duration: 94:44
- Updated: 16 Mar 2011
- views: 462
On March 14, 2011 the Advisory Committee on Transparency hosted a public discussion on the challenges facing lobbying reform and the actions needed to enact rea...
On March 14, 2011 the Advisory Committee on Transparency hosted a public discussion on the challenges facing lobbying reform and the actions needed to enact real-time lobbying disclosure in Washington. The event, held in the Rayburn House Office Building, room 2203, from 2-3:30pm, drew a packed room eager for insight into lobbying reform.
The panelists included:
*Dan Eggen -- staff writer, The Washington Post
*Shelia Krumholz -- Executive Director, Center for Responsive Politics
*Lisa Rosenberg -- Government Affairs Consultant, Sunlight Foundation
*Paul Miller -- Chairman/CEO, Miller/Wenhold Capitol Strategies, LLC; past-President, The American League of Lobbyists
*Tom Susman -- Director of Government Affairs, American Bar Association
*Moderator:
Daniel Schuman -- Policy Counsel, Sunlight Foundation, and Director, Advisory Committee on Transparency
To learn more about this and future ACT events, please visit:
http://transparencycaucus.org
wn.com/Washington's Lobbyist Fix The Advisory Committee On Transparency
On March 14, 2011 the Advisory Committee on Transparency hosted a public discussion on the challenges facing lobbying reform and the actions needed to enact real-time lobbying disclosure in Washington. The event, held in the Rayburn House Office Building, room 2203, from 2-3:30pm, drew a packed room eager for insight into lobbying reform.
The panelists included:
*Dan Eggen -- staff writer, The Washington Post
*Shelia Krumholz -- Executive Director, Center for Responsive Politics
*Lisa Rosenberg -- Government Affairs Consultant, Sunlight Foundation
*Paul Miller -- Chairman/CEO, Miller/Wenhold Capitol Strategies, LLC; past-President, The American League of Lobbyists
*Tom Susman -- Director of Government Affairs, American Bar Association
*Moderator:
Daniel Schuman -- Policy Counsel, Sunlight Foundation, and Director, Advisory Committee on Transparency
To learn more about this and future ACT events, please visit:
http://transparencycaucus.org
- published: 16 Mar 2011
- views: 462
NAFTA and Lobbying: How It Hurts America - Free Trade Markets, Economics (1993)
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- Duration: 61:05
- Updated: 28 May 2015
- views: 171
The relative costs, benefits and beneficiaries of free trade are debated by academics, governments and interest groups.
Arguments for protectionism fall into t...
The relative costs, benefits and beneficiaries of free trade are debated by academics, governments and interest groups.
Arguments for protectionism fall into the economic category (trade hurts the economy) or the moral category (the effects of trade might help the economy, but have ill effects in other areas); a general argument against free trade is that it is colonialism or imperialism in disguise. The moral category is wide, including concerns of destroying infant industries and undermining long-run economic development, income inequality, environmental degradation, supporting child labor and sweatshops, race to the bottom, wage slavery, accentuating poverty in poor countries, harming national defense, and forcing cultural change.[31]
Economic arguments against free trade criticize the assumptions or conclusions of economic theories. Sociopolitical arguments against free trade cite social and political effects that economic arguments do not capture, such as political stability, national security, human rights and environmental protection.
Free trade is often opposed by domestic industries that would have their profits and market share reduced by lower prices for imported goods.[32][33] For example, if United States tariffs on imported sugar were reduced, U.S. sugar producers would receive lower prices and profits, while U.S. sugar consumers would spend less for the same amount of sugar because of those same lower prices. The economic theory of David Ricardo holds that consumers would necessarily gain more than producers would lose.[34][35] Since each of those few domestic sugar producers would lose a lot while each of a great number of consumers would gain only a little, domestic producers are more likely to mobilize against the lifting of tariffs.[33] More generally, producers often favor domestic subsidies and tariffs on imports in their home countries, while objecting to subsidies and tariffs in their export markets.
Socialists frequently oppose free trade on the ground that it allows maximum exploitation of workers by capital. For example, Karl Marx wrote in The Communist Manifesto, "The bourgeoisie... has set up that single, unconscionable freedom – free Trade. In one word, for exploitation, veiled by religious and political illusions, it has substituted naked, shameless, direct, brutal exploitation." Nonetheless, Marx favored free trade solely[38] because he felt that it would hasten the social revolution.
"Free trade" is opposed by many anti-globalization groups, based on their assertion that free trade agreements generally do not increase the economic freedom of the poor or the working class, and frequently make them poorer. Where the foreign supplier allows de facto exploitation of labor, domestic free-labor is unfairly forced to compete with the foreign exploited labor, and thus the domestic "working class would gradually be forced down to the level of helotry."[39] To this extent, free trade is seen as nothing more than an end-run around laws that protect individual liberty, such as the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (outlawing slavery and indentured servitude).
It is important to distinguish between arguments against free trade theory, and free trade agreements as applied. Some opponents of NAFTA see the agreement as being materially harmful to the common people, but some of the arguments are actually against the particulars of government-managed trade, rather than against free trade per se. For example, it is argued[40] that it would be wrong to let subsidized corn from the U.S. into Mexico freely under NAFTA at prices well below production cost (dumping) because of its ruinous effects to Mexican farmers. Of course, such subsidies violate free trade theory, so this argument is not actually against the principle of free trade, but rather its selective implementation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_trade
wn.com/Nafta And Lobbying How It Hurts America Free Trade Markets, Economics (1993)
The relative costs, benefits and beneficiaries of free trade are debated by academics, governments and interest groups.
Arguments for protectionism fall into the economic category (trade hurts the economy) or the moral category (the effects of trade might help the economy, but have ill effects in other areas); a general argument against free trade is that it is colonialism or imperialism in disguise. The moral category is wide, including concerns of destroying infant industries and undermining long-run economic development, income inequality, environmental degradation, supporting child labor and sweatshops, race to the bottom, wage slavery, accentuating poverty in poor countries, harming national defense, and forcing cultural change.[31]
Economic arguments against free trade criticize the assumptions or conclusions of economic theories. Sociopolitical arguments against free trade cite social and political effects that economic arguments do not capture, such as political stability, national security, human rights and environmental protection.
Free trade is often opposed by domestic industries that would have their profits and market share reduced by lower prices for imported goods.[32][33] For example, if United States tariffs on imported sugar were reduced, U.S. sugar producers would receive lower prices and profits, while U.S. sugar consumers would spend less for the same amount of sugar because of those same lower prices. The economic theory of David Ricardo holds that consumers would necessarily gain more than producers would lose.[34][35] Since each of those few domestic sugar producers would lose a lot while each of a great number of consumers would gain only a little, domestic producers are more likely to mobilize against the lifting of tariffs.[33] More generally, producers often favor domestic subsidies and tariffs on imports in their home countries, while objecting to subsidies and tariffs in their export markets.
Socialists frequently oppose free trade on the ground that it allows maximum exploitation of workers by capital. For example, Karl Marx wrote in The Communist Manifesto, "The bourgeoisie... has set up that single, unconscionable freedom – free Trade. In one word, for exploitation, veiled by religious and political illusions, it has substituted naked, shameless, direct, brutal exploitation." Nonetheless, Marx favored free trade solely[38] because he felt that it would hasten the social revolution.
"Free trade" is opposed by many anti-globalization groups, based on their assertion that free trade agreements generally do not increase the economic freedom of the poor or the working class, and frequently make them poorer. Where the foreign supplier allows de facto exploitation of labor, domestic free-labor is unfairly forced to compete with the foreign exploited labor, and thus the domestic "working class would gradually be forced down to the level of helotry."[39] To this extent, free trade is seen as nothing more than an end-run around laws that protect individual liberty, such as the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (outlawing slavery and indentured servitude).
It is important to distinguish between arguments against free trade theory, and free trade agreements as applied. Some opponents of NAFTA see the agreement as being materially harmful to the common people, but some of the arguments are actually against the particulars of government-managed trade, rather than against free trade per se. For example, it is argued[40] that it would be wrong to let subsidized corn from the U.S. into Mexico freely under NAFTA at prices well below production cost (dumping) because of its ruinous effects to Mexican farmers. Of course, such subsidies violate free trade theory, so this argument is not actually against the principle of free trade, but rather its selective implementation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_trade
- published: 28 May 2015
- views: 171
[200] TPP's Corporate Takeover, Your Third Amendment Right, Lobbying: Legalized Bribery
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- Duration: 27:14
- Updated: 10 Jul 2013
- views: 21483
Abby Martin Breaks the Set on TPP Secrets, the Third Amendment, and the Lobbying that Defines DC.
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Abby Martin Breaks the Set on TPP Secrets, the Third Amendment, and the Lobbying that Defines DC.
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EPISODE BREAKDOWN: On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin talks to Lori Wallach, director of Global Trade Watch at Public Citizen about why the TPP trade negotiations remain so secretive, and the dangerous implications this international agreement has on the rest of us. Abby then goes over a case of police overstepping authority in Nevada, when they forced entry into a home, arrested the occupants, all in an effort illegally use the homes for a stakeout, in violation of the third amendment. BTS wraps up the show with an interview with former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, about DC's culture of cronyism, revolving door politics, lobbying, and how to get money out of politics.
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Abby Martin Breaks the Set on TPP Secrets, the Third Amendment, and the Lobbying that Defines DC.
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EPISODE BREAKDOWN: On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin talks to Lori Wallach, director of Global Trade Watch at Public Citizen about why the TPP trade negotiations remain so secretive, and the dangerous implications this international agreement has on the rest of us. Abby then goes over a case of police overstepping authority in Nevada, when they forced entry into a home, arrested the occupants, all in an effort illegally use the homes for a stakeout, in violation of the third amendment. BTS wraps up the show with an interview with former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, about DC's culture of cronyism, revolving door politics, lobbying, and how to get money out of politics.
- published: 10 Jul 2013
- views: 21483
The Communicators: Broadband Lobbying Efforts
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- Duration: 29:38
- Updated: 14 Dec 2008
- views: 2854
James Baller, founder of the US Broadband coalition, discusses efforts to lobby Congress and the Administration of President-elect Barack Obama for a National B...
James Baller, founder of the US Broadband coalition, discusses efforts to lobby Congress and the Administration of President-elect Barack Obama for a National Broadband Strategy. Anne Veigel of Communications Daily, is co-host. Program from Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008.
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James Baller, founder of the US Broadband coalition, discusses efforts to lobby Congress and the Administration of President-elect Barack Obama for a National Broadband Strategy. Anne Veigel of Communications Daily, is co-host. Program from Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008.
- published: 14 Dec 2008
- views: 2854
Going Underground: Westminster’s lobbying ‘culture’ & failed military solution in Afghanistan
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- Duration: 28:10
- Updated: 28 Feb 2015
- views: 2984
Afshin Rattansi goes underground on the shadow world of lobbying. Tamasin Cave, director of Spinwatch, describes a ‘culture’ where it is normal to work for thes...
Afshin Rattansi goes underground on the shadow world of lobbying. Tamasin Cave, director of Spinwatch, describes a ‘culture’ where it is normal to work for these outside interests, warning sometimes, ‘I don’t see any distinction sometimes between lobbyists and our legislators.’ Nasir Shansab, author and former leading Afghani industrialist, looks at Britain’s involvement in the country, claiming that a military solution will never work, and the UK is just following America’s lead. With reports that Jihadi John’s identity has been discovered, we ask if Western intelligence services could have been partly responsible for his radicalisation. We look at PMQs, with Cameron grilled over MPs’ second jobs and jihadi brides. And with recent figures showing nursery fees have increased by a third since the coalition came to power, we look at the real cost of childcare care cuts.
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wn.com/Going Underground Westminster’S Lobbying ‘Culture’ Failed Military Solution In Afghanistan
Afshin Rattansi goes underground on the shadow world of lobbying. Tamasin Cave, director of Spinwatch, describes a ‘culture’ where it is normal to work for these outside interests, warning sometimes, ‘I don’t see any distinction sometimes between lobbyists and our legislators.’ Nasir Shansab, author and former leading Afghani industrialist, looks at Britain’s involvement in the country, claiming that a military solution will never work, and the UK is just following America’s lead. With reports that Jihadi John’s identity has been discovered, we ask if Western intelligence services could have been partly responsible for his radicalisation. We look at PMQs, with Cameron grilled over MPs’ second jobs and jihadi brides. And with recent figures showing nursery fees have increased by a third since the coalition came to power, we look at the real cost of childcare care cuts.
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- published: 28 Feb 2015
- views: 2984
Advocacy vs Lobbying
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- Duration: 23:44
- Updated: 21 Aug 2013
- views: 216
It's time to get back to the basics! Are you just starting out with your advocacy efforts? Do you need a refresher on advocacy, lobbying and how both can be equ...
It's time to get back to the basics! Are you just starting out with your advocacy efforts? Do you need a refresher on advocacy, lobbying and how both can be equally effective in influencing policy? Join us over lunch to discuss the importance of both advocacy and lobbying and how each are critical to your efforts to influence change in any policy or issue.
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It's time to get back to the basics! Are you just starting out with your advocacy efforts? Do you need a refresher on advocacy, lobbying and how both can be equally effective in influencing policy? Join us over lunch to discuss the importance of both advocacy and lobbying and how each are critical to your efforts to influence change in any policy or issue.
- published: 21 Aug 2013
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What Is Lobbying and Can It Be Good?
A citizen’s right to lobby plays a tremendous role in politics. Yet today lobbying is big ...
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What Is Lobbying and Can It Be Good?
What Is Lobbying and Can It Be Good?
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- published: 14 Aug 2014
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When Does Lobbying Become Bribery?
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Corporate Lobbying Exposed | MUST SEE! ᴴᴰ
Boomtown: Fox News Exposes Corporate Cronyism in Big Government.
Critics of Fox News, and...
published: 11 Apr 2013
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Corporate Lobbying Exposed | MUST SEE! ᴴᴰ
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The realities of lobbying -- a look beyond the smoke and mirrors | Maria Laptev | TEDxUBIWiltz
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published: 26 Jun 2014
The realities of lobbying -- a look beyond the smoke and mirrors | Maria Laptev | TEDxUBIWiltz
The realities of lobbying -- a look beyond the smoke and mirrors | Maria Laptev | TEDxUBIWiltz
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How It Happens: Lobbyists
Lobbyists. The word sounds ominous, doesnt it? David takes a look at the influence peddle...
published: 27 Oct 2008
How It Happens: Lobbyists
How It Happens: Lobbyists
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Billy Wants a Dog (An Introduction to Lobbying) by Hill & Knowlton
What is lobbying? This animated clip provides a short introduction to Public Affairs. By H...
published: 25 Nov 2009
Billy Wants a Dog (An Introduction to Lobbying) by Hill & Knowlton
Billy Wants a Dog (An Introduction to Lobbying) by Hill & Knowlton
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Should lobbying be banned?
Lobbying is a time-honored tradition in the United States, and it provides individuals, co...
published: 21 Dec 2012
Should lobbying be banned?
Should lobbying be banned?
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Political lobbying explained through the example of all-pay auctions
Blog post with explanation: http://tinyurl.com/y9fuefg . This is from Lecture 18 (http://t...
published: 30 Oct 2009
Political lobbying explained through the example of all-pay auctions
Political lobbying explained through the example of all-pay auctions
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£2bn UK lobbying industry out of control? Campaigner warns against 'cosy club at the top'
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published: 02 Jul 2014
£2bn UK lobbying industry out of control? Campaigner warns against 'cosy club at the top'
£2bn UK lobbying industry out of control? Campaigner warns against 'cosy club at the top'
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Hobby Lobby (HBO)
With the Supreme Court ruling hinging on the religious rights of Hobby Lobby, John Oliver ...
published: 30 Jun 2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Hobby Lobby (HBO)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Hobby Lobby (HBO)
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Lobbying : marché contre démocratie? - Intelligence économique
Le lobbying, c'est bon pour le business, mais pas toujours pour la démocratie!... Nous avo...
published: 30 Apr 2014
Lobbying : marché contre démocratie? - Intelligence économique
Lobbying : marché contre démocratie? - Intelligence économique
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"Lobbying" Becomes Integral Part of American Policymaking
When public policy decisions are being made in the United States,. corporations, advocacy ...
published: 23 Aug 2010
"Lobbying" Becomes Integral Part of American Policymaking
"Lobbying" Becomes Integral Part of American Policymaking
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Google Record Spending on Lobbying...to KEEP Internet Freedom & Net Neutrality
–Google is spending record amounts on lobbying to maintain internet freedom and net neutra...
published: 31 Jan 2015
Google Record Spending on Lobbying...to KEEP Internet Freedom & Net Neutrality
Google Record Spending on Lobbying...to KEEP Internet Freedom & Net Neutrality
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Lobbying (Facts of Congress)
Civics doesn't need to be dry and boring! Learn Facts of Congress with music and animation...
published: 08 Nov 2009
Lobbying (Facts of Congress)
Lobbying (Facts of Congress)
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Lobbying of Federation of Small Businesses Top 5 Facts.mp4
published: 17 Apr 2016
Lobbying of Federation of Small Businesses Top 5 Facts.mp4
Lobbying of Federation of Small Businesses Top 5 Facts.mp4
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What Does Grassroots Mean in Politics Marketing, Campaigns, Lobbying 1991
published: 15 Apr 2016
What Does Grassroots Mean in Politics Marketing, Campaigns, Lobbying 1991
What Does Grassroots Mean in Politics Marketing, Campaigns, Lobbying 1991
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STREET FIGHTER V Random lobbying
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STREET FIGHTER V Random lobbying
STREET FIGHTER V Random lobbying
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خالد وليد : effective lobbying for Syria part 2
مجموعة العدل والسلام من أجل سوريا (اللوبي الحلبي )،
Effective lobbying and campaining for...
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خالد وليد : effective lobbying for Syria part 2
خالد وليد : effective lobbying for Syria part 2
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Councillor Dennis Carlone Remarks - Municipal Lobbying Law
published: 14 Apr 2016
Councillor Dennis Carlone Remarks - Municipal Lobbying Law
Councillor Dennis Carlone Remarks - Municipal Lobbying Law
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خالد وليد - effective lobbying for Syria
مجموعة السلام والعدالة من أجل سوريا ( اللوبي الحلبي )
Effective lobbying and campaining .0...
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خالد وليد - effective lobbying for Syria
خالد وليد - effective lobbying for Syria
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Rahul Gandhi lobbying CBI probe in Dalit student Delta Meghwal scandal in Barmer
Rahul Gandhi lobbying CBI probe in Dalit student Delta Meghwal scandal in Barmer
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Rahul Gandhi lobbying CBI probe in Dalit student Delta Meghwal scandal in Barmer
Rahul Gandhi lobbying CBI probe in Dalit student Delta Meghwal scandal in Barmer
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Cabinet Expansion | AP TDP Leaders Lobbying for Cabinet Bearth | Studio N
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published: 13 Apr 2016
Cabinet Expansion | AP TDP Leaders Lobbying for Cabinet Bearth | Studio N
Cabinet Expansion | AP TDP Leaders Lobbying for Cabinet Bearth | Studio N
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AP TDP leaders lobbying for Nominated Posts in Guntur | Studio N
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AP TDP leaders lobbying for Nominated Posts in Guntur | Studio N
AP TDP leaders lobbying for Nominated Posts in Guntur | Studio N
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Pierluigi Petrillo e la teoria/tecnica delle lobbying - Piazza Pulita 11 aprile 2016
published: 12 Apr 2016
Pierluigi Petrillo e la teoria/tecnica delle lobbying - Piazza Pulita 11 aprile 2016
Pierluigi Petrillo e la teoria/tecnica delle lobbying - Piazza Pulita 11 aprile 2016
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Gov Day: Episode 2
The second episode of our Government Relations Day series. In this episode, we will discus...
published: 12 Apr 2016
Gov Day: Episode 2
Gov Day: Episode 2
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Ring of Fire On Free Speech TV | Episode 274 - Labor of Lobbying
A secretive energy lobbying firm might be illegally funneling money to politicians, but th...
published: 12 Apr 2016
Ring of Fire On Free Speech TV | Episode 274 - Labor of Lobbying
Ring of Fire On Free Speech TV | Episode 274 - Labor of Lobbying
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This Is How You Know Corp. Lobbyists Have Taken Over [Truth&Comedy;]
Lobbying at the federal level is well understood and known, but lobbying at the state leve...
published: 10 Apr 2016
This Is How You Know Corp. Lobbyists Have Taken Over [Truth&Comedy;]
This Is How You Know Corp. Lobbyists Have Taken Over [Truth&Comedy;]
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Cabinet Expansion Heat | AP TDP Leaders Lobbying for Cabinet Bearth in Guntur Dist | HMTV
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Cabinet Expansion Heat | AP TDP Leaders Lobbying for Cabinet Bearth in Guntur Dist | HMTV
Cabinet Expansion Heat | AP TDP Leaders Lobbying for Cabinet Bearth in Guntur Dist | HMTV
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How Lobbyists Secretly Run Washington: The Rich, Money & Influencing Congress, Government (1993)
Lobbying in the United States describes paid activity in which special interests hire well...
published: 22 Mar 2014
How Lobbyists Secretly Run Washington: The Rich, Money & Influencing Congress, Government (1993)
How Lobbyists Secretly Run Washington: The Rich, Money & Influencing Congress, Government (1993)
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Lobbying Documentaire
published: 09 Dec 2015
Lobbying Documentaire
Lobbying Documentaire
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How Lobbying Works in Government: Jack Abramoff on Law School, Money, Gifts, Travel, Finance (2011)
On January 8, 2001, Abramoff left Preston Gates to join the Government Relations division ...
published: 11 Jul 2014
How Lobbying Works in Government: Jack Abramoff on Law School, Money, Gifts, Travel, Finance (2011)
How Lobbying Works in Government: Jack Abramoff on Law School, Money, Gifts, Travel, Finance (2011)
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The Business of America is Lobbying
Corporate lobbyists are everywhere in Washington. Of the 100 organizations that spend the ...
published: 17 Apr 2015
The Business of America is Lobbying
The Business of America is Lobbying
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Dan Rather Reports, "The Best Congress Money Can Buy" Full Episode
Who's really running Washington? Lobbying in the nation's capital has grown into a billion...
published: 06 May 2013
Dan Rather Reports, "The Best Congress Money Can Buy" Full Episode
Dan Rather Reports, "The Best Congress Money Can Buy" Full Episode
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[87] Lockheed Lobbying and DeRay Mckesson on Black Lives Matter
On this episode of “Watching the Hawks” Tyrel Ventura, Tabetha Wallace, and Sean Stone tal...
published: 25 Aug 2015
[87] Lockheed Lobbying and DeRay Mckesson on Black Lives Matter
[87] Lockheed Lobbying and DeRay Mckesson on Black Lives Matter
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How Oil Companies Buy the Government: Lobbying Groups, Spending (2004)
"Fossil fuels lobby" is the umbrella term used to name the paid representatives of large f...
published: 10 Jan 2015
How Oil Companies Buy the Government: Lobbying Groups, Spending (2004)
How Oil Companies Buy the Government: Lobbying Groups, Spending (2004)
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The Truth About The European Union.
Documentary on the issue of lobbying around the European institutions in Brussels
published: 14 Apr 2014
The Truth About The European Union.
The Truth About The European Union.
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Lobbying for Nonprofits 101
Erin Skene-Pratt explains how much nonprofits can lobby in this 2011 session at the MNA co...
published: 06 Aug 2012
Lobbying for Nonprofits 101
Lobbying for Nonprofits 101
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Inside USA - Lobbying for Israel - 05 April 2008
It is said to be the most powerful interest group in Washington DC - but what is the Israe...
published: 04 Jul 2008
Inside USA - Lobbying for Israel - 05 April 2008
Inside USA - Lobbying for Israel - 05 April 2008
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Lobbying w/ eXtine - Random Badlands Game on Soldier
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Lobbying w/ eXtine - Random Badlands Game on Soldier
Lobbying w/ eXtine - Random Badlands Game on Soldier
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CrossTalk on Lobbying: Who really rules America?
In this edition of the CrossTalk, Peter Lavelle asks his guests if the power of lobbies ha...
published: 26 Mar 2010
CrossTalk on Lobbying: Who really rules America?
CrossTalk on Lobbying: Who really rules America?
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Legalized Bribery | Interview with Ex-Lobbyist Jack Abramoff
At a Dec. 6 event sponsored by the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard Law School P...
published: 01 Jun 2014
Legalized Bribery | Interview with Ex-Lobbyist Jack Abramoff
Legalized Bribery | Interview with Ex-Lobbyist Jack Abramoff
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So Damn Much Money - The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government
The birth and growth of lobbying in America and it's massive effect on government. In this...
published: 11 May 2010
So Damn Much Money - The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government
So Damn Much Money - The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government
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How Lobbyists Secretly Run Washington: The Rich, M...
Lobbying Documentaire...
How Lobbying Works in Government: Jack Abramoff on...
The Business of America is Lobbying...
Dan Rather Reports, "The Best Congress Money Can B...
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[87] Lockheed Lobbying and DeRay Mckesson on Black...
How Oil Companies Buy the Government: Lobbying Gro...
The Truth About The European Union....
Lobbying for Nonprofits 101...
Inside USA - Lobbying for Israel - 05 April 2008...
Lobbying w/ eXtine - Random Badlands Game on Soldi...
CrossTalk on Lobbying: Who really rules America?...
Legalized Bribery | Interview with Ex-Lobbyist Jac...
So Damn Much Money - The Triumph of Lobbying and t...
Washington's Lobbyist Fix -- The Advisory Committe...
NAFTA and Lobbying: How It Hurts America - Free Tr...
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[200] TPP's Corporate Takeover, Your Third Amendme...
The Communicators: Broadband Lobbying Efforts...
Going Underground: Westminster’s lobbying ‘culture...
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Major earthquake rocks Ecuador, kills at least 41
Edit The Times of India 17 Apr 2016
QUITO. Ecuador's strongest earthquake in decades, a 7.8-magnitude tremor, struck off the Pacific coast on Saturday, killing at least 41 people and causing damage near the epicenter as well as in the largest city of Guayaquil ... Social media pictures showed a collapsed bridge in the city and minor damage to the lobby of a hotel, as well as images of a collapsed control tower at an airport in the city of Manta ... Refinery closed. ... ....
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24 Years after Lady Diana, William and Kate Visit Taj Mahal
Edit Community news 17 Apr 2016photo: NASA / ESA, CXC, NRAO/AUI/NSF, STScI, and R. van Weeren (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), Acknowledgment: NASA, ESA, and J. Lotz (STScI), and the HFF team
Aliens ‘Probably’ Won’t Be Found For At Least 20 Years
Edit Inquisitr 17 Apr 2016
Stephen Hawking and his billionaire friends at Breakthrough gave us a glimpse into the development of a proposed exploration method this week involving nanotech spaceships, but when asked about actually finding alien life, the famed theoretical physicist admitted that he didn’t think it would be anytime soon ... (Note. The window to mission completion from announcement date is roughly 40 years.) ... [Image via Wikimedia Commons]....
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Raúl Castro derides US democracy in speech to Cuban Communist Party
Edit The Guardian 16 Apr 2016
President Raúl Castro on Saturday derided American democracy as a sham, saying he saw no difference between Democrats and Republicans. Related. Smiles all around after Obama's Cuba visit – but which side got more out of it?. During a two-hour address to the twice-a-decade meeting of the Cuban Communist Party, Castro recalled a conversation with a US official during President Obama’s recent visit. He told “el Americano”, he said ... Related ... ....
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US frees 9 Guantanamo prisoners, sends them to Saudi Arabia
Edit Stars and Stripes 16 Apr 2016
MIAMI — The U.S. has released nine more prisoners from its base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and sent them to Saudi Arabia for resettlement, officials said Saturday. The move announced in a Pentagon statement is part of an effort by President Barack Obama's administration to release detainees considered low-risk while seeking to transfer the remainder to the U.S ... and some have called for new restrictions on future releases and transfers ... ....
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Sophie Monk performs a yoga headstand in a hotel lobby that almost proves costly as ...
Edit The Daily Mail 17 Apr 2016
Sophie Monk couldn't resist showing off her new Yoga skills as she positioned herself into a handstand of a hotel lobby on Sunday and almost caused an accident ... ....
Britain’s scientists must not be gagged
Edit The Observer 17 Apr 2016
This startling, and highly controversial, state of affairs follows a Cabinet Office decision, revealed by the Observer in February, that researchers who receive government grants will be banned, as of 1 May, from using the results of their work to lobby for changes in laws or regulations. The aim of the Cabinet Office edict was to stop NGOs from lobbying politicians and Whitehall departments using the government’s own funds....
Greens call on Prime Minister to stop Treasurer from speaking at ACL conference (Australian Greens)
Edit Public Technologies 17 Apr 2016
Australian Greens sexuality spokesperson Senator Robert Simms says Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull should direct Treasurer Scott Morrison not to attend the upcoming Australian Christian Lobby national conference ... 'The Australian Christian Lobby do not represent Christians in this country and are nothing more than an extreme fringe group,' Senator Simms said....
Saudi tries to arm-twist US on 9/11 bill
Edit The Times of India 17 Apr 2016
The Obama administration has lobbied Congress to block the bill's passage, according to administration officials and congressional aides from both parties, and the Saudi threats have been the subject of inten se discussions in recent weeks between lawmakers and officials from the state department and the Pentagon....
Saudi Arabia warns of economic fallout if US Congress passes 9/11 bill
Edit The Times of India 17 Apr 2016
The Obama administration has lobbied Congress to block the bill's passage, according to administration officials and congressional aides from both parties, and the Saudi threats have been the subject of inten se discussions in recent weeks between lawmakers and officials from the state department and the Pentagon....
Ignore the truckers' crocodile tears
Edit The Providence Journal 17 Apr 2016
Rhode Island should ignore the crocodile tears and blustery threats coming from the national trucking industry lobby and implement its plan to rebuild its shamefully inadequate road system through tolls levied on the very vehicles that cause most of the highway damage. Tolling trucks here would help place the burden of highway upkeep where it ......
‘Bernie really stood up for the Palestinians,’ Rips Hillary for Defending Israel
Edit Breitbart 17 Apr 2016
Danny DeVito introduced Sen. Bernie Sanders at a campaign rally in St ... “I thought last night, in New York City, where the Israeli lobby is big and everybody is talking about Israel, Bernie really stood up for the Palestinians,” says DeVito ... She couldn’t say it....
S. Arabia warns US over censure move
Edit Dawn 17 Apr 2016
NEW YORK ... “The Obama administration has lobbied Congress to block the bill’s passage,” the NYT quoted administration officials and congressional aides as saying. According to the newspaper, officials warned senators of “diplomatic and economic fallout” if the bill was adopted. Related. US report on 9/11 invites Saudi ire ... ....
Saudi Arabia could sell off billions in American assets if bill passes - NYT
Edit Yahoo Daily News 17 Apr 2016
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Saudi Arabian government has threatened to sell of hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of American assets should the U.S. Congress pass a bill that could hold the kingdom responsible for any role in the Sept ... It added that the Obama administration had lobbied Congress to block the passage of the bill ... [nL1N11Z32T]....
Saudi threatens to sell off billions in American assets if bill passes
Edit Khaleej Times 17 Apr 2016
The Saudi Arabian government has threatened to sell of hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of American assets should the US Congress pass a bill that could hold the kingdom responsible for any role in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the New York Times reported on Friday ... It added that the Obama administration had lobbied Congress to block the passage of the bill ... ....
Saudi Arabia could sell off billions in American assets if bill passes
Edit DNA India 17 Apr 2016
-->. The bill would take away immunity from foreign governments in cases "arising from a terrorist attack that kills an American on American soil" ... New York Times reported on Friday. The newspaper reported that Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir told U.S ... It added that the Obama administration had lobbied Congress to block the passage of the bill ... ....
Brazil's congress to vote on impeaching President Rousseff
Edit Press TV 17 Apr 2016
Brazil's lower house of congress is scheduled to vote on whether to allow the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. Lawmakers are due to vote on Sunday on the embattled president’s fate ... If the senate finds her guilty, President Rousseff would be forced to leave office ... ©AFP ... The president fought for survival on Saturday, lobbying some wavering congressional deputies behind closed doors on the eve of the vote ... ....
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