Brussels survives on the on the back of the European Union, just as Washington survives on intricate political lobbying.
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Is someone influencing someone else in ways that is akin to political lobbying?
The Foreign Office says its policy is to use "all appropriate influence" to prevent the execution of a British national including "high-level political lobbying when necessary".
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This ends years of litigation by sentencing the last man standing in the political lobbying scandal that brought down republican influence peddler Jack Abramoff.
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Philanthropic fund-raising in the United States for Israeli causes and, more important, political lobbying on behalf of Israel, are already being eroded by the conversion controversy.
The chairman of Hyundai Motor , Chung Mong-koo, apologised to South Koreans for becoming embroiled in a series of scandals involving political lobbying and slush funds.
That would include many kinds of political lobbying and advertising.
The NRA has a large, extremely well-funded political lobbying operation - deeply supported by weapons manufacturers - that will not brook any infringement on the constitutional right to bear arms.
Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg agreed with their more conservative colleagues that fair notice must be given for nonmembers to opt out of pure political lobbying by unions.
The concentration of market power in the hands of the few is already leading to price-fixing and political lobbying of democratic states in order to defend the interests of multinationals.
Lawsuits and political lobbying by Shariah proponents promote a virulent ideology masquerading as a faith, and suppress the practice of Christianity, Judaism and other faiths, both abroad and increasingly in the United States.
Not your usual tried and trued political lobbying.
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In the mid-1990s FORBES published an eye-opening story on the extraordinary political lobbying power of Fannie Mae, a power that a decade later would lead to scandal but also would protect it from an Enron-like fate.
They formed a Western-style political lobbying group.
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In 2009, the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) - an organization counter-terror expert Patrick Poole describes as the "political lobbying arm of the U.S. Brotherhood" - boasted that it was "consulted" by Los Angeles Mayor Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa about his choice of police chief.
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In the mid-1990s FORBES published an eye-opening story on the extraordinary political lobbying power of Fannie Mae (nyse: FNM - news - people ), a power that a decade later would lead to scandal but also would protect it from an Enron-like fate.
Puerto Rican groups regularly top the lists monitoring political contributions and lobbying activities in Washington.
Meanwhile, they were interviewed by a Special Senate Committee to Investigate Political Activities, Lobbying, and Campaign Contributions.
So far, winning deals in the Middle East seems to depend in larger part on the political astuteness and lobbying skills of oil bosses than on the size of their capital base.
Moroun and his family also stepped up their federal lobbying and political contributions.
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It has spent thousands of dollars on lobbying and political donations over the years, according to federal election records.
But in the heated political climate and heavy lobbying certain in the run-up to the vote, minds on both sides could change.
After all, through generous political giving and effective lobbying, Fannie and Freddie have managed to fend off attempts to force them to boost the capital they hold, their buffer against losses.
The inability to establish a legally-binding, global agreement to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions has been attributed to lack of political will, the lobbying efforts of industry groups, incompetent journalists, impotent international institutions, uncompromising environmentalists, greedy capitalists, public apathy and stupidity.
The Senate bill extends 52 tax credits, mostly for one year, ensuring huge annual lobbying fees and political contributions.
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It loaned money to the companies, like Solyndra, that had the most lobbying influence and best political connections.
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They will show, I'm told, that he was paid not for lobbying but for "political and strategic advice" by a number of wealthy private clients who share his and Mr Fox's view of the world.
Gerald Bailey, commissioner of Florida's Department of Law Enforcement, said the arrests are only the first wave of the investigation and the second wave will look at the "large sums" of money spent on lobbying and donations to political campaigns.
But such entities increasingly have been used for public-issue advocacy and lobbying, as well as political activity.
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