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The Interest Group Connection: Electioneering, Lobbying, and Policymaking in Washington

Book by Paul S. Herrnson, Ronald G. Shaiko, Clyde Wilcox; Chatham House Publishers, 1998

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Lobbying--United States, Political Campaigns--United States, Pressure Groups--United States, United States--Politics And Government--20th Century

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...House eliminated the tax deductibility of lobbying expenses by corporations and related...broad lobby reform efforts. In 1994 a lobbying disclosure act that would have provided...disclosure entity, regulated grassroots lobbying, and introduced gift-ban provisions...
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Machiavelli in Brussels: The Art of Lobbying the EU

Book by Rinus Van Schendelen; Amsterdam University Press, 2002

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European Union, Lobbying--European Union Countries

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CHAPTER 8 LOBBYING AND EU DEMOCRACY Democracy as a Criterion Lobbying on the EU playing field is frequently and publicly...During the previously mentioned 1992 EP hearings on lobbying, the critical side of the debating forum had three...
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Governments as Interest Groups: Intergovernmental Lobbying and the Federal System

Book by Anne Marie Cammisa; Praeger Publishers, 1995

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Federal Government--United States, Federal-City Relations--United States, Lobbying--United States, Pressure Groups--United States, State Governments--United States

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...legislation characterized by active lobbying was selected for study. Such legislation...effectiveness of state and local group lobbying, it is important to study cases...they lobbied extensively. Active lobbying indicates the importance of the...
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Common Cause: Lobbying in the Public Interest

Book by Andrew S. McFarland; Chatham House Publishers, 1984

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Common Cause (U.S.)

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...percent of the total amount spent on lobbying is reported under the 1946 act." The...of "the actual nature and source" of lobbying on an issue, would help ensure public...committee said a new law "will enhance the lobbying profession by removing the secrecy surrounding...
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Lobbying for Inclusion: Rights Politics and the Making of Immigration Policy

Book by Carolyn Wong; Stanford University Press, 2006

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Pressure Groups--United States, United States--Emigration And Immigration--Government Policy

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...organizations estab- lished national lobbying arms in Washington, D.C., to advocate...modern form of eth- nic advocacy. Their lobbying strategy relies at base on networks of...day ethnic advocates have focused their lobbying efforts on defending nondiscriminatory...

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Funding Faction or Buying Silence? Grants, Contracts, and Interest Group Lobbying Behavior

Journal article by Beth L. Leech; Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 34, 2006

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Associations, institutions, etc.--Government finance, Associations, institutions, etc.--Research, Business enterprises--Government finance, Business enterprises--Research, Lobbying--Research, Organizations--Government finance, Organizations--Research

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...Contracts, and Interest Group Lobbying Behavior. by Beth L. Leech By law, federal funds may not be used for lobbying, but many corporations and nonprofit...grants and contracts also engage in lobbying activities using private funds...
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Lobbying - a Political Communication Tool for Churches and Religious Organizations

Journal article by Liliana Mihut; Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, Vol. 10, 2011

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Church & state, European Union, Health care policy, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Religion, United States

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Lobbying - a Political Communication Tool for Churches...churches and religious organizations with lobbying activities seems to be a debatable matter...well object to the very idea of religious lobbying on the reason that it violates the principle...
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"Gouging the Government": Why a Federal Contingency Fee Lobbying Prohibition Is Consistent with First Amendment Freedoms

Journal article by Meredith A. Capps; Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 58, 2005

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Bans, Contracts, Corruption in government, Fees & charges, Legislators, Lobbying, United States

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...Government": Why a Federal Contingency Fee Lobbying Prohibition Is Consistent with First...Both lawmakers and the public regard lobbying as an unsavory part of the political...vast sums of money spent each year on lobbying activity. For example, in the first...
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Understanding the Lobbying Efforts of a Church: How Far Is Too Far?

Journal article by Chase Manderino; Brigham Young University Law Review, Vol. 2009, 2009

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Church & state, Freedom of speech, Internal Revenue Code, Lobbying, Religious organizations, United States

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Understanding the Lobbying Efforts of a Church: How Far Is Too...courts. The tune of the 501(c)(3) lobbying restriction may become a bit catchier...understanding and then perhaps modifying the lobbying restriction on religious organizations...
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Coping with the Lobbying Deduction Disallowance

Journal article by David M. Repass, Jeffrey R. Levey, James F. Carlisle Jr.; Journal of Accountancy, Vol. 177, 1994

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Expense deductions--Analysis, Internal Revenue Code--I.R.C. 162(e), Lobbying--Taxation, Nonprofit organizations--Taxation

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Coping with the lobbying deduction disallowance. by David M...R. Levey , James F. Carlisle Jr. Lobbying expenses no longer are deductible for...Reconciliation Act of 1993 denying deductions for lobbying expenses. Revised Internal Revenue...

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Lobbying Safe Harbors for Electing Public Charities

Magazine article by Martin E. Greif; The CPA Journal, Vol. 65, April 1995

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Corporate tax planning, Internal Revenue Code, Lobbying, Nonprofit organizations, Section 4911, Tax elections, United States

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Lobbying Safe Harbors for Electing Public Charities by Martin E. Greif In recent years, lobbying activities have become more important...themselves of safe harbors that permit limited lobbying activities. Organizations making this...
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"Lobbying Plan: the Defense against Excise Increases"

Magazine article by David Tannenbaum; Multinational Monitor, Vol. 19, July 1998

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Federal legislation, Lobbying, State laws, Tobacco industry

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"Lobbying Plan: the Defense against Excise Increases...Tannenbaum AN INTRICATE THREE-PHASE lobbying plan to forestall excise tax increases...tax increase proposal." I. Preventive Lobbying:The Quiet Phase "The Political Situation...
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Ethical Lobbying Is Not an Oxymoron

Magazine article by Peggy Kerns; State Legislatures, Vol. 37, July 2011

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Lobbying--Ethical aspects, Political ethics--Analysis

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Ethical Lobbying Is Not an Oxymoron. by Peggy Kerns Like it or not, lobbying is important to the legislative process. Although the public may view lobbying negatively, not all lobbyists are paid hired guns. They can be average citizens who...
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Learn to Love Lobbying

Magazine article by Fraser Nelson, David W. Brady, Alana Conner Snibbe; Stanford Social Innovation Review, Vol. 5, Spring 2007

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Corporate planning, Lobbying, Nonprofit organizations, Social change

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Learn to Love Lobbying by Fraser Nelson , David W. Brady , Alana...University, OMB Watch, and the Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest. (see chart on p. 59 for a definition of lobbying.) Although many nonprofits have lobbied...
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Q: Should Congress Limit Lobbying by Nonprofit Groups That Receive Federal Grants?

Magazine article by David Mcintosh, Nan Aron; Insight on the News, Vol. 11, November 27, 1995

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Lobbying--Laws, regulations, etc., Lobbyists--Laws, regulations, etc., Nonprofit organizations--Laws, regulations, etc.

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Q: Should Congress limit lobbying by nonprofit groups that receive federal...environment -- others engage in sophisticated lobbying and political advocacy. And some nonprofits even do their lobbying at taxpayers expense. When I first ran...

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Transparency, Consistency in Lobbying Needed

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 12, 2010

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Lobbying--Laws, regulations and rules

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Transparency, Consistency in Lobbying Needed. As Illinois struggles with...understand the behind-the-scenes lobbying that fuels the states political decision...mixed. According to State-Level Lobbying and Taxpayers, a recent study that...
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Google's Lobbying Bill Triples to $3.76M

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 29, 2012

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Copyright infringement--Laws, regulations and rules, Internet piracy--Laws, regulations and rules, Lobbying--Laws, regulations and rules, Political ethics--Laws, regulations and rules

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Googles Lobbying Bill Triples to $3.76M. Byline...Press SAN FRANCISCO -- Googles U.S. lobbying bill more than tripled to $3.76 million...December is by far the companys highest lobbying tab for any three-month period since...
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Oil Industry Cranks Up Lobbying

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), June 19, 2009

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Lobbying, News agencies, Petroleum industry, Pharmaceutical industry, The Associated Press

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Oil Industry Cranks Up Lobbying. Byline: John Porretto Associated...have accelerated their spending on lobbying faster than any other industry, training...The industry spent $44.5 million lobbying Congress and federal agencies in the...
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Lobbying Industry Requires Overhaul

Newspaper article; The Northern Star (Lismore, Australia), August 14, 2009

Subjects:

Lobbying

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Lobbying Industry Requires Overhaul. RECENT events...the multi-million dollar professional lobbying industry, but this requires much more...the Catholic Church as among the top 10 lobbying organisations with the most leverage on...
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The Presidency, Puffed-Up Pat and the Dark Arts of Lobbying

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 13, 2011

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European Union. European Parliament, Lobbying

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...Puffed-Up Pat and the Dark Arts of Lobbying. Byline: The Mary Ellen Synon COLUMN...concerned with what he and his corporate lobbying friends have been up to in Brussels...asked about the barely regulated world of lobbying in the EU institutions, and just what...

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Lobbying

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

LOBBYING practice and profession of influencing...governmental actions. In the United States lobbying has become an accepted and ubiquitous...especially bribery of officials, has given lobbying an unsavory connotation and has led to...
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Business Roundtable

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...established to give large corporations a stronger voice in lobbying U.S. government officials on business-related issues, and it has become the most influential U.S. business lobbying organization. Within the BRT, task forces headed by CEOs...
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Common Cause

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...for a liberalization of voting registration. Common Cause has used ads, computerized Federal Election Commission records, lobbying, media outreach and especially litigation to promote reform. Its legal actions helped force disclosure of individuals and...
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Weed, Thurlow

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...lip service to various reforms, notably the abolition of slavery, Weed was more at home with the problems of patronage and lobbying and came to be regarded as the silent boss of the Whig party. After the Whig party disintegrated over the slavery issue...
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Pressure Group

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...pressure groups in the United States is the Congress, which may draw up legislation affecting the interests of the group (see lobbying ). Through promises of financial support or of votes by interest group members at the next election, the organization hopes...

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