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negotiating 18 Mark Maslyn 18 Aipac 18 Orthodox zealots 18 Korshak 18 Per diems 18 backroom deals 18 Suzy Woodford 18 Partisan bickering 18 Alex LaBeau 18 clout 18 Clifford Traisman lobbyist 18 anti camcording 18 Claude Boulay 18 menthol exemption 18 BSA Scoutreach Division 17 outlaw abortions 17 Audrae Erickson president 17 Legislatively 17 monied interests 17 Canal Rocks 17 Edwin Buckham 17 spearheading 17 inappropriate links 17 Paycheck Protection 17 Public Citizen 17 Blackann 17 ViAnna Jordan 17 buttonholing 17 Tauzin 17 vociferous objections 17 OLYMPIA WA N3 17 Tom Smitty 17 Stephen Bokat 17 brokering 17 factional bickering 17 Consumer Rights FTCR 17 Kathy Drea 17 outreach 17 Zaremberg 17 menacing obscenity laced 17 influence peddling probe 17 Abby Ottenhoff spokeswoman 17 Pam Kiely 17 illegally funneling corporate 17 Fred Wertheimer president 17 William Dombi 17 unionbusting 17 Crist vetoes 17 Jeff Flocken 16 Disclose Act 16 roadbuilders 16 object strenuously 16 Kathryn Mulvey 16 Gigi Kellett 16 negotations 16 waging 16 moneyed interests 16 grassroots activism 16 nongovernmental organizations 16 lobbied furiously 16 Dick Armey FreedomWorks 16 arm twisting 16 controversies swirling 16 El Siddig 16 schmoozing 16 outspending 16 sweetheart deals 16 lobbiest 16 Tiernan Sittenfeld 16 nonelection 16 Gale Kaufman 16 Ms. Ignagni 16 redevelop Lansdowne Park 16 defund ACORN 16 Julie Janovsky 16 fundraising 16 nontribal gambling 16 Randel K. 16 franking privilege 16 MusicFIRST 16 regulate payday lenders 16 Turcer 16 Fleishman Hillard 16 nonlegislative 15 seeking earmarks lubricate 15 MLBA 15 antitobacco 15 SourceWatch 15 spokeswoman Blair Latoff 15 Ted Forsgren 15 enact stricter 15 earmarking pet 15 undue influence 15 philanthropical 15 LSC grantees 15 Tom Swoik 15 developer Tony Rezko 15 TouchPlay lottery 15 congressional earmarks 15 congressional delegation 15 signature gatherers 15 Todd Maisch 15 reauthorizing NCLB 15 decidedly unenthusiastic 15 ITVoir team 15 taxpayer 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