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IP: Best law money can buy -- Lobbyists Swarm GOP Govs' Meeting
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 06:02:59 -0500
November 19, 1999 Lobbyists Swarm GOP Govs' Meeting A.P. INDEXES: TOP STORIES | NEWS | SPORTS | BUSINESS | TECHNOLOGY | ENTERTAINMENT Filed at 5:10 a.m. EST By The Associated Press CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) -- When 25 Republican governors met for their annual conference, some 500 representatives of special-interest groups followed, shelling out thousands of dollars for the chance to chat with the states' top elected officials. At a time when the federal government is shifting more responsibility to the states, gatherings like the Republican Governors Association meeting this week take on added significance, some of the lobbyists said. ``The governors are the most influential public officials in the country when it comes to actually running government,'' said John Matthews, a consultant with the law firm of Foley & Lardner who traveled from Wisconsin. ``Wherever they go, they're going to draw a crowd.'' Many of the lobbyists represented the 78 sponsors of the event, each of whom chipped in between $1,000 and $30,000 to help pay for the conference. Others were members of the elite RGA supporters that had previously given the Republican governors between $5,000 and $100,000; one of their perks was a chance to send representatives to mix with the governors and their staffs at such gatherings. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/p/AP-Governors-Lobbyists.html
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