[Mb-civic] NYTimes.com: Senate Panel Approves Modest Curbs on Lobbyists

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WASHINGTON | March 1, 2006
Senate Panel Approves Modest Curbs on Lobbyists
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
Congress took its first step toward revamping lobbying law, but the measure did not include the tough restrictions that some lawmakers had proposed.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/01/politics/01lobby.html?ex=1141880400&en=d818553d360c7d94&ei=5070&emc=eta1



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