A Look Inside the Dictators' Lobby
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Indonesia's Years of Lobbying Furiously
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Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, has had a complicated relationship with the U.S., especially during the Indonesian military's occupation of neighboring East Timor. After 9/11, however, the U.S. has increasingly dismissed human rights concerns to provide Indonesia with military aid.
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Foreign Lobbyist Watchdogs, Rejoice!
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Good news, everybody! The U.S. Department of Justice has posted its near-final, revamped foreign lobbyist database online, at www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fara/links/search.html.
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Automakers Fight Fuel Efficiency Standards
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The Hill reports, "Automakers plan to attack congressional efforts to raise fuel mileage standards in a series of radio and newspaper advertisements this weekend, the unofficial start of summer driving season.
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New Participatory Project: Tracking the Most Influential Corporate Lobbyists
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Examining and exposing the activities of lobbyists and their firms is an important aspect of the Center for Media and Democracy's work. Now you can help, via our online collaborative encyclopedia, SourceWatch!
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U.S. Watchdogs: A French Perspective
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Le Palais Bourbon, seat of the French National Assembly, the lower legislative chamber of the French government.
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I Don't Want My Pharma TV
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"Amid strenuous lobbying across Europe" to end restrictions on direct-to-consumer drug advertising, four pharmaceutical companies are considering launching their own television station.
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Reach Out and Misuse Someone's Name
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BP's "Buddy System" for Politicians
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A report commissioned by BP "to investigate corrosion-related oil pipeline spills last year in Prudhoe Bay ... offers a rare glimpse inside the London-based oil giant's corporate tactics in Alaska," writes Wesley Loy.
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Manufacturing Consent on Product Safety Nominee
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A controversial nominee to head the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just got more controversial. Michael E.
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