Interest Groups

A segue: foreign lobbying

• The Ukraine Crisis
• Putin's paid agents
• FARA database:  an example

Lawmakers, lobbyists, and campaign money:

 

• Data on federal lobbying
• The lobbying ban loophole
• The "Daschle Loophole"
• A graphic
• Deregistration
• Soft lobbying and think tanks
• Recognition and awards
• Philanthropy
• Politicians' charities (see the rule, pp. 347-349)
• Rent-a-friend as deep lobbying
• Lobbyist cites letter that he ghost-wrote!
• A summary