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Lobbyists and Special Interests

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. Unmasking the Swift Boat Captain
Voiceover: He attacks from the shadows. He is a Texas billionaire paying for the Swift Boat ads against Obama. Who is he and what is he after? Show image of Harold Simmons with rotating labels and voiceover copy, as follows.

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Exposé on the Lobbyists of John McCain

The lobbyists that surround McCain are a testament to the way the man will run his office. But people just don't "get" lobbyists and don't really understand what they do. We should have a commercial that does a quick 15 second exposé on a few and show what their résumé looks like.

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why isn't more made out of mccain's connection with gramm?

at the republican national convention, lieberman mentioned he travelled with mccain and gramm. i know gramm stepped down as an advisor but it is to my understanding that this man still keeps counsel with mccain.

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Lobbyists and Special Interests

I was listening to an NPR program recently about lobbyists in either the McCain or Obama campaign. I believe that Americans are disillusioned with politicians on both sides pandering to special interests. McCain has almost twice as many (former officially licensed) lobbyists as Obama on his campaign.

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