MENENDEZ UPDATE. Story here. “Sen. Robert Menendez took at least one more trip to the Dominican Republic on the plane of a doctor and campaign donor than he has publicly admitted, according to sources who spent time with the New Jersey Democrat on the unreported visit.”

MENENDEZ AND PORT SECURITY ISSUE. The Times. “Senator Robert Menendez sought to discourage any plan by the United States government to donate port security equipment to the Dominican Republic, citing concern that the advanced screening gear might undermine efforts by a private company — run by a major campaign contributor and friend of his — to do the work.”

FRANK STAFFERS LAUNCH. Story here. “If you write a law slapping a series of complex regulations on financial institutes, you become a valuable asset to those banks.”

GUILTY PLEA IN FL. DOJ. “Jay Odom, 56, of Destin, Fla., pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Judge Lacey A. Collier in the Northern District of Florida to one count of causing another to make false statements to the FEC.”

FIVE WAYS LOBBYISTS HELP BUSINESSES. Story here. “Companies in nearly every industry are impacted by myriad governmental regulations.”

DC: MENDELSON ON GRAHAM ISSUES. The Post. “D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) ended five days on silence regarding an ethics report on colleague Jim Graham, lamenting that the board did not take more definitive action.”

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