Category: LDA

The Post discusses lobbyists’ and others’ use of Twitter and Facebook. The influence peddlers of K Street have discovered the power of social networking on such Web sites as Twitter and Facebook. Using their own names without mentioning that they work in public relations or as lobbyists, employees of companies with interests in Washington are […]

The trailer for “Casino Jack” is on YouTube.  The Jack Abramoff documentary will be released next month.

Politico reports on the alternative energy industry’s lobbying efforts here. Until 2008, the American Wind Energy Association spent less than $1 million a year on lobbyists — and most years less than $500,000. In 2009, it spent nearly $5 million on lobbying, almost triple its 2008 outlay. Similarly, the Solar Energy Industries Association increased its […]