lobbyist
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“Weapons are expensive because our standards are high,” said longtime defense lobbyist Jim Dyer.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
"I don't call myself a lobbyist," Bailey says.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
"I think this is still a very big, great experiment and everybody's still trying to figure out what that means to them," the lobbyist told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
The retired lobbyist has supported the mockingbird—and bashed the scrub jay—for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Also in 1870, Victoria Woodhull moved to Washington, DC, and began working as a lobbyist for women’s suffrage.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
The bill turned out to be part of an elaborate FBI sting that resulted in 14 legislators, lobbyists and others being sent to prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Home to the EU's key institutions, Brussels is the European capital of lobbying, with as many as 30,000 lobbyists working to represent specific interests and influence public policy in the market of 450 million people.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Industry leaders and lobbyists from Houston and Midland, Texas, to Washington say they were blindsided by President Trump’s brazen push into Venezuela, which is home to some of the world’s largest proven oil reserves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Drinks industry lobbyists had previously warned that the time taken to appoint Wales' operator had risked delaying the launch of the scheme.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The pro-suffrage lobbyists used a more subtle approach.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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