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Segnaliamo alcune news riportate da SpinWatch:Lobbying: Veteran Lobbyist Pushes for TransparencyPosted on Saturday, April 16 @ 08:29:17 EST (4 reads)NPR Audio LinkBy Peter OverbyAll Things Considered.  April 13, 2005 · In Washington, lobbyists can influence the way laws take effect by working the halls of the regulatory agencies, where rules are made and enforced. Most of this work takes place in obscurity, but there is one veteran of regulatory lobbying who wants to change that.Listen to the broadcast here.


Lobbying: Let's Go: EuropePosted on Tuesday, April 12 @ 04:11:20 EST Roll CallK Street Builds a New Beachhead in the European UnionApril 11, 2005By Tory NewmyerEurope came to K Street last week to invite K Street to Europe. Former European Union Parliament President Pat Cox made a flurry of visits to lobbying operations to pitch his new venture: a strategic consulting firm with one foot in Washington and the other in the E.U. capital of Brussels.


Government spin: 'PR cash should go to schools'Posted on Tuesday, April 12 @ 21:45:14 ESTBBC NewsBy Sean CoughlanThe publicity budget for government education policy should be scrapped and given to schools to produce their own newspapers, say the Conservatives.  


Cash in politics: Another Indictment Is Expected in PR Billing ProbePosted on Saturday, April 16 @ 08:19:14 ESTThe Los Angeles Times By Ted RohrlichA federal prosecutor said Monday he expects another indictment this month or next in an ongoing investigation of a public relations firm that allegedly submitted false bills to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.