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According to lobbyist John Doherty, the bill has a good chance of passing and has the support of House and Senate leaders and the chancellor of higher education...
...Wright's. One of the main charges against Wright is that he used an unusual royalty arrangement for his book, Reflections of a Public Man, to get around limitations on campaign contributions. The book was sold primarily in bulk to such political supporters as the Teamsters Union and Washington lobbyist John White. The Speaker pocketed a 55% royalty. The Ethics Committee is expected to release next week a potentially damning report on Wright's activities...
...more vulnerable than adults to pesticides because their bodies are still maturing. Cells are rapidly dividing, and organs, like the liver, may not be as efficient in removing toxic chemicals. "We must revise all existing tolerances and set the levels for children," says Janet Hathaway, the NRDC's chief lobbyist in Washington. "We should be able to eat food without worrying that we are sowing the seeds of cancer...
Many Black colleges are in financial trouble and need help from the federal government, said Althea T. L. Simmons, chief lobbyist and director of the Washington branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Simmons said the NAACP would lobby for more funding because the budget proposal did not allocate sufficient money for the program...
...Brown is viewed by some as Jesse Jackson's man. But in his race to be chairman of the Democratic Party, the polished lobbyist is running on his own record...