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...private colleges pinched in financial vices. But, for Daly--who admitted last week that he discussed the legislation with "between six and nine" members of the Conference Committee which ultimately resolved the differences between House and Senate versions of the bill--some unanswered questions remained. Was he a lobbyist, a person who took compensation for attempting to influence legislation? And did he or others have a legal obligation to register as such to avoid fines and jail sentences specified in a Federal Reorganization...
...Lobbyists labor under a presumption by the public that their craft generally thrives on the concealed mulch of bribes, kickbacks, favors and deals. Harvard, however, seems to have avoided such activities, and enjoyed almost a Boy Scout reputation among the Congressmen, lobbyists, and reporters contracted by The Crimson. Those asked whether Daly could be considered a lobbyist--of the clean sort, included under the 1946 umbrella definition as a person who accepts compensation which has the "purpose or intent to influence passage or defeat of any legislation by the Congress of the United States"--answered as follows...
...employed by a school's office of government and community relations and makes regular trips to Washington, one purpose of which is to influence legislation, that man would appear to be a lobbyist."--Craig Donsanto, attorney, Criminal Division, Department of Justice...
Whatever the frequency of visits or opinions of Mooney. Thompson and Donsanto, both Daly and Schmidt have some arguments against the lobbyist label. Among them is what they claim to be primarily a listening role at the nation's capital...
...That's fucking Mel Laird!" a lobbyist muttered, and after a quick doubletake the students took off in pursuit of the Cabinet officer and his three civilian companions. Mel was coming down the backstretch as the students turned the corner, but they were closing fast. As the margin between hawk and dove narrowed, civility was sacrificed to national security. A white-haired onlooker with a white-sideburned smile yelled, "Run, Mel." The closest student questioned Laird at a dogtrot. "Mr. Secretary, I am very concerned about the national defense." "I'm sorry, the Secretary is half an hour late...