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...with the secondhand noise attack. We'll cook up some medical research that "proves" we're at risk. Then we'll find a cell-phoneless lobbyist, should one exist, generate some sympathetic press and maybe get a website ihatecellphones.com is still available). Next we launch a campaign for designated no-cell-phone areas in public places. That's right, put all the cell shouters at tables in the back of the restaurant, near the bathroom or kitchen, where they can sit alone and chatter, gesturing wildly, as if the party to whom they are speaking could see them. Later, after...
...fuel-efficiency standards for gas-slurping SUVs, vans and light trucks. Just about the only measure likely to pass is, of all things, an order requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to give equal time to dissenting views whenever it conducts educational programs on climate. Congress, says Environmental Defense Fund lobbyist Steve Cochran, has become "completely dysfunctional" on global warming...
...Donohue, he has pointedly not requested a meeting with Castro, although such a session is under discussion. As head of the Chamber, he has strongly opposed unilateral American trade sanctions against any country, including Cuba. The tough-talking lobbyist is pushing hard to meet with Cuban entrepreneurs and lay the basis for an independent Chamber of Commerce in Havana. Should he fail, Donohue could still fly home with a consolation prize: regulations allow him to re-enter the U.S. with a box of Cuban cigars as long as they cost no more than $100. Alas, he doesn't smoke...
MOVIE VIOLENCE As Clinton turns up heat, top Hollywood lobbyist warns scripters to lower body count...
...said Harvard's state and federal lobbyist Kevin S. Casey in a January interview, Harvard must look locally. Grogan's approach emphasizes the need to foster the "symbiotic" relationship between Harvard and its host town...