Aug
14
2010
Call it “Eat, Pray, Love, Lobby.” On Sept. 30, Elizabeth Gilbert — author of the monster bestseller “Eat, Pray, Love” and the heroine of the gorpy new Julia Roberts-Javier Bardem flick of the same name — will follow the path trod by countless other celebs seeking civic enlightenment: She’ll lobby House and Senate members on [...]
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Jul
28
2010
As the battle over toughened financial restrictions moves to a new front, the regulatory agencies that will create hundreds of new rules for the nation’s banks will face a lobbying blitz from companies intent on softening the blow. And many of the lobbyists the regulators hear from will be their former colleagues, The New York [...]
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