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Bill Ackman, CEO and founder of Pershing Square Capital, once bragged to the Street that he had spent $50 million
Business

Bill Ackman: A case study in the dark side of lobbying

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Healthcare.gov, the federal Obamacare exchange, is expected to be taken offline for as many as 12 hours during all but one Sunday over the open enrollment period. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Healthcare

CareFirst leaves health insurance lobbying group

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Rick Gates' expected move comes as Robert Mueller's team upped the pressure on Gates and his longtime associate Paul Manafort, who were hit with more charges in a separate case late Thursday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
News

Here are the conditions Rick Gates must follow to be released from house arrest

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President Trump said it "would be good to have a pilot" in that role.
Beltway Confidential

The Swamp earns its wings: Airline lobbyist takes control of the FAA

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Health professionals often cite a need for more doctors. But before evaluating their recommendations, policymakers should recognize that doctors are a big part of the reason we're in this mess. For decades, physicians associations have had an anti-competitive stranglehold on healthcare. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Beltway Confidential

Thanks to doctors, there aren’t enough doctors

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There is one class of wealthy who will benefit disproportionately from this bill: Lobbyists. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Beltway Confidential

Is the GOP tax bill a gift to the wealthy? Ask K Street

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Access is a huge part of what companies pay for when they hire lobbyists — a seat at the table. It is the coin of the realm in the swamp. So, it's certainly unseemly for a president to literally sell access to himself, as President Trump does with his private clubs like Mar-a-Lago (pictured above). And for some customers, it appears that the rewards have been real. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Business

The corrupt pay-to-play at Trump’s private clubs

Timothy P. Carney -
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Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch was a fairly conservative senator, but he was always close to K Street and big business, and the lobbyists' pleadings often, though not always, defeated his conservatism. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Beltway Confidential

Orrin Hatch was the top recipient of lobbyist money this year before he stepped down

Timothy P. Carney -
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If you want to fly the friendly skies, come to Europe
Columnists

If you want to fly the friendly skies, come to Europe

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In this 2013 photo, demonstrators gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the court heard arguments on campaign finance. To advocates of campaign finance restrictions like former Sen. Russ Feingold, using money to express political views makes politics more corrupt and extreme. But more regulation is a surefire way to get less speech - just not from the rich and powerful. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Op-Eds

More campaign finance regulation means less political free speech

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