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Mike Fulton Opens New Office for West Virginia Firm

Chuck McCutcheon — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:00:49 +0000

Veteran lobbyist Mike Fulton is opening a Washington-based office for The Arnold Agency, a Charlesto

Derivatives Group Works to Keep Government at Bay

Laurie Bennett — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:52:17 +0000

Outside the financial world, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association is a little-known o

AIPAC Still Commands Attention Among Movers and Shakers

Laurie Bennett — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:35:54 +0000

It’s a rare organization that has enough influence to draw the president and most of the Repub

Phil Gramm Launches DC Firm

Laurie Bennett — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:52:20 +0000

Former Sen. Phil Gramm (R-TX) has started his own firm in Washington, Politico reported Tuesday. On

Realtors Increase Presence in Washington

Laurie Bennett — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:26:44 +0000

Earlier this month, when President Obama again proposed limiting wealthy taxpayers’ deductions

Movie Industry Regroups After Setbacks

Laurie Bennett — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:48:34 +0000

And the Oscar for best lobby campaign in the past year goes to … well, definitely not the Moti

AARP Girding for the Big Fight?

Laurie Bennett — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:01:29 +0000

If you were to gauge an organization’s comfort level by its lobbying expenditures, AARP would

Divided Efforts to Regulate Political Intelligence

Laurie Bennett — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:37:14 +0000

Political intelligence has become a new buzz phrase in Washington in recent months, as the House and

News Corporation Global Government Affairs Consolidates Under Michael Regan

Alex Bronstein-Moffly — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:04:43 +0000

Today, News Corporation announced that it is consolidating its global government affairs efforts. T

ALL's President Has Ambitious Agenda for 2012

Chuck McCutcheon — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:51:01 +0000

American League of Lobbyists President Howard Marlowe says it happens regularly when he bumps into f

Think Tanks and Their Lobbying 'Sisters'

Laurie Bennett — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:32:32 +0000

In some regards, action funds are to think tanks what super PACs are to political campaigns. They

CRP: Lobbying Expenditures Dropped in 2011

Chuck McCutcheon — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:06:23 +0000

The stalled economy and legislative gridlock in Congress combined to take their toll on the lobbying

NRA Continues to Flex Muscle in Washington

Laurie Bennett — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:24:38 +0000

Once again, the National Rifle Association is poised to play a big role in a presidential election a

Who is Lobbying Whistleblower Protection?

Alex Bronstein-Moffly — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:55:38 +0000

Andrew Joseph of the National Journal recently reported on the lobbying of the the Whistleblower Imp

Solar lobby, along with industry, likely to become more focused

Laurie Bennett — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:37:07 +0000

As the solar energy industry goes through an often painful period of consolidation, expect to see a

Research Report: Staying in Shape through Lobbying

Alex Bronstein-Moffly — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:50:25 +0000

New Year’s Eve has come and gone and hopefully everyone was able to enjoy some champagne or sp

The Alibaba Group and Yahoo! - the fight over the 'FULL' share!

Ray Majors — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:12:23 +0000

Jack Ma, the conceiver of the Alibaba Group, after getting off the ground in the year 1999, it seems now has Yahoo! on his successful business mind…!

Yes, the founder and the CEO of the Alibaba Group with the Internet-based businesses, wants to acquire the WHOLE of Yahoo! Well, it definitely reminds me of the customer strategies that companies like Clover Advertising practice – never to leave ANY SINGLE customer for the competitors. Stiff competition it is indeed. And, yes, you heard it right, but, hold your horses, the takeover may take some time to shape form, if it does materialize.

Alibaba, along with Softbank (which has 30% stake in the former) jointly own Yahoo! Japan; both of them are the proud partners of Yahoo!, in Asia.

And then, the news is that, the Alibaba Group has hired the Washington lobbying firm, the Duberstein Group, to help them handle the U.S. political opposition as regards U.S. assets.

Though speculations and guesses about security concerns are on about the user data, but then, market analysts say, there is nothing to be worried about Alibaba Group, if they want to have a FULL stake, in Yahoo! – that stands tall with about $20 billion market value.

Well, let’s wait for more news from the U.S. and limit further speculation!

2010 was a good year for American Petroleum Institute president

Laurie Bennett — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:36:55 +0000

American Petroleum Institute President Jack N. Gerard enjoyed a hefty raise last year. Politico repo

More lobby shops foreign owned

Laurie Bennett — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:03:08 +0000

While lobbying by U.S. subsidiaries of foreign corporations has come under scrutiny in recent years,

WPP buys Glover Park Group

Laurie Bennett — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:51:23 +0000

Glover Park Group announced Tuesday that it had been acquired by WPP, the UK communications company.

Research Report: Lobbying Over a Glass of Wine

Alex Bronstein-Moffly — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:33:26 +0000

With Supercommittee drama over with for now, the First Street Research Group needed a drink, First S

In The Aftermath of America Invents Act We Have The Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act

First Street Research Group — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:26:16 +0000

In the aftermath of the enactment of the America Invents Act, the Preserve Access to Affordable Gene

A Look At The Companies Expected To Lobby SOPA

Alex Bronstein-Moffly — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:19:29 +0000

As tech titans line up against 112 H.R.3261: Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). The First Street Resear

Quarter Snapshot: AT&T Advocacy Continues

First Street Research Group — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:46:29 +0000

Earlier this year the First Street Research Group took a look at the revolving door lobbyists involv

Quarter Snapshot: Change Coming to Yahoo?

Alex Bronstein-Moffly — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:35:33 +0000

Speculation around a possible sale of Yahoo has been rampant in recent weeks. Additionally, ABC New