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Hastert Moves to Tighten Rules on Lobbyists

Date: January 9, 2006

Author: Jonathan Weisman

QUOTE: With Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) formally removed from congressional leadership, House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) took the next step yesterday in Republican efforts to distance the party from a growing corruption scandal, saying the House will move soon to tighten the rules governing lobbyists' access to lawmakers.

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Key People:

• Jack Abramoff
• Mayor Rahm Emanuel
• Rep. Roy Blunt
• Rep. J. Dennis Hastert
• Rep. John A. Boehner
• Rep. Martin T. Meehan
• Stanley M. Brand Esq.
• Tony C. Rudy
• Rep. Tom DeLay
• Rep. Christopher Shays MBA, MPA
• Rep. David Dreier

Key Organizations:

• Magazine Publishers of America (MPA)
• United States Postal Service (USPS)
• Washington Post Newspaper

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Abstract Principles
  • Motivation/Rewards/Punishments
    • Influence / Persuasion / Bribery

• Government & Politics / History
  • Government (General)
    • Government scandals/corruption
    • Lobbying
  • Politics (General)
    • Politics: Rightist

• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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