MONEY TALKS

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From today's NYT: "It goes beyond mere influence peddling to just outright, classic third-world corruption."

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/02/washington/02earmarks.html?th&emc=th

if the link fails, let me know and I can do a 4 page cut and paste

"When asked the question whether a city or county needs to hire a lobbyist, he has always told them they don't need to hire a lobbyist to work with their own congressman," Mr. Glenn said. "That's his job. Those are the people he was elected to represent. He doesn't need to work through somebody else to schedule a meeting with a mayor or a city council member."