$2 Million Payment to Former Lobbyist Raises Eyebrows Several weeks after news of the megapayout to lobbyist/Lewis approps aide Jeffrey Shockey was reported, the Washington Post‘s Jeffrey Birnbaum hits the streets and discovers: yes, even other lobbyists think it’s an unusual amount of cash to pass to a sitting Hill staffer, even if he was a partner in your firm. (WPost)Norquist Sees His Influence Slip Over Abramoff Dealings Folks appear to be distancing themselves from the powerful GOP activist, as more details come out about his unsavory dealings with the town’s most disgraced lobbyist. (WPost)
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