With funds from Congress’s $700 billion bailout up for grabs, lobbyists are scrambling to influence the allocation of the money, which was originally intended to help banks. Their first stop is to Jeb Mason, a 32-year-old ex-underling of Karl Rove, who is the Treasury’s business liason. (New York Times)
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