Direct Mail Marketing » Lobbyists http://www.direct-mail-marketing.org Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:32:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 http://www.direct-mail-marketing.org http://www.direct-mail-marketing.org/wp-content/plugins/maxblogpress-favicon/icons/favicon-9.ico Direct Mail Marketing What do they call it when a politician accepts money or a gift in exchange for special “consideration”? http://www.direct-mail-marketing.org/law-ethics/what-do-they-call-it-when-a-politician-accepts-money-or-a-gift-in-exchange-for-special-consideration/ http://www.direct-mail-marketing.org/law-ethics/what-do-they-call-it-when-a-politician-accepts-money-or-a-gift-in-exchange-for-special-consideration/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:19:45 +0000 admin http://www.direct-mail-marketing.org/law-ethics/what-do-they-call-it-when-a-politician-accepts-money-or-a-gift-in-exchange-for-special-consideration/ Like when Obama told the drug industry he wouldn’t mess with their profits….
“Obama REVERSES Stand on DRUG INDUSTRY Deal”
“a White House deputy chief of staff, Jim Messina, confirmed in an e-mail message on Wednesday that the White House shared the DRUG LOBBYISTS interpretation of the deal: that any health care overhaul would NOT include allowing direct government negotiation of DRUG PRICES or require certain additional price rebates.”(08/08/09) (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/08/us/08lobby.html?_r=1)

in exchange for ….
“The DRUG industry has authorized its LOBBYISTS to spend as much as $150 MILLION on television commercials supporting President Obamas health care overhaul, beginning over the August Congressional recess, people briefed on the plans said Saturday.” (08/09/09)
(http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/health/policy/09lobby.html)
[caps mine]

“Change You Can Believe In”?

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