Extortion (37 page)

Cassidy & Associates (lobbying firm),
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Castro, Joaquin,
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Cellular Telephone and Internet Association,
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),
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Central Missouri Biofuels,
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Cerner Corporation,
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CFPB.
See
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

CFTC.
See
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

challengers, and reforms,
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Chambliss, Saxby,
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Chanos, Jim,
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Chicago Mob (“the Outfit”),
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China, and Hollywood films,
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Chubb Corporation,
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Chun, A. Marisa,
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CISPA.
See
Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA)

Civella, Nick,
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Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002,
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Clean Energy Act,
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Clear Channel Communications,
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Clinton, Bill (U.S. president),
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Clinton, Hillary,
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Clyburn, James,
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Clyburn, Mignon,
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Clyburn, William, Jr.,
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CME Group,
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CMS.
See
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

CNet News
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Cobra Oil and Gas,
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Cochrane, John,
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Comcast,
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Committee for Economic Development,
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),
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Communication Workers of America,
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complexity of laws and regulations,
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compliance,
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; prosecutory discretion and,
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Computer and Communications Industry Association,
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“conduit contributions,”
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Congress, members of: airline privileges and,
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; fund-raising during sessions and,
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; reading of bills by,
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; salaries of,
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Congressional committees: assignment to,
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; staff of, as consultants,
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Connecticut campaign financing law,
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),
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Conyers, John,
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Cooley Godward Kronish LLP,
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Cooper, Jim,
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Corleone, Don Vito (film character),
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Corleone, Michael (film character),
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corporate PACs,
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Cortelyou, George,
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Corzine, Jon,
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Covington & Burling (law firm),
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Cox Enterprises,
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Credit Suisse Securities,
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Crenshaw, Ander,
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Crowley, Joseph,
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Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA),
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Dakota PAC,
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Danner, Dan,
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Dante,
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Daschle, Tom,
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Davis Polk (law firm),
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DCCC.
See
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)

defense industry,
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DeLauro, Rosa,
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DeLay, Christine,
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DeLay, Tom,
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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC): party dues,
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Democratic Future (PAC),
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Democratic National Committee,
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; April 1012 fund-raisers and,
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Democratic Party: CISPA and,
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; donations to other candidates and,
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; family syndicates and,
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; “soft money” contributions and,
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Department of Energy (DOE),
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),
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Department of Justice (DOJ): appointments to,
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; Covington & Burling and,
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; election of 1012 and,
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; employment of former officials of,
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; enforcement of antibribery law by,
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; Nixon and,
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; Obama administration and,
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, 210n19; online piracy and,
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; “partisan bias” and,
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; prosecution of financial crimes and,
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Dershowitz, Alan,
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Deutsche Bank,
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Dingell, John,
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Directors Guild of America,
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Disney Corporation,
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Dodd, Chris,
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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,
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; fund-raising during passage of,
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; size and complexity of,
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DOE.
See
Department of Energy (DOE)

DOJ.
See
Department of Justice (DOJ)

Domestic Energy Producers Alliance,
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Domino, Tony,
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Donlan, Thomas G.,
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“double-milker bill,”
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DreamWorks,
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DRS Technologies,
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Duffy, Terry,
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Dunn, Anita,
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Dutko Grayling (lobbying firm),
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eBay,
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Echostar Dish Network,
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Economic Leadership PAC,
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The Economist
(journal),
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Edisonian Innovation Works,
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Edmonds, Nathaniel,
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election campaigns: joint fund-raising efforts and,
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; leadership PAC spending on other candidates and,
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; “milker bills” and,
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; personal spending in,
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; prosecution of financial crimes and,
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; protection and,
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Elmendorf Strategies (firm),
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Endere, Rob,
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energy industry,
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Engel, Liz,
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ENN (Chinese energy company),
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entertainment industry: online piracy legislation and,
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; trade with China and,
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Entertainment Software Industry Association,
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
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EPA.
See
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

ethics law,
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extortion: bureaucrats and,
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; definition of,
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; fear in politics and,
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; historical instances of,
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; legality and,
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; methods of,
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; “milker bills” as,
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; street-level activities and,
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; style and,
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; tribute and,
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; vs. bribery,
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See also
legislative process; Mafia; “protection money”

Facebook: politics and,
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Fagell, Steven,
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family members of politicians: banning of, as lobbyists,
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; benefits from campaign funds and,
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; jobs for,
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; leadership PACs and,
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; participation in extortion by,
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; powerful families and,
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See also
family political machines

family political machines: Harry Reid and,
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; Roy Blunt and,
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Fannie Mae,
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Farmer, John,
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Farrell, John Aloysius,
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Fazio, Vic,
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FBI,
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FCC.
See
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

FCPA.
See
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)

FEC.
See
Federal Election Commission (FEC)

Federal City Caterers,
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC),
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Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971,
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Federal Election Commission (FEC): leadership PACs and,
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; Reid family and,
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Federal Reserve Act of 1913,
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Feingold, Russ,
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Feinstein, Dianne,
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“fetcher bills.”
See
“milker bills”

financial crimes: prosecution of,
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financial crisis of 2009,
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financial reform.
See
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Financial Services Forum,
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Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC),
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Financial Times:
quoted,
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Finley, Shannon,
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First Amendment,
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FIRST Group,
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Flake, Jeff,
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Florida: campaign financing law in,
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; single subject rule in,
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Forbes, Randy,
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA),
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; business opportunities and,
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; enforcement trends for,
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; provisions of,
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; targeted industries and,
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Forest Labs,
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Fortane, Johnny (film character),
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Fortuno, Luis,
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Fowler, Elizabeth,
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Fox Films,
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Foxx, Jamie (actor),
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Frank, Barney,
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Franken, Al,
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Franks, Trent,
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Freeh, Louis,
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Friend, Amy,
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Friends of Harry Reid (PAC),
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FSOC.
See
Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC)

fund-raising: necessity of,
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; networks of operations and,
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; as political motive,
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; reforms on timing of,
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; time spent on,
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; use of legislative process for,
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. See also campaign contributions; “milker bills”