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Another Record Year for Lobbying: $2.8 Billion

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Expanding Washington's influence industry by 8 percent in 2007, industries and interests spent $17 million for every day Congress was in session. The drug industry spent the most of all, paying lobbyists 25 percent more last year. Are you feeling pretty reamed out by now? Big PHARMA will fix you up!

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