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Jim Snyder
Lobbyists ask candidates to give them a break
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 6, 2008 - 9:45pmLobbyists: they just don't get no respect: The American League of Lobbyists (ALL) made its second appeal this year to candidates to treat them with more respect. "We feel there is growing frustration with this concept candidates keep pushing that all lobbyists are evil and somehow what we do is inappropriate,” said Brian Pallasch, the president of ALL.
Presidential candidates support shield law
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 15, 2008 - 8:26pmAs of this week, all three candidates for president are on record supporting the Free Flow of Information Act, which prohibits a court from compelling a reporter to testify or produce a document related to protected information in most cases.
