Chris Dodd: Washington’s Ultimate Insider

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Christopher Dodd, who turned 68 last month, built a reputation during his nearly 35 years in Congress for his skill in cultivating friendships, cutting deals and raising funds to enable him to gain power and push major initiatives into law, the most recent of which bears his name: the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and […]

Movie Industry Regroups After Setbacks

And the Oscar for best lobby campaign in the past year goes to … well, definitely not the Motion Picture Association of America. The movie business lost a big showdown last month when the House and Senate postponed votes on anti-piracy bills. The industry’s efforts in Washington were overwhelmed not only by the lobbyists for […]

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