Lobbying articles

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  Sources: Obama will name former telecom lobbyist Tom Wheeler as FCC head

  By Adi Robertson on April 30, 2013 03:55 pm + 51 comments

  The White House will soon name former telecommunications industry lobbyist and businessman Tom Continue reading…

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  What is FairSearch and why does it hate Google so much?

  By Vlad Savov on April 12, 2013 09:00 am + 678 comments

  Being the world’s favorite search engine has brought Google and its founders to positions of Continue reading…

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  TurboTax maker lobbies to stop the government from making your returns easier

  By Sam Byford on March 26, 2013 08:44 pm + 74 comments

  In several European countries, filing tax returns is a near-automatic process: instead of Continue reading…

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  Mark Zuckerberg and other tech leaders may be forming Washington lobbying group

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 25, 2013 03:32 pm + 13 comments

  Mark Zuckerberg's next project may be creating and funding a super PAC, reports the San Francisco Continue reading…

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  Republican lawmaker wants to let Congress telecommute

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 24, 2013 10:51 pm + 58 comments

  Should Congress be allowed to telecommute? Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM) thinks so, and he introduced a Continue reading…

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  US Senate votes in favor of proposed nationwide internet sales taxes

  By Aaron Souppouris on March 23, 2013 11:36 am + 181 comments

  Senators have voted 75-to-24 in favor of nationwide changes that would see sales tax levied on a Continue reading…

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  Samsung boosts lobbying spend by 500 percent in 2012

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 6, 2013 09:45 pm + 35 comments

  Samsung’s presence in the US is expanding on every front, from its huge smartphone sales numbers Continue reading…

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  Google's lobbying may not be the real reason for its FTC settlement

  By Ben Kersey on January 6, 2013 07:04 pm + 16 comments

  Google's settlement with the FTC over antitrust concerns has led many to believe that the company Continue reading…

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  The story behind Google's FTC dodge

  By Jeff Blagdon on January 6, 2013 12:43 pm + 58 comments

  When the FTC’s sweeping probe into Google and its search practices came to a close without so much Continue reading…

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  Google's years-long effort to defuse the FTC's antitrust accusations

  By Adi Robertson on January 4, 2013 06:41 pm + 131 comments

  After months of investigation, the FTC closed an antitrust investigation of Google with a relatively Continue reading…