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Let's all go to the lobby
Exxon Mobil hikes spending, big time |
Kate Sheppard |
26 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Perhaps fearing the coming crunch of climate and energy legislation, oil giant Exxon Mobil more than doubled their reported lobbying expenditures in 2006 to $14.5 million, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. This blows their previous year's total of $7.14 million and next-highest-spender Chevron's $7.5 million out of the water. |
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| Topics: Big Oil, business, Congress, lobbying, politics (all these topics) |
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