Lobbyists Enjoy Windfall Despite Pledges to Rein In Special Interest Influence

Health Law Has Lobbyists Living Large

Though President Obama promised during the 2008 campaign to curb the influence of special interests, slap a leash on lobbyists and "put the interests of Main Street in front of K Street and Wall Street," the past year hasn't exactly live up to that standard.

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Health care reform made the public mad, and it made lobbyists rich.