<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - K Street</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/columns/kstreet?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><description>K Street</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Buzz Gets Louder For Tighter Reins On Lobbyists]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61206-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61206-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Douglas G. Pinkham isn't what you'd call a bomb thrower. He's president of the Public Affairs Council, a largely business-sponsored group that advises companies on how to deal with government.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lobbying Under The Cloak  Of Invisibility]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12183-2005Mar6.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12183-2005Mar6.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Bush wants to mount a frontal assault on Washington's biggest money issues: retiree benefits, trial lawyer verdicts and the federal income tax. There isn't anyone or any organization that doesn't care deeply about one or more of them. The legislative battles will be massive if the president ever manages to get them off the ground.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Washington Turns to Fundraising Parties]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40462-2005Feb20.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40462-2005Feb20.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Congressmen who aren't collecting checks for themselves nowadays are visiting the receptions of colleagues to help spur attendance -- all of which has created a booming cottage industry for those who plan and host fundraising parties.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[AT&T's Deal For Dominance Led to Its Demise]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4252-2005Feb7.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4252-2005Feb7.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Last week, AT&T, better known as Ma Bell, agreed to be eaten by one of its progeny, the Baby Bell named SBC. The Oedipal irony is more than just another story about mergers and acquisitions. It is an epic saga -- some might say a tragedy -- about Washington and its fickle relations with the world of commerce.]]></description><author> Jeffrey Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hansan Holds E-Advocacy  Advantage]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31160-2005Jan23.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31160-2005Jan23.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In 1986, Robert Hansan was about to graduate from college, his girlfriend was pregnant and he didn't have a job. But he did have an idea. Hansan decided to publish a directory of members of Congress and sell it to trade associations. Today, his company, Capitol Advantage LLC, all but owns the lucrative market in congressional directories and that's the least of his renown.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers Must Heed More Than Internal Rules]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61606-2005Jan9.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61606-2005Jan9.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When it comes to their contacts with outsiders, House lawmakers should worry more about criminal statutes that prohibit them from taking anything of value in exchange for or because of an official act.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chamber's  Josten Takes  Frank Approach]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60098-2004Dec12.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60098-2004Dec12.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A banquet hall in Boca Raton, Fla., was packed last week for a Washington-style ritual essential for the business elite -- and closed to the press. The heads of large trade associations turned out in droves to hear R. Bruce Josten, executive vice president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, deliver his annual legislative outlook.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Returning to the Genre He Started]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18417-2004Nov28.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18417-2004Nov28.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ben Goddard, the man who launched a lobbying-by-television wave with his "Harry and Louise" ads, is building a new business in Washington and trying to expand the borders of the industry that he created a decade ago.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Political Pollsters  Don't Live on Elections Alone]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49971-2004Nov14.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49971-2004Nov14.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If you're tired of all those candidate polls after the long election season, you aren't alone. So are the pollsters.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Recruiters, Election Day Is Just the Start]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14481-2004Oct31.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14481-2004Oct31.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[For most of official Washington, the busy season ends tomorrow when voters go to the polls. But for a few District denizens, Nov. 2 will mark the start of the hard slog. That's when interest groups turn to executive recruiters who specialize in hiring lobbyists.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberal Praise Drawn From Unlikely Source]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40634-2004Oct17.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40634-2004Oct17.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Marketer says left-leaning groups are miles ahead in using the Internet for political advocacy.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Realtors Wield the Power of Intimidating Views]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4479-2004Oct3.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4479-2004Oct3.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In Washington and in the state capitals, interest groups have long chosen to ring government buildings with their own offices as a display of their clout and determination.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[College Fight For Influence Gets a Little Nasty]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34155-2004Sep19.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34155-2004Sep19.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The serene world of higher education looks distinctly different when viewed from Capitol Hill.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Than Ever, Business Chooses Republican Ticket]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64582-2004Sep5.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64582-2004Sep5.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Despite common perceptions, business -- especially big business -- has never been monolithically Republican. Executives have been far too pragmatic for that. They have long used campaign giving to buy their way into the offices of both Republicans and Democrats.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[After 38 Years, Valenti Prepares to Move On]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25038-2004Aug22.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25038-2004Aug22.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jack Valenti took a break from cleaning out his office the other day to expound on a subject he knows well: the art of persuasion. Over minestrone soup and hummus at his usual table at the restaurant in the Hay Adams Hotel, Valenti, the 82-year-old dean of Washington lobbyists, reflected on how Washington has changed and how lobbyists should operate here.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Swing States, Kerry Reaches for Gun Votes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50660-2004Aug8.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50660-2004Aug8.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Every time you turn around, Sen. John F. Kerry is shooting something. Why so much macho? The answer is simple: The powerful National Rifle Association is determined to put a bullet in the heart of his presidential bid. The only way the Democrat can match its firepower is to fight back early and often.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politicians Now Wear Big Money as Badge of Honor]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13874-2004Jul25.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13874-2004Jul25.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Money in politics is cool these days. Even in the voters' mind, pollsters say, campaign cash has gotten an extreme makeover.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Powerhouse, Back at the Table]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42902-2004Jul11.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42902-2004Jul11.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It wasn't long ago that the Business Roundtable lost its way. Once Washington's premier corporate lobbying group, the Roundtable fell on hard times in the late 1990s.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many Lobbyists Work the Hill With Kith and Kin]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38991-2004Jun13.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38991-2004Jun13.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lobbyist Larry LaRocco knows that the public views his profession as unsavory. But he isn't ashamed. In fact, he's made it his family business.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common Cause Looks for New Battle to Fight]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3007-2004May30.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3007-2004May30.html?nav=rss_business/columns/kstreet</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Common Cause doesn't care as much about campaign finance as it used to. And that says a lot not just about the organization but also about how lobbying groups in general must struggle to survive.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item></channel></rss>
