WASHINGTON — Dozens of protesters demonstrating against what they call corporate greed in America have been arrested in the District of Columbia. The arrests came as demonstrators from across the country converged on K Street, historically homes to America’s lobbying ...

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WASHINGTON — A former lobbyist who was a rising star under Jack Abramoff’s tutelage was sentenced Wednesday to nearly two years in prison for giving public officials meals and event tickets. Kevin Ring argued up until his emotional sentencing hearing ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The night before a powerful Senate panel voted to approve the state’s first alcohol tax increase in decades, one of the world’s largest liquor companies wined and dined 11 of the 13 committee members at a popular Colonial-era ...

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