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6. many corp's pay professional lobbying firms to do their lobbying for them

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 09:54 PM

Feb 2013

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Google spent $18M lobbying D.C. in 2012. Apple spent $2M [View all] onehandle Feb 2013 OP

Bribing Chinese politicians is always cheaper Ezlivin Feb 2013 #1

True. Just ask Samsung. China's number one technology client. nt onehandle Feb 2013 #2

So much for mimi85 Feb 2013 #3

That money is also the real reason SOPA was blocked. Exultant Democracy Feb 2013 #4

Google uses Washington TM99 Feb 2013 #5