41. The provision, proposed by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., would prohibit federal financing for international organizations that lobby foreign governments to change their abortion policies. 42. The restrictions affect groups that provide abortions in foreign countries, or lobby foreign governments on the issue, even if they use their own funds for these activities. 43. The senator said this arrangement creates the impression that AARP is improperly using federal money to lobby the government for more money. 44. The tracks are lobbying state government for help, in the form of tax cuts or permission to operate video lottery terminals similar to slot machines. 45. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Sadako Ogata, is lobbying governments to add money for classrooms for refugees and communities where displaced people eventually return. 46. The U.S. casino industry will no longer lobby the government to outlaw online gambling and instead is experimenting with technology for online sites, the New York Times reported. 47. The two men then suspended their lobbying activities, though other lawyers at the firm continue to lobby city government. 48. They have lobbied the government to allow the market to develop without government regulation. 49. A spokeswoman for a human rights group said Saturday it is lobbying the government to change the law and make domestic violence easier to prosecute. 50. Agribusiness concerns all over the developed world lobby their governments for a piece of the action. |