11.   He will now oversee a number of other non-operating areas, including global communications, human resources, government relations, product integrity and technical operations.

12.   Heidi Stirrup, director of government relations at the Christian Coalition, says that she too would prefer to see a law that targets Internet access providers.

13.   It has been a long year, said David Baime, director of government relations for the American Association of Community Colleges in Washington.

14.   Jane Backus, director of government relations for the Texas Association of School Boards, said sales tax collections typically decline during recessions.

15.   Ketchum in New York, also part of Omnicom, agreed to acquire the Washington Group, a government relations and lobbying agency in Washington.

16.   Many companies attempt to lure electrical engineers with lucrative signing bonuses and stock options, according to Elizabeth L. Wright, director of government relations for Texas Instruments.

17.   Martin Franks, the vice president of government relations at CBS, said his network would be handicapped by the new rules.

18.   Mike Franc, vice president for government relations at the conservative Heritage Foundation, agreed.

19.   Randall Snodgrass works for the World Wildlife Fund, in the division of government relations.

20.   Raines was senior vice president for government relations at the Genzyme Corp., a biotechnology company in Cambridge, Mass.