11.   Sarasota and Manatee counties each poured thousands of dollars into Washington lobbying firms last year to secure federal funding for critical local projects.

12.   She now works on transportation issues for a Washington lobbying firm.

13.   Speaker Gingrich agreed to accept a loan from Bob Dole, who was by then employed by a Washington lobbying firm.

14.   When Clinton, then the governor of Arkansas, began his quest for the White House, McAuliffe headed a Washington lobbying firm.

15.   He now works for a Washington lobbying firm.

16.   The Mexican officials also employed Federal Strategies Group, Inc., another Washington lobbying firm.

17.   The U.S. lobbying firm has been credited with gaining support from American congressmen that resulted in Washington granting a visa to Lee last summer.