21.  Bush leveled his criticisms in a speech on the Middle East at the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel lobbying group.

22.  Business lobbying groups also stayed out of the fray.

23.  Business Roundtable, a business lobbying group, has helped to arrange White House meetings for chief executives.

24.  But David Stempler, president of the Air Travelers Association, a passenger lobbying group, said the time has come to arm pilots.

25.  But free-trade lobbying groups immediately criticized the ruling, urging the Bush administration to refrain from sheltering the industry from imports.

26.  But he said he does expect some consolidation among lobbying groups.

27.  But in exchange, the industry wanted politicians and public-interest lobbying groups to refrain from pushing for any legislation on the matter for three years.

28.  But perhaps the most intriguing lawsuit is an action filed against the Food and Drug Administration by the Washington Legal Foundation, a politically conservative lobbying group.

29.  But the NARAL, a Washington-based pro-choice lobbying group, will be there to protest whatever movement has been started by Hall and his colleagues.

30.  But they are also an influential lobbying group in Albany that has had a big say in how the state pays for the services they provide.