1.  A new lobbying group has been formed to press the Government for tougher action on climate change.

2.  Both plans were dropped because of the strong opposition of Mayors, congressmen, and urban lobbying groups.

3.  Eugene Watts, R-Galloway, and three lobbying groups also were indicted in the ongoing investigation.

4.  In the chair of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a lobbying group, she wields considerable influence in the Valley and beyond.

5.  To be sure, some small-business lobbying groups do not make political contributions.

6.  Also named was industry lobbying group, the Tobacco Institute.

7.  Among other leads being investigated is a message left on the answering machine at the Sacramento office of the Association of California Insurance Companies, a lobbying group.

8.  As tech money poured into Washington, lobbying groups were formed or expanded.

9.  At the FCC they are the most powerful lobbying group.

10.  Barry Carmody, president of the Sacramento lobbying group Association of California Insurance Cos., said the case will likely change how the industry classifies claims adjusters.