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(Click for frequent words.) 72 successfully lobbied 64 lobbying 62 campaigned 59 petitioned 59 unsuccessfully lobbied 56 worked 54 championed 53 tried unsuccessfully 53 lobbied strenuously 53 advocated 52 lobbies 52 crusaded 51 lobbied furiously 51 lobbied intensely 50 protested 50 lobbied unsuccessfully 49 petitioning 49 fought 49 pressed 49 butted heads 48 opposes 48 unsuccessfully petitioned 48 lobby 48 objected 47 unsuccessfully 47 advocating 46 voted 46 railed 46 criticized 46 sparred 45 appealed 45 worked tirelessly 45 vocally opposed 45 opposed 45 sought 45 endorsed 45 politicked 44 campaigned tirelessly 44 argued 44 Lobbied 44 debated 44 lobbied fiercely 44 feuded 44 courted 43 circulated petitions 43 consulted 43 pushing 43 wrangled 43 clamored 43 negotiated 43 campaigned vigorously 43 defended 43 strenuously objected 43 interceded 43 urged 42 urging 42 worked diligently 42 collaborated 42 staunchly opposed 42 resisted 42 strongly opposes 42 vehemently opposed 42 supported 42 intervened 42 vowed 42 vocal supporter 42 working 42 oppose 42 agreed 41 voted overwhelmingly 41 vociferously opposed 41 applauded 41 locked horns 41 pledged 41 sued 41 adamantly oppose 41 fiercely opposed 41 banded together 40 pressuring 40 voiced dismay 40 clashed 40 spearheaded 40 pushed 40 rebuffed overtures 40 adamantly opposed 40 voiced displeasure 40 negotiating 40 tried 40 squabbled 40 arguing 40 proposed 39 clamoring 39 disagreed 39 unsuccessfully challenged 39 fought tooth 39 bitterly opposed 39 volunteered 39 lobbyist 39 steadfastly defended 39 vocal critic 39 demanded 39 strenuously opposed 39 Kobayashi resisting 39 adamantly opposes 39 spoke 39 vehemently opposing 38 warred 38 spoken 38 jousted 38 quarreled 38 strenuously oppose 38 promised 38 vetoed 38 praised 38 complained 38 implored 38 persuaded 38 talked 38 striven 38 staunch supporter 38 cried foul 38 tussled 38 lauded 38 staunchly resisted 38 impassioned pleas 37 outspoken advocate 37 steadfastly opposed 37 cooperated 37 outspoken proponent 37 filed amicus briefs 37 strived 37 rebuffed 37 harshly criticized 37 vouched 37 denounced 37 shepherded 37 steadfastly resisted 37 argued heatedly 37 It lobbied 37 musicFirst Coalition 37 contended 37 bickered 37 voiced concern 36 openly feuded 36 ardent supporter 36 pined 36 fiercely opposes 36 lobbyists 36 aggressively courted 36 asked 36 appealled 36 staunch advocate 36 wanted 36 pressured 36 teamed 36 proposing 36 campaigning 36 competed 36 struggled 36 loudly protested 36 CFPA oversight 36 opposing 36 toiled 36 campaigned vociferously 36 balked 36 vehemently objected 36 decried 36 objecting 36 wants 36 roundly criticized 36 requested 36 backed 36 trumpeted 36 wooed 36 loggerheads 35 met 35 ardently opposed 35 vocal proponent 35 pressing 35 bound gagged stabbed 35 angered 35 Fukushima Yuhei Sato 35 waged fierce 35 mended fences 35 collaborates 35 battled 35 jawboned 35 thanked 35 refused 35 aggressively pursued 35 objected strenuously 35 expressed displeasure 35 clashed bitterly 35 voiced misgivings 35 Showdown looms 35 criticizes 35 tepidly repeated 35 urge 35 reapproved 35 butting heads 35 criticizing 35 expressed concern 35 voted unanimously 35 Lumbee recognition 35 circumvents Hyde 35 negotiates 35 discussed 35 rankled 35 beseeched 35 nonbinding resolution urging 35 steadfast supporter 35 Lobbies 35 recommended 35 agitating 35 stridently opposed 35 protesting 35 tote pistols 35 pleaded 35 backing 35 Distant quakes 35 oversaw 35 outspokenly opposed 35 dispatched emissaries 35 helped 35 steadfastly refused 34 Dick Tieszen 34 championing 34 ran unsuccessfully 34 rebuked 34 rejected 34 brazenly defied 34 adamantly refused 34 solicited donations 34 toured 34 begged 34 picketed 34 negotiate 34 spearheading 34 seeking 34 Both 34 incite extreme thinness 34 fiercely resisted 34 PRO CON Should 34 traveled 34 signaled willingness 34 welcomed 34 Vic Ojakian 34 strove 34 campaigned relentlessly 34 misreported royalty 34 Kay LiCausi 34 waged 34 Merv Pratt 34 vehemently protested 34 lobbied intensively 34 berated 34 Lawmaker pushes 34 reacted cooly 34 cosponsored 34 challenged 34 Morhard founded 34 denied wrongdoing 34 verbally sparred 34 assailed 34 vehemently oppose 34 favored 34 lambasted 34 lobbys 34 expressed skepticism 34 hoped 34 advocate 34 rebelled 34 opted 34 acquiesced 34 Public Enemy Ice Cube 34 overrode veto 33 partnered 33 haggled 33 excoriated 33 prodded 33 argue 33 crossed swords 33 cosponsoring 33 disliked 33 replenish underfunded 33 unionize workplaces without 33 kowtowed 33 vehemently opposes 33 dickered 33 granted intervenor status 33 vied 33 badgered 33 Russell Schweiss spokesman 33 avid supporter 33 vies 33 pleged 33 Crist vetoes 33 resented 33 works 33 debating 33 endured withering criticism 33 conspired 33 Jane Vignos 33 wielded considerable 33 Jillian Schoene spokeswoman 33 defends 33 countercomplaint 33 heatedly debating 33 touted 33 applauds 33 critcised 33 wholeheartedly endorses 33 heartily endorsed 33 vociferously opposes 33 circulating petition 33 buttonholed 33 frequent critic 33 OKd 33 advocates 33 wields considerable influence 33 consults 33 wished 33 flip flopped 33 mulling 33 raised hackles 33 spoke disparagingly 33 Sealaska lands 33 stoutly opposed 33 decided 33 Lobbying 33 schemed 33 Enzi Barrasso 33 bankrolled 33 pleading 33 badmouthed 33 exchanged barbs 33 outspoken critics 33 actively courted 33 expressed misgivings 33 approved 33 softens stance 32 ardent backer 32 sues 32 Joe Dudzik 32 risked antagonizing 32 waffled 32 irked 32 exempted fracking 32 objected vociferously 32 ran afoul 32 nixed 32 languished 32 courting 32 BIO commends 32 Lawmaker proposes 32 grandstanded 32 Antigambling 32 Mabus angered 32 visited 32 AstraZeneca Biogen Idec 32 suing 32 voiced skepticism 32 lunched 32 broached 32 chastised 32 obtained restraining order 32 gained notoriety 32 Jacob Lew testifies 32 traded barbs 32 firewalled labs provision 32 Environmental Advocacy CREA 32 Griles intervention 32 advocacy 32 loosens restrictions 32 lobbyist Bruce Josten 32 voiced 32 outspoken critic 32 expressed gratitude 32 persuade 32 launched furious counterassault 32 grumbled 32 Lobbied fellow 32 Todd Vandermyde lobbyist 32 expressed dismay 32 supports 32 relentlessly assailed 32 wrung concessions 32 nonvoting delegate Eleanor Holmes 32 aides prodded uncommitted 32 push 32 stirred controversy 32 Roy Eiguren 32 questioned 32 debated heatedly 32 Clifford Traisman 32 Jenni Engebretsen spokeswoman 32 Mark DeSaulnier D 32 worked feverishly 32 inveighed 32 ramrodded 32 tearfully pleaded 32 caused consternation 32 OK'd 32 narrowly defeated 32 Urges Passage 32 vilified 32 Sharon Linkletter 32 requesting 32 griped 32 consent decree mandating 32 tireless advocate 32 forceful advocate 32 discussing 32 unfairly punishes gays 32 switched allegiance 32 ANSI protocols 32 Bilirakis Y 32 drawn flak 32 Sebelius vetoes 32 pilloried 32 imploring 32 embraced 32 William Delahunt D-Mass. 32 engineers roustabouts 32 brokered 32 vehemently 32 committee admonished DeLay 32 Oceans Atmosphere Fisheries 32 flirted 32 promoted 32 Abramoff skybox 32 strenuously resisted 32 reacted dismissively 32 collecting signatures 32 Kohring Kott 32 DADT Skelton 32 Richard Umbdenstock chief 32 Watchdog criticizes 32 played swaggering Kenickie 32 soundly defeated 32 curried favor 32 Jamiel Law 32 Allran 32 introduced 31 PhRMA lobbied 31 enforces adherence 31 vociferous critic 31 stonewalled 31 fought tenaciously 31 Newdow sued 31 advised 31 Her 31 jockeyed 31 taxing sugary beverages 31 Rookie Tyler Chatwood 31 Urstadt Law 31 privately groused 31 disagrees 31 Urge 31 MTBE liability 31 Giraldo Rosales 31 curtailing collective bargaining 31 amicus brief supporting 31 attempted 31 strengthen whistleblower protections 31 patroned 31 frivolous patent infringement 31 Gnant consults 31 Wanda Merschel 31 Roma Thurin 31 sympathized 31 labored 31 Shelli Weisberg 31 unanimously approved 31 fervent supporter 31 castigated Burress 31 Linda Lingle vetoed 31 Wendy Gramm 31 chided 31 D Grosse Tete 31 conservator Streisand 31 staunchly oppose 31 passed 31 liased 31 AFL CIO AFSCME 31 Would 31 historians preservationists 31 vehemently defended 31 derided 31 prefiled bill 31 scuffled 31 Cook Inletkeeper conservation 31 persuading 31 appproved 31 counseled 31 affiliate HM Sampoerna 31 philosophically opposed 31 critized 31 voicing displeasure 31 trying 31 OK'da 31 groused 31 endorsing 31 crudely insulted 31 mulled canceling 31 joined 31 VERSAR INC. headquartered 31 outspokenly critical 31 outspoken supporter 31 asking 31 intercede 31 Negotiations foundered 31 pursued 31 threatened 31 staunchly defended 31 tinkered 31 infuriated Jewish settlers 31 Opposes constitutional amendment 31 lodged complaint 31 solicited bids 31 acted swiftly 31 Sebelius vetoed 31 seeks 31 outspoken opponent 31 speculated 31 disparaged 31 championed deregulation 31 urges 31 arranged 31 vehement objections 31 buttonholing lawmakers 31 aides buttonholed 31 Ken Marti Vaher 31 vehemently disagreed 31 wrestled 31 rallied 31 Consumer Watchdog formerly 31 cheered 31 proposes 31 mulled 31 exhorted 31 testified 31 earmarked 31 Marc Scheineson 31 Adolf Olivas 31 bemoaned 31 passed nonbinding resolution 31 waged quixotic 31 Cingular Sprint PCS 31 staunchest supporters 31 planned 31 cafeterias retooled 31 vested interest 31 Gabriela Lemus 31 called 31 fretted 31 exploited loophole 31 Hirschburg 31 provoked outrage 31 villainized 31 vociferously protested 31 ardent campaigner 31 Plame contends 31 spokesman Dan DuBray 31 unanimously endorsed 31 Commissioner Elwyn Tinklenberg 31 Controversy erupted 31 argued strenuously 31 rubberstamps 31 hobnobbed 31 sufficiently deferential 31 Salaheddin Hamad Hmoud 31 meddled 31 enact stricter 31 strongarmed 31 became cause celebre 31 Cooper Freedman KaDee 30 striving 30 Cecil Twillie 30 bribed 30 liner Tom Tancredo 30 Ohio Congresswoman Marcy 30 circulating petitions 30 bicameral bipartisan 30 Panel OKs 30 XIAFLEX injections 30 Blake Zeff spokesman 30 assiduously courted 30 critised 30 cosigned 30 touting 30 toughen prohibitions 30 annoucned 30 vigorously oppose 30 proposal 30 countersues 30 liberal Progressive Caucus 30 FAA Reauthorization bill 30 Digital Media TTDM 30 invoked 30 expressing unhappiness 30 Terry Bornemann 30 Controversy brews 30 Like Hoess Boger 30 staunch proponent 30 Warren Wenz 30 Mark Delegal 30 schmoozed 30 liaised 30 spoken approvingly 30 Lawmaker urges 30 office LuAnn Lind 30 invoked eminent domain 30 waged yearslong 30 chest thumping pimps 30 insisted 30 Chairman Deborah Majoras 30 colluded 30 maneuvered 30 expressed regret 30 truest testament 30 Abigail Perlman 30 relented 30 Representative Ed Perlmutter 30 advising 30 polluted Superfund 30 vehemently denied 30 circulate petitions opposing 30 Audubon Naturalist Society 30 KeyArena remodel 30 sugared drinks 30 unfairly discriminates against 30 complained bitterly 30 chafed 30 Kinect tamper resistant 30 cap andtrade 30 heatedly debated 30 Veto wielding 30 loosened restrictions 30 grappled 30 stoutly resisted 30 disgraced lobbyist Jack Ambramoff 30 Susan Traiman director 30 legalize undocumented 30 remitters check cashers 30 native Alaskan whalers 30 Georgia 30 Teradata Gupta SenSage 30 unfairly singling 30 narrowly averted partial 30 resubmitted Bolton 30 Elisha Peleg Jerusalem 30 Signers included 30 contacted 30 Sacharow declined 30 signed 30 representatives 30 doggedly pursued 30 steadfastly denied 30 Wellpoint Aetna Cigna 30 CODELS 30 Rideau Vanier Coun 30 Institutional Investors CII 30 ann ounced 30 competes 30 warmly welcomed 30 Sumate Venezuelan 30 Cheese Makers Association 30 VdK 30 reacted angrily 30 Carcieri vetoed 30 bribing Kott 30 Clipper Chip 30 commends 30 ardently defended 30 Marty Meehan D-Mass. 30 wield vetoes 30 FutureChurch liberal church 30 activitist 30 relied 30 Vermont legalizes 30 lampooned 30 storied workspace 30 Jennifer Zuccarelli spokeswoman 30 legislation 30 licensed Rituxan Herceptin 30 Pedro Pierluisi Puerto Rico 30 Adina Rosenbaum 30 staunchly defends 30 hotly debated 30 Jean Sebastien Matte 30 trod lightly 30 unsucessfully 30 DeltaKeeper 30 Rodney Frelinghuysen 30 Overrides Veto 30 BP PLC Transocean Ltd. 30 buttonholing 30 invoked cloture 30 infuriated 30 contentiously debated 30 tirelessly 30 text messaged Keyes 30 buddied 30 manager Kevin Hackwell 30 outlawing racial discrimination 30 extols virtues 30 Emma Mitts 30 Dominic Sarno 30 prosecute dogfighters 30 Col. Massimo Panizzi 30 repeated requests 30 contending 30 vociferous objections 30 ruffled feathers 29 helped orchestrate 29 Debate swirls 29 unfairly penalizing 29 squabbled bitterly 29 reach Ohno scooted 29 Overriding veto requires 29 staunch opponent 29 Mark Scolforo covers 29 Dagoberto Rodriguez greeted 29 David Girard diCarlo 29 yearned 29 angering 29 Duchy Trachtenberg 29 Vehemently opposed 29 Ellen Tauscher D 29 Baltimore Orioles jutted 29 Sacramento splittail fish 29 countered heatedly 29 adamantly 29 colluding 29 advo cates 29 Aislinn Kottwitz 29 products Cumulase R 29 Gifford Pinchot Task Force 29 Emmet Bondurant 29 privatesector 29 Faber lobbyist 29 Appropriations subcommittees 29 prayed 29 mandated 29 spokeswoman Natalie Gochnour 29 ridiculed 29 acted 29 Barbara Pelot 29 Aderholt N 29 briefed 29 FlyersRights 29 labored mightily 29 actively courting 29 vigorously defended 29 decidedly unenthusiastic 29 WILMINGTON Del. Attorneys 29 virulently opposed 29 Sunlaw 29 Grucela 29 spokesman Patrick Korten 29 commended 29 favors 29 vowing 29 Wilson Beffort 29 scheme CPRS 29 Opposed 29 Rep. Noel Hamiel 29 MP Rajiv Shukla 29 instituted 29 staunchest supporter 29 stepmother Catherine Zeta 29 visit www.sldn.org 29 Lachey spousal 29 OBAMA Discussing 29 Dan Clodfelter 29 eyeing 29 Napolitano vetoes 29 denied 29 Repeated attempts 29 unfairly targeted 29 strenuous objections 29 vehement opposition 29 faced withering criticism 29 litigated 29 expressed dissatisfaction 29 ABInbev spent 29 gamblers impulsive shoppers 29 Urge Passage 29 congressional delegation 29 Snowe Dorgan 29 impassioned plea 29 gained traction 29 UCFW 29 extolled 29 R Kaneohe Kailua 29 Norwegian Storting 29 vociferously objected 29 scrambled 29 Ray Schoenke 29 voicing disapproval 29 Hails Passage 29 April Gromnicki 29 SCOTT THISTLE covers 29 Lucy Calautti 29 staunchest defenders 29 struggled inconclusively 29 Doug Hillensbeck 29 Jennifer Kinneman 29 strenuously opposes 29 Nick Leddy Cleary 29 whined 29 James Featherstonhaugh 29 Spokesmen 29 eying 29 Yellow Shirts occupied 29 Ines Franck director 29 rejoins nuke 29 moved 29 Bruce C. Bereano 29 Tobias Lear 29 Etoile Maternite Catholique de 29 ardent critic 29 greenhouse gasses mirrors 29 conspiring 29 chairwoman Nancy Sutley 29 Ron Jerich 29 Passionately opposed 29 Opposes 29 Hinchey Rohrabacher 29 Legislature overrode veto 29 BEA Systems BMC Software 29 clears hurdle 29 scolded 29 agrees 29 Maurice Hinchey DN.Y. 29 Clock ticking 29 Pushes 29 Eli Lilly GlaxoSmithKline 29 prohibiting payola 29 reacted sourly 29 pledging 29 longed 29 testifying 29 Representative Eshoo 29 Harry Pozycki chairman 29 Rep. Ron Marlenee 29 strident critic 29 Controversy arose 29 Earlean Collins 29 supplied refueling tankers 29 Network mun2 Showtime 29 endorsing Humala 29 risked angering 29 Voted 29 mooted 29 agreeing 29 Bunning objected 29 lavished praise 29 Sens. Jon Corzine 29 Lawmakers overrode 29 behest 29 cozied 29 hailed 29 Giving 29 Palin 29 snubbed 29 muscled 29 wields considerable clout 29 lent 29 pushes 29 Lobbyists 29 Arvydas Anusauskas chairman 29 Championed 29 loosen restrictions 29 RJ Reynolds Philip Morris 29 firm Venable LLP 29 implore 29 Desley Brooks Eastmont Seminary 29 subsidizes 29 defended Matsuoka 29 personable Betsy Gonwa 29 experimented 29 Northrop Gruman 29 calling 29 SEFTON 'S 29 controversial 29 spokesman Tyler Matsdorf 29 FRAC Act 29 stoutly defending 29 publicized 29 doubted 29 benefited 29 Kimble Forrister executive 29 recommending 29 protesters picketed 29 reannounced 29 freely Saunooke 29 castigated 29 stools straining 29 regulate hydraulic fracturing 29 abolish ATSIC 29 Chairwoman Linda Cropp 29 ranted 29 remains unratified 29 massively outspent 29 philanthropist Adrienne Arsht 29 endorses 29 particularly galled 29 bristled 29 Lutz Guellner spokesman 29 codels 29 gone unheeded 29 Degette 29 Jeh Charles 29 Dana Wortley 29 caused stir 29 propsed 29 filed 29 chief rabbi Berel 29 prescribed Phenergan 29 unsuccessful 29 applaud 29 enthusiastically endorsed 29 approached 29 Shawn Vasell 29 dissented 29 firm Davis Manafort 29 hotly contesting 29 Particularly irksome 29 would 29 Spokespersons 29 Telefonica Telenor 29 Lantos D Calif 29 strenuously disagreed 29 paid 29 unconstitutionally delegated 29 subsidized 29 Janice Obuchowski 29 ran 29 Napolitano vetoed 29 Clifford Traisman lobbyist 29 demanding 29 Renew Push 29 penciled Izturis 29 Greville Janner 29 Amvac Chemical Corp. 28 Stephanie Grutman executive 28 Bioset 28 H2A visa program 28 ageed 28 undertook 28 applied 28 mother AnnMarie Morse 28 spokesman Eben Burnham 28 DFL Minn 28 Legislative Affairs 28 Disagreements persist 28 Larry Mumper 28 Lingle vetoes 28 countersued 28 perceived closeness 28 collects royalties 28 bankrolling 28 budget Chairwoman Margarita 28 Mark MacGann 28 Unfairly Fuld 28 firm Verner Liipfert 28 JD Bullington 28 waited 28 PRO CON Is 28 expressed puzzlement 28 WASHINGTON A 28 feuded bitterly 28 lawmkers 28 sup ported 28 targeted Ashoura processions 28 notoriously litigious 28 heartily embraced 28 Marbury feuded 28 strongly disagrees 28 pointedly disavowed 28 Leader Marjory LeBreton 28 Jannie Blackwell 28 pervasively regulated 28 flip flopper label 28 pestered 28 Bilbray N 28 Scott Mulhauser spokesman 28 C. Achutan 28 finagled 28 Biggert N 28 saidThursday 28 conservatives deride 28 vociferous critics 28 PIRG federation 28 provoked fury 28 OLYMPIA WA N3 28 enlisted