]> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/03/05/lobbying-and-how-it-got-that-way Comments for "Lobbying and How It Got That Way" en http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/03/05/lobbying-and-how-it-got-that-way On Sunday <em>The Washington Post </em>ran<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/03/AR2007030300799.html"> the first </a>in what is to be a 25-part profile on the growth the lobbying industry in Washington through the eyes of top Washington lobbyist Gerald Cassidy. Intended to be an analysis of how Cassidy rose through the ranks to become a player in DC, all the while helping to transform lobbying into the access-buying influence game it is today, it ought to be an illuminating peak at an industry under fire in the wake of the Jack Abramoff scandal. Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:30:18 +0000