Extortion (39 page)

Mitchell, George,
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“mob tax,”
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,
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Moffett, Toby,
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–
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Molinari, Susan,
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Mollohan, Alan,
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“monitoring fees,”
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Moran, Jim,
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Mother Jones
(magazine),
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Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA),
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MPAA.
See
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)

“Mr. Cleanface,”
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,
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.
See also
Reid, Harry

“Mr. Plain English,”
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(film),
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,
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Mullins, Brody,
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Murdoch, Rupert,
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Murphy, Chris,
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Murphy & McGonigle,
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Myers, John,
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Myrick, Sue,
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Napolitano, Grace,
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National Association of Broadcasters,
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National Association of Homebuilders,
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National Association of Realtors,
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National Cable and Telecommunications Association,
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National Football League,
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National Forensic Technology Center,
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National Journal
,
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National Journal Daily
,
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National Leadership PAC,
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National Music Publishers Association,
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National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC),
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.
See also
Republican Party

National Stripper Well Association,
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National Telephone Cooperative Association,
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NBC Universal,
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Nevada,
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.
See also
Reid, Harry

Nevada Gaming Commission,
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New York City “mob tax,”
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New York Law Journal
,
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New York Life,
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New York Times
,
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News Corporation,
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Nixon, Richard M. (U.S. president),
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Nocera, Joe,
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Nomura Securities,
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Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business
,
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Notzon, Monica,
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NRCC.
See
National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)

Obama, Barack (U.S. president),
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; AT&T merger and,
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; Dodd-Frank and,
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; entertainment industry and,
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,
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; high-tech industry and,
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; Justice Department and,
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(
see also
Department of Justice); publishing industry and,
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; telecom industry and,
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; 1012 election and,
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; Wall Street and,
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“Obamacare.”
See
Affordable Health Care Act

O’Brien, Edith,
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O’Callaghan, Mike,
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Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA),
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,
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Occupy Wall Street movement,
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,
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,
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Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA),
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oil and gas industry,
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,
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OIRA.
See
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)

O’Leary, Michael,
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online piracy legislation: entertainment industry and,
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,
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; high-tech industry and,
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organized crime,
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–
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.
See also
family political machines; Mafia

Oriental DreamWorks,
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Orrick, William,
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Overton, Spencer,
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Oyama, Katherine,
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PACs.
See
corporate PACs; leadership PACs;
entries for specific PACs

“partisan bias”: Justice Department and,
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party dues,
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; Democratic Party lists, 1013–1015,
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; Republic Party lists for 1013,
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Patek, Jewell,
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Patterson, Jeanne,
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Paul, Joanna,
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Paul, Rand: leadership PAC(s) of,
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Paul, Ron,
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Paul Hastings (firm),
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PAUL PAC,
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Paulson, John,
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Paxon, Bill,
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Pelosi, Nancy,
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The Penguin Group,
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People
(magazine),
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Peoria Journal Star:
quoted,
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Perlman, Abigail,
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Permanent Political Class, as buyer of influence,
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–
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.
See also
bureaucratic extortion; committee assignments; Congress, members of; incumbents; lobbyists for firms and industries; Washington law firms;
entries for specific politicians

Perrelli, Thomas,
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,
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Peterson, Collin,
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Petrocelli, William (“Butch”),
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Pew Research,
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Pfizer Pharmaceuticals,
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pharmaceutical industry,
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Philip Morris (company),
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PIPA.
See
Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 (PIPA)

Pitt, Harvey,
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Plank, Ray,
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Plouffe, David,
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Podesta, Tony,
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Podesta Group,
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“policy dinners,”
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political corruption: buyers vs. sellers of influence and,
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; extortionist as symbol of,
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; legality and,
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; MF Global case and,
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; solutions to,
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; style and,
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; in U.S. and other countries,
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; warnings in 1940 of,
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Politico
(journal),
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; quoted,
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Posner, Richard,
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presidential election of 1012: Obama fund-raising for,
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Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 (PIPA),
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Price, Tom,
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PricewaterhouseCoopers,
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Promontory Financial Group,
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“protection” method,
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; reform and,
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See also
Department of Justice (DOJ)

Pryor, Mark,
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public financing of campaigns,
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publishing industry,
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quid pro quos,
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Rahall, Nick,
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Ralston, Jon,
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Rangel, Charlie,
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Rangel, Steven,
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R&D tax credit,
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Real Estate Roundtable,
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Reclaim America PAC,
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Redding Rancheria Indian Tribe,
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reform efforts: public financing of campaigns and,
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; regulation of political class and,
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; regulation of special interests and,
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; “soft money” contributions and,
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; Tillman Act of 1907 and,
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; vote-buying and,
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regulation of campaign money,
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; campaign committees and,
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; leadership PACs and,
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regulatory agencies,
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See also
legal system

Reich, Robert,
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Reichard, Jay,
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Reid, Harry,
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,
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; family machine of,
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Reid, Joshua,
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Reid, Key,
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Reid, Rory,
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Reid Majority Fund,
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Reid Nevada Fund,
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Reid Searchlight Fund,
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Reid Victory Fund,
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Reinventing a New Direction (PAC),
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Rely on Your Beliefs (RoyB) leadership PAC,
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Republican Majority Fund (PAC),
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Republican Party: contributions to other candidates and,
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; family syndicates and,
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; party dues and,
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,
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; Sixth Congressional District Committee,
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; “soft money” contributions and,
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; Wall Street and,
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resort expenditures,
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Restore Our Future (PAC),
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Reyes, Silvestre,
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Rivlin, Gary,
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Road to Senate Victory Fund,
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Rockefeller, Jay,
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Rogers, Harold,
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Roll Call
,
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,
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,
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Romney, Mitt,
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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (U.S. president),
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Roosevelt, Teddy (U.S. president),
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Rosen, Hilary,
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Royal Dutch Shell,
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RoyB.
See
Rely on Your Beliefs (RoyB) leadership PAC

Rubio, Marco,
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Rush, Bobby,
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Rush, Carolyn,
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SAIC.
See
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

Sandberg, Sheryl,
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Santa Fe railroad,
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX),
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SBC Communications,
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Schakowsky, Jan,
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Scher, Susan,
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Schmidt, Eric,
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,
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Schneider, Gabriella,
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Schneider’s (liquor store),
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Schock, Aaron,
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Schultz, Debbie Wasserman,
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Schumer, Chuck,
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Schwartz, Alyson,
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Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC),
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Scully, Thomas,
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Searchlight Leadership Fund (PAC),
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,
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Searchlight Tahoe Victory Fund,
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SEC.
See
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),
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; FCPA enforcement trends and,
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