Complexities of schmoozing
Teams of lawyers and boxes of toothpicks are the new tools of lobbyists’ trade
Publication: Las Vegas Sun
Lisa Mascaro
August 21, 2008
Washington — Here’s an interesting question causing much hand-wringing as the Republican and Democratic political conventions near: How much food can a lobbyist feed a member of Congress on the end of a toothpick and not violate new ethics rules that ban free meals?
