Conservative nonprofit offered clout to FedEx -- for millions
The American Conservative Union asked for up to $3.4 million to support the carrier in a legislative battle. When the firm refused, the group's president backed rival UPS' position and blasted FedEx.
Publication: Los Angeles Times
Andrew Zajac
July 19, 2009
Reporting from Washington -- In an unusual look inside Washington's lobbying culture, a sequence of letters published last week exposed how a conservative nonprofit advocacy group apparently tried to sell its clout in a legislative battle between FedEx and UPS.
