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Oil Lobby Threatens Obama Over Keystone Pipeline: Here's Just How Much Financial Firepower the Industry Has in Washington

Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian. January 12, 2012.

An independent research group that tracks the influence of money in politics has conducted an analysis of oil industry contributions to members of Congress supporting the pipeline.

3 Myths About Israel Promoted by the Right-Wing Pro-Israel Lobby

Ira Chernus, TomDispatch.com. April 17, 2011.

These myths create an image of Israel as an insecure nation and shape Washington's policies in the Middle East.

Hightower: Washington Overrun by 11,000 Corporate Lobbyists and $500 Million in Corrupting Donations

Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. April 29, 2010.

We need to focus on those shadowy players who're pulling the strings from behind the scenes to impose their special interest over America's public interest.

Why the Right's 'Astroturfing' Propaganda Is Textbook Psychopathic

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. August 15, 2009.

Faux grassroots firms are exhibiting all the tell-tale signs.

With Chas Freeman Out, Who Really Loses?

Spencer Ackerman, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. March 11, 2009.

"There is a powerful lobby determined to prevent any view other than its own from being aired."