Federal Insider: Where lobbyists go with leftover campaign money

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The Washington PostThursday, June 14, 2012
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Gingrich became House speaker after the GOP wave election in 1994, in which House Republicans picked up 54 seats and took control of the chamber for the first time in 40 years.

Study reveals where lobbyists go with their leftover campaign money

Lawmakers who become lobbyists more likely than other ex-politicians to use remaining funds for politics.

Federal Diary

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 13: Rotimi Onaghise, C holding bullhorn, leads a chant where hundreds of Veterans Affairs workers, members of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), rally at Lafayette Park in front of the White House on June 13, 2012, in Washington, DC.  The activists, from health care facilities in more than 20 states, gather at Lafayette Park to protest what they call unfounded and arbitrary position downgrades of patient support   assistants, medical record clerks, transportation assistants and others providing vital support services within the agency. The group says the downgrades are hurting veterans' care. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu)

VA workers incensed by job downgrades

The union workers, employees at health-care facilities, hold a rally at Lafayette Square, calling the reclassifications unfounded and arbitrary.

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