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For Lobbyist, a Seat of Power Came With a Plate

SOURCE: Glen Justice // The New York Times

6 Jul 2005 // The lobbyist Jack Abramoff mixed business with business at Signatures, the upscale restaurant he opened here three years ago. Playing host at his private corner spot, Table 40, he courted Republican lawmakers and talked strategy with subordinates while eating rolls of sushi and firing commands to the staff on his BlackBerry.

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