IF THERE'S ONE THING LOBBYISTS HATE, IT'S BEING ON THE wrong side once the votes are counted, so they're eager to write checks in the closing weeks of the campaign. In a plea accompanied by return-paid Federal Express envelopes two weeks ago, chief G.O.P. fund raiser Bob Mosbacher implored friends of the Administration to help raise $9 million fast, noting with horror that "for the first time in history, the Democrats have been beating us." Sure enough, Clinton-Gore bumper stickers are becoming a badge of wealth. Best measure coming up: the competition to contribute as much as $250,000 for the chance...
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