AT 11 A.M. LAST THURSDAY, CONGRESSMAN John Boehner took his seat at the head of a conference-room table a few steps from the Rotunda, beneath the Capitol dome. As the fourth-ranking Republican in the House and a field general in the war to pass the "Contract with America," Boehner (pronounced Bay-ner) looked at home. But his lieutenants, who were arrayed around the table strewn with coffee cups and cigarette butts, were not so natural a fit. They were not fellow lawmakers or even congressional staff members. They were lobbyists representing some of the richest special interests in the country. Still, he...
THE THURSDAY REGULARS
HOW REPUBLICAN LEGISLATORS GATHER A KEY GROUP OF LOBBYISTS EVERY WEEK TO HELP PASS THE CONTRACT WITH AMERICA
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