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- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 16, 2010
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Nobody Likes Lobbyists, but They've Been Around As Long As the Government Has
Historian Kathy Jacob discusses her new book about 19th-century lobbyist Sam Ward and what it says about the much-maligned contemporary practice of lobbying.
- by Mick Dumke
- Tags: Lit & Lectures, Politics, Clout City, News, Books, lobbying, Kathy Jacob, Sam Ward, King of the Lobby, Sun-Times, Better Government Association, James Garfield, Samuel Colt, transparency, President Obama
