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Lobbying is not a bad thing. I'm not trying to say that we shouldn't have lobbyists or we shouldn't have lobbying to petition our government. It's in the Constitution, and it's something that should be honorable and good.

Jack Abramoff

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Jack Abramoff
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: February 28
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