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Lobbyists at convention find creative ways around ethics laws

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji

Thursday, August 28 2008

While more than 4,000 delegates and fifteen thousand journalists attended the Democratic National Convention, there are also an untold number of celebrities, lobbyists, politicians and lawyers schmoozing at nearly 300 parties this week. So where do the new congressional ethics laws fit in? Takeaway contributor and senior editor for ESSENCE Magazine Patrik Henry Bass follows the glitz, the glamor and the money trail in Denver.

Guest: Patrik Henry Bass, senior editor for ESSENCE magazine
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