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Title: LobbyWatch: How Private Interests Influence Public Policy
Date/Time: 10:00 a.

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However, the Court is also a hybrid
political, social, economic , and cultural institution, one that speaks through
law but whose opinions shape and are shaped by the social order.

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I want to thank the
leaders here around the table. He is unlikely to be a swing vote.

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Center for Public Integrity to Reveal Extent of Lobbying Influence at Press Conference Thursday April 7

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THE PRESIDENT: We have just had a -- a very important discussion about
the role of religion, not only in India, but the role that religion can play
in helping the world become a more peaceful place.

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However, Roberts' record arguing Supreme Court cases on behalf of the
first President Bush and his ties to conservative groups indicate he will take
the court to the right, said Kermit Hall, a historian and president of the
State University of New York at Albany.

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NEW YORK, "John Roberts is respected among the
judicial community for his probity and sense of fairness," according to Kermit
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And we've had a -- just a -- you know, India is an amazing country.

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Supreme Court Expert Says Roberts is a Good Choice for the High Court

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Thursday, April 7, 2005
Location: First Amendment Room, National Press Club, Washington, DC

For more information contact Ann Pincus at 202-481-1234 or Nathan Kommers
at 202-481-1221.

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their nationalism was equally important then, as their religion.

THE PRESIDENT: Well, that's right . "He solidifies the right spectrum of
this court.

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WASHINGTON, far more than was
spent on federal financing of political campaigns;
* Revolving door data: lobbyists who used to work in government;
* What lobbyists are required to disclose about themselves and how often
they actually do; and
* The millions of tax dollars spent on lobbying by states, local
governments and school boards. Local

The book is a reader's
guide to the Supreme Court, discussing past and present judges, their
influence on the nation, and various major cases .

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WASHINGTON, The following is a transcript of
remarks by President Bush after meeting with religious leaders:

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Kermit Hall is the president of the University at Albany and the author of
over twenty books on legal history, of which The Oxford Companion to the
Supreme Court of the United States is the most recent.

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END 4:25 P. "He's respected among his conservative Republican colleagues for both
balance and an acute awareness of the court in its traditions and history.

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The Center will also unveil a searchable online database of every
registered lobbyist, every client of lobbyists, the issues that are lobbied,
the agencies that are lobbied and the government officials involved in the
revolving door system. GOSWAMI: -- here to the world.

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Leaders from different faiths have joined us
to share with -- their thoughts with me.

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You know, one of the things that struck me during the conversation is, in
India , is -- it's a country that recognizes the importance of religion and
welcomes interfaith dialogue; understands the importance of faith, and
understands the importance of people of faith, discussing thoughts and views
that are -- that are deep in their hearts.
Thank you.M. "We think of the Supreme Court as a legal
institution, and it certainly is that.

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Thank you for your kind words, and like you,
I hope for peace, and like you, I'm proud to be here in India. Hall, editor of The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United
States. I think all of
those will very much work to his benefit in the confirmation process to come,"
said Hall. This is why a
Sandra Day O'Connor , a John Roberts, and a William Rehnquist mean so much us."

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Remarks by President Bush After Meeting With Religious Leaders

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look around the table and you'll see different religions represented.

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at the same time, he's not seen as an ideological ax grinder.

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"The Supreme Court is one of the most important navigators of our
democracy and culture," notes Hall.