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Looks at the lobbying activities of several business and health care firms in the United States to prevent the passage of a legislation imposing federal regulations on the managed-care industry. Meetings hosted by the Healthcare Leadership Council to persuade the Republicans to drop their support for the legislation.

The article offers news briefs on the political scene in the U.S. as of December 13, 2008. The League of Conservation Voters and unions affiliated with the AFL-CIO launched an advertising campaign to raise the profile of labor unions in the dialogue on energy and climate change. The Chamber of Commerce is bucking the K Street trend of laying off staff by making promotions in its congressional and public-affairs division. LFile Interactive has created LDAFile to help companies and lobbyists in filing reports required by the Lobbying Disclosure Act.

Deals with the efforts of 527 groups to pour money into television advertisements for the 2004 U.S. presidential campaign. Information on the new advertisement that will be launched by Media Fund founder Harold Ickes; Amount of money raised by Media Fund and American Coming Together; Plans of the Grand Old Party for the remaining campaign period.

Focuses on the efforts taken by South Korean lobbyist Sukhan Kim in the United States to help his country cope from economic recession. Discussions with US officials concerning the release of loans for South Korean banks; Advice on the South Korean government to retain US public relations firms.