Clark Lytle CLGC
<div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">---</font></div><div><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">sw stub</font></p><div id="mw-content-text" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 19.2px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" lang="en"><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford</b> (CLGC) is a Republican Washington, D.C<b>. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Public_relations" title="Public relations" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none;">public relations</a> and political issue advocacy firm that <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">represents big banking and investment firms, big insurers and telecommunications firms like<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Verizon" title="Verizon" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none;">Verizon</a> and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/AT%26T" title="AT&T" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none;">AT&T</a>, and energy companies. </span><font color="#FF0000">Staff </font>members have ties to Republican elected officials.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Clark_Lyttle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_note-0" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; white-space: nowrap;">[1]</a></sup></b> Geduldig was formerly political director for Ohio Republican House Representative<b> John <font color="#FF0000">Boehner,</font> </b>who is now Speaker of the House, and also served as senior adviser to former House Republican whip Roy<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"> Blunt.</span> <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Clark_Lyttle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_note-1" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; white-space: nowrap;">[2]</a></sup> The previous name of the company was Clark Lytle and Geduldig.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><i>Politico</i> wrote this about Clark Lytle and Geduldig:</font></p><blockquote><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Launched in the Republican dark ages of 2008, this nimble GOP shop — specializing in financial services lobbying — now stands to make big dollars on the depth of their Republican connections. This summer, the firm partnered with <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">former House Republican Conference Chairwoman Deborah Pryce,</span> who has personal connections with many key House Republicans from her eight terms as a lawmaker from Ohio. Sam Geduldig worked for Republican leadership the last time the GOP ran the House, as Boehner’s political director and a <b>senior adviser to now Missouri Sen.-elect Roy Blun</b>t, who was then No. 3 in House leadership. Michigander Gary Lytle has longtime relationships with Michigan Republican <b>Reps. Dave Camp and Fred<font color="#FF0000"> Upton,</font></b> who are in line to chair the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees, respectively. And Steve Clark goes back to Boehner’s Ohio statehouse days. As a state lobbyist for Ohio Bell Telephone Co., Clark met Boehner when he was a freshman state representative.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Clark_Lyttle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_note-2" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; white-space: nowrap;">[3]</a></sup></font></p></blockquote><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">CLGC employs a former policy aide to House Speaker John Boehner named Jay Cranford. In an announcement, Clark Lytle wrote that "<i>Roll Call</i> reported that Cranford was among a cadre of top GOP staffers that lobbyists, corporate executives and headhunters had on their wish lists because of their connections to top House Republicans."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Clark_Lyttle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_note-3" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; white-space: nowrap;">[4]</a></sup></font></p><table id="toc" class="toc" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); padding: 5px;"><tbody><tr><td><div id="toctitle" style="direction: ltr; text-align: center;">
</div><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Clark_Lyttle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#Targeting_the_Occupy_Wall_Street_movement" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Targeting the Occupy Wall Street movement</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Clark_Lyttle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#Sourcewatch_resources" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sourcewatch resources</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Clark_Lyttle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#External_resources" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">External resources</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Clark_Lyttle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#Contact" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Contact</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Clark_Lyttle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#References" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></font></a></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="background-image: none; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); width: auto;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Targeting_the_Occupy_Wall_Street_movement"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Targeting the Occupy Wall Street movement</font></span></h2><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">On 20 November 2011, a CLGC memo addressed to the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=American_Banking_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Banking Association (page does not exist)" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(165, 88, 88); background-image: none;">American Banking Association</a> was leaked on a proposal to study the <font color="#FF0000">Occupy Wall Street </font>movement and how to target them with a smear campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Clark_Lyttle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_note-4" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; white-space: nowrap;">[5]</a></sup></font></p><h2 style="background-image: none; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); width: auto;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Sourcewatch_resources"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Sourcewatch resources</font></span></h2><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: square; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAANCAMAAABW4lS6AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAAZQTFRFAFKM////QIUK9QAAAAJ0Uk5T/wDltzBKAAAAGklEQVR42mJgBAEGokgGBjBGBxBxsBqAAAMACHwALd5r8ygAAAAASUVORK5CYII=);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_Boehner" title="John Boehner" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">John Boehner</font></a></li></ul><h2 style="background-image: none; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); width: auto;"><span class="mw-headline" id="External_resources"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">External resources</font></span></h2><h2 style="background-image: none; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); width: auto;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Contact"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Contact</font></span></h2><dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Clark, Lytle & Geduldig</font></dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 750 South</font></dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Washington, D.C. 20004</font></dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Office: (202) 628-0028</font></dd></dl><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></p><h2 style="background-image: none; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); width: auto;"><span class="mw-headline" id="References"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">References</font></span></h2><ol class="references" style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em 3.2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li id="cite_note-0" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Clark_Lyttle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-0" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none;">↑</a> <span class="reference-text">Clark Lytle and Geduldig <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clarklytlegeduldig.com/clients" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Clients</a>, organizational website, accessed September 1, 2011</span></font></li><li id="cite_note-1" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Clark_Lyttle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-1" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none;">↑</a> <span class="reference-text">Marisa Kashino, Clark Lytle & Geduldig <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clarklytlegeduldig.com/sam-geduldig-40-under-40" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Sam Geduldig: 40 Under 40</a>, announcement, May 23, 2011</span></font></li><li id="cite_note-2" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Clark_Lyttle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-2" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none;">↑</a> <span class="reference-text">Chris Frates <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/45114.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Republican Lobbyists on the Rise Again</a>, <i>Politico</i>, November 15, 2010</span></font></li><li id="cite_note-3" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Clark_Lyttle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-3" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none;">↑</a> <span class="reference-text">Kate Ackley, Clark Lytle and Geduldig <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clarklytlegeduldig.com/boehner-aide-exiting-for-k-street" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Boehner Aide Exiting for K Street</a>, announcement, May 1, 2011</span></font></li><li id="cite_note-4" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Clark_Lyttle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-4" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none;">↑</a> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.democracynow.org/" style="text-decoration: none; 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</font><blockquote><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Leading
Democratic party strategists have begun to openly discuss the benefits
of embracing the growing and increasingly organized Occupy Wall Street
(OWS) movement to prevent Republican gains in Congress and the White
House next year. We have seen this process of adopting extreme positions
and movements to increase base voter turnout, including in the
2005-2006 immigration debate. This would mean more than just short-term
political discomfort for Wall Street firms. If vilifying the leading
companies of this sector is allowed to become an unchallenged
centerpiece of a coordinated Democratic campaign, it has the potential
to have very long-lasting political, policy and financial impacts on the
companies in the center of the bullseye.</font>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">It shouldn’t be surprising that the Democratic party or even
President Obama’s re-election team would campaign against Wall Street in
this cycle<font color="#FF0000">. However the bigger concern should be that Republicans will
no longer defend Wall Street companies- and might start running against
them too.</font></font>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Well-known Wall Street companies stand at the nexus of where OWS
protestors and the Tea Party overlap on angered populism.</span> Both the
radical left and t he radical right are channeling broader frustration
about the state of the economy and share a mutual anger over TARP and
other perceived bailouts. This combination has the potential to be
explosive later in the year when media reports cover the next round of
bonuses and contrast it with stories of millions of Americans making do
with less this holiday season.</font>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Democratic strategists have identified the OWS movement as a way to
tap this populist anger. As an example, the L.A. Times reported that
Robby Mook, executive director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee, wrote an email to supporters saying “protestors are
assembling in New York and around the country to let billionaires, big
oil and big bankers know that we’re not going to let the richest 1%
force draconian economic policies and massive cuts to crucial programs
on Main Street Americans.”</font>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">They are certainly in the field right now testing messaging options
and developing the plans to deploy them in ads, speeches, social media
and grassroots communications as early as this year. The focus of those
campaign efforts would be to <font color="#FF0000">tar the financial services sector- and in
particular high-profile Wall Street investment<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"> house brands-</span>as being
responsible for the economic problems facing the country and middle
class Americans. </font>As the Democrat half of the well-known Battleground
Survey polling team, Celinda Lake, said: “It has enormous potential.” It
may be easy to dismiss OWS as a ragtag group of protestors but they
have demonstrated that they should be treated more like an organized
competitor who is very nimble and capable of working the media,
coordinating third party support and engaging office holders to do their
bidding. To counter that, we have to do the same. Putting the
cornerstone elements of a plan in place right now will prepare firms to
respond quickly and collectively at the earliest and most influential
point when embracing OWS goes from concept planning to execution. The
cornerstone elements of a plan include: survey research and message
testing, opposition research, targeted social media monitoring,
coalition planning, and advertising creative and placement strategy
development.</font>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">…</font>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Targeted Social Media Monitoring</font>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The transparency of social media platforms offers an excellent
opportunity to anticipate future OWS tactics and messaging as well as
identify extreme language and ideas that put its most ardent supporters
at odds with mainstream Americans. These platforms may not be a place
where engaging OWS supporters directly could be successful but with
sophisticated monitoring and analytical tactics it could provide
exceptional political intelligence.</font>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Deliverable: We will conduct and report on an audit of most active
social media platforms used by OWS with the identification of trends in
their engagement. This audit will offer analysis of those trends and
identify effective reporting tools to <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">develop actionable intelligence
that could be rapidly acted on when a campaign becomes fully
operational.</span></font>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">…</font>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Pricing</font>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">This initial effort to develop the cornerstone elements of a
strategic campaign is achievable within 60 days and would best provide
you with a range of effective response options if the move to adopt OWS
continues on its current path. The cost of the deliverables identified
above is $<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">850,000.</span></font></p></blockquote>
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</font></div><div><h1 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.15em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/special/2011/11/21/373143/washington-lobbyists-occupy-wall-street/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Washington Lobbyists Crafted $850,000 Secret Plan For Bank Lobbyists To Undermine Occupy Wall Street</font></a></h1><p class="byline" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.25em; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">By Zaid Jilani on Nov 21, 2011 at 9:45 am</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This weekend, the MSNBC show </span><em style="line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Up! With Chris Hayes</em><span style="line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><a href="http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/news/2011/11/19/8884405-lobbying-firms-memo-spells-out-plan-to-undermine-occupy-wall-street" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">broke a stunning story</a><span style="line-height: 22.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> about how Washington lobbyists are scrambling to undermine the protesters on Wall Street and across the country.</span></font></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 22.5px;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Hayes’ report, which can be viewed <a href="http://upwithchrishayes.msnbc.msn.com/news/2011/11/19/8896362-exclusive-lobbying-firms-memo-spells-out-plan-to-undermine-occupy-wall-street-video" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">here</a>, details how the Washington<b>, D.C.-based lobbying firm <a href="http://www.clgcdc.com/clients" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford</a> (CLGC) compiled a secret plan to undermine Occupy Wall Street for the American Bankers Association (ABA).</b></font></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 22.5px;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The <a href="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/CLGF-msnbc.pdf" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">plan</a>, which CLGC was demanding $850,000 to implement, was presented in a secret memo that was leaked to Hayes’ staff.</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"> The memo warns that Occupy Wall Street, particularly if it is embraced by the Democratic Party, threatens to “have very long-lasting political, policy, and financial impacts on the companies in the center of the bullseye.”</span></font></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 22.5px;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Interestingly, the memo also c<b>autioned that Tea Party protesters may join forces with Occupy Wall Street because “well-known Wall Street companies stand at the nexus of where [Occupy Wall Street] protesters and the Tea Party overlap on angered populism.</b> [...<font color="#ff0000">] This combination has the potential to be explosive later in the year when media reports cover the next round of bonuses and contrast it with stories of millions of Americans making do with less this holiday season.”</font></font></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 22.5px;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">In order to combat Occupy Wall Street’s growing movement, the <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">firm offered to engage in</span><b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"> research and advocacy to “undermine their credibility in a profound way.” This included researching activists’ financial histories and civil and criminal information</span>, and monitoring social media. The goal of this research was to “create negative narratives of the [Occupy Wall Street] for high impact media placement to expose the backers of this movement”:</b></font></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 22.5px;" /><center style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 22.5px;"><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/memo13.jpg" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/memo13.jpg" alt="" title="memo1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-373181" style="margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; clear: both; display: block;" height="361" width="550" /></font></a></center><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 22.5px;" /><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 22.5px;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">“Our Government Relations staff did receive the proposal – <a href="http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/news/2011/11/19/8884405-lobbying-firms-memo-spells-out-plan-to-undermine-occupy-wall-street" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">it was unsolicited</a> and we chose not to act on it in any way,” said ABA spokesperson Jeff Sigmund to Hayes’ show. However, CLGC<a href="http://www.clgcdc.com/clients" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">admits on its website</a> that it has had ABA as a client before in the past, in addition to th<b>e Financial Services Roundtable, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Fidelity Investments, and other financial players.</b></font></p><div class="tags" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 22.5px;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" /><h4 style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.15em; display: inline; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-style: italic;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Tags:</font></h4> <ul style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 20px 0px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; list-style: none; display: inline;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; 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margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; z-index: 20; position: static;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style">by Jonathan Larsen and Ken Olshansky
(crossposted from MSNBC's "</a><a target="blank" href="http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/news/2011/11/19/8884405-lobbying-firms-memo-spells-out-plan-to-undermine-occupy-wall-street" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Open Channel</a>" blog)</font></p><p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; z-index: 20; position: static;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">A well-known Washington lobbying firm with links to the financial industry has proposed an $850,000 plan to take on <a><span id="itxthook0w0">Occupy</span><span id="itxthook0w1"> </span><span id="itxthook0w2">Wall</span><span id="itxthook0w3"> </span><span id="itxthook0w4">Street</span></a> and politicians who might express sympathy for the protests, according to a memo obtained by the MSNBC program “Up w/ Chris Hayes.”</font></p><p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; z-index: 20; position: static;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The proposal was written on the letterhead of the lobbying firm Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford and addressed to one of CLGC’s clients, the American Bankers Association.</font></p><p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; z-index: 20; position: static;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a target="blank" href="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/CLGF-msnbc.pdf" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">CLGC’s memo</a> proposes that the ABA pay CLGC $850,000 to conduct <font color="#FF0000"><b>“opposition research”</b></font> on Occupy <a><span id="itxthook1w0">Wall</span><span id="itxthook1w1"> </span><span id="itxthook1w2">Street</span></a> in order to construct “negative narratives” about the protests and allied politicians. The memo also asserts that Democratic victories in 2012 would be detrimental for Wall Street and targets specific races in which it says Wall Street would benefit by electing Republicans instead.</font></p><p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; z-index: 20; position: static;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">According to the memo, if Democrats embrace OWS, “This would mean more than just short-term political discomfort for Wall Street. … It has the potential to have very long-lasting political, policy and financial impacts on the companies in the center of the bullseye.”</font></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; z-index: 20; position: static;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The memo also suggests that Democratic victories in 2012 should not be the ABA’s biggest concern. “… </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">(T)he bigger concern,” the memo says, “should be that Republicans will no longer defend Wall Street companies.”</span></font></p><p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; z-index: 20; position: static;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Two of the memo’s authors, partners Sam Geduldig and Jay Cranford, previously worked for House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. Geduldig joined CLGC before Boehner became speaker; Cranford joined CLGC this year after serving as the speaker’s assistant for policy. A third partner, Steve Clark, is reportedly “tight” with Boehner, according to a <a href="http://www.clgcdc.com/k-street-warms-up-to-would-be-speaker" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">story by Roll Call</a>that CLGC features on its website. </font></p><p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; z-index: 20; position: static;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Jeff Sigmund, an ABA spokesperson, confirmed that the association got the memo. “Our Government Relations staff did receive the proposal – it was unsolicited and we chose not to act on it in any way,” he said in a statement to "Up."</font></p><p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; z-index: 20; position: static;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">CLGC did not return calls seeking comment.</font></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; z-index: 20; position: static;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Boehner spokesman Michael Stee</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">l declined to comment on the memo. But he responded to its characterization of Republicans as defenders of Wall Street by saying, “My understanding is that President Obama is the single largest recipient of donations from Wall Street.”</span></font></p><p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; z-index: 20; position: static;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">On “Up” Saturday, Anita Dunn, Obama campaign adviser, responded by saying that the majority of the president’s re-election campaign is fueled by small donors. She rejected the suggestion that the president himself is too close to Wall Street, saying “If that’s the case, why were tough financial reforms passed over party line Republican opposition?”</font></p><p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; z-index: 20; position: static;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The CLGC memo raises another issue that it says should be of concern to the financial industry -- that OWS migh<b>t find common cause with the Tea Party. </b>“Well-known Wall Street companies stand at the nexus of where OWS protestors and the Tea Party overlap on angered populism,” the memo says. “…This combination has the potential to be explosive later in the year when media reports cover the next round of bonuses and contrast it with stories of millions of Americans making do with less this holiday season.”</font></p><p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; z-index: 20; position: static;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The memo outlines a 60-day plan to conduct surveys and research on OWS and its supporters so that Wall Street companies will be prepared to conduct a media campaign in response to OWS. Wall Street companies “likely will not be the best spokespeople for their own cause,” according to the memo. “A big challenge is to demonstrate that these companies still have political strength and that making them a political target will carry a severe political cost.” </font></p><p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; z-index: 20; position: static;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Part of the plan CLGC proposes is to do “statewide surveys in at least eight states that are shaping up to be the most important of the 2012 cycle.”</font></p><p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; z-index: 20; position: static;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Specific races listed in the memo are U.S. Senate races in Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin, Ohio, New Mexico and Nevada as well as the gubernatorial race in North Carolina.</font></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; z-index: 20; position: static;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The memo indicates that CLGC would research who has contributed financial backing to OWS, noting that, “Media reports have speculated about associations with </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">George Soros</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> and others.”</span></font></p><p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; z-index: 20; position: static;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">"It will be vital,” the memo says, “to understand who is funding it and what their backgrounds and motives are<font color="#ff0000">. If we can show that they have the same cynical motivation as a political opponent it will undermine their credibility in a profound way.”</font></font></p><p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; z-index: 20; position: static;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">===</font></p><p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; z-index: 20; position: static;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#History"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#Notable_clients"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Notable clients</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#References"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#External_links"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></font></a></li></ul>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="History"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">History</font></span></h2>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Steve Clark formed the group as Clark & Associates<sup id="cite_ref-aoife1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_note-aoife1-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> in 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-clark1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_note-clark1-3"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup></font>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Gary Lytle joined in 2007 after working for the telecommunications industry.<sup id="cite_ref-aoife1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_note-aoife1-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> Sam Geduldig joined after working several years for US congressmen <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boehner" title="John Boehner">John Boehner</a>, Mike Oxley and (now Senator) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Blunt" title="Roy Blunt">Roy Blunt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_note-nyt1-4"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup></font>
<b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The company was one of the top lobbying firms involved in the financial reform debate around 2009-2010,<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_note-nyt1-4"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> which involved laws like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodd%E2%80%93Frank_Wall_Street_Reform_and_Consumer_Protection_Act" title="Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act">Dodd-Frank act</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Consumer_Financial_Protection_Bureau" title="United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau" class="mw-redirect">Consumer Financial Protection Bureau</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rivlin_5-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_note-rivlin-5"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup>, Clark Lytle represented more financial services clients than any other lobbying firm during that period of time.</font></b>
<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The firm's revenues doubled after the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party%28United_States%29" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican Party</a> won the majority of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,2010" title="United States House of Representatives elections, 2010">US House of Representatives elections of 2010</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-odwyer1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig_%26_Cranford#cite_note-odwyer1-6"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup></font></span>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">In 2011 Jay Cranford joined the firm to build an<b> energy and technology practice</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-odwyer1_6-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_note-odwyer1-6"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup> He, worked several years for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boehner" title="John Boehner">Speaker Boehner</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-njo1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_note-njo1-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup>. That year, the firm's name changed to Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford (CLGC).</font>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">In 2013, Mike Nielsen was added as a partner. He had previously worked for Sen. Bob Bennett for 16 years.</font></p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Notable_clients"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Notable clients</font></span></h2>
<ul><li><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Banks & finance companies like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldman_Sachs" title="Goldman Sachs">Goldman Sachs</a> & <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastercard" title="Mastercard" class="mw-redirect">Mastercard</a><sup id="cite_ref-rivlin_5-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_note-rivlin-5"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup></font></b></li><li><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Finance trade groups like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bankers_Association" title="American Bankers Association">American Bankers Association</a> & <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_Services_Roundtable" title="Financial Services Roundtable">Financial Services Roundtable</a><sup id="cite_ref-aoife1_2-2" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_note-aoife1-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rivlin_5-2" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_note-rivlin-5"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup></font></b></li><li><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelnet" title="Nelnet">Nelnet</a> student loans<sup id="cite_ref-aoife2_7-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_note-aoife2-7"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup></font></b></li><li><font color="#FF0000" size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Oil and Gas companies<sup id="cite_ref-njo1_1-2" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_note-njo1-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup></b></font></li><li><font color="#FF0000" size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_Industries" title="Koch Industries">Koch companies</a><sup id="cite_ref-njo1_1-3" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_note-njo1-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup></b></font></li></ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">References</font></span></h2>
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<ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-njo1-1"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-njo1_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-njo1_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-njo1_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-njo1_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://climate.nationaljournal.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=Clark%20Lytle%20Geduldig%20%26%20Cranford&IncludeBlogs=32,21,71,102,119,99,72,44,55,74,95,57,61,108,92,109,10,31,35,11,91,78,107,48,87,77,106,65,29,50,39,64,97,41,12,58,52,81,56,45,66,73,76,86,54,67,70,68,30,110,25,120,83,40,75,14,112,59,49,53,121,79,42,22,46,13,23,105,85,36,51,9,111,47,38,98,34,37,43,117">Clark, Lytle & Geduldig Changes Name</a>, 03 Oct 2011, National Journal. retrieved 2011 11 20</span></font></li><li id="cite_note-aoife1-2"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-aoife1_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-aoife1_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-aoife1_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0907/5868.html">Suite Talk: Health care boost</a>, by Aoife McCarthy, 9/17/07, politico.com. retrieved 2011 11 20</span></font></li><li id="cite_note-clark1-3"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-clark1_3-0"></a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Est. 1999": see their <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clgcdc.com/">official CLGCDC website</a>, accessed 2011 Nov 20. Retrieved 2011 11 20</span></font></li><li id="cite_note-nyt1-4"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-nyt1_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-nyt1_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/a-rundown-of-the-big-financial-services-lobbyists/">A Rundown of the Big Financial Services Lobbyists</a> By DEALBOOK, June 8, 2010, New York Times. retrieved 2011 11 20</span></font></li><li id="cite_note-rivlin-5"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-rivlin_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-rivlin_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-rivlin_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/07/10/the-billion-dollar-bank-heist.html">The Billion-Dollar Bank Heist</a>, Gary Rivlin, 2011 7 10, The Daily Beast (Newsweek/DailyBeast) retrieved 2011 11 20</span></font></li><li id="cite_note-odwyer1-6"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-odwyer1_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-odwyer1_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.odwyerpr.com/blog/index.php?/archives/3184-Koch-Industries-Taps-Top-GOP-Firm.html">O'Dwyers Inside News of Marketing Relations & Public Communications</a>, O'Dwyer's Blog, Thursday, September 1. 2011. retrieved 2011 11 20</span></font></li><li id="cite_note-aoife2-7"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Lytle_Geduldig%26_Cranford#cite_ref-aoife2_7-0"></a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0307/3216.html">Students, Lenders Clash Over Loan Subsidies</a>, by Aoife McCarthy, 3/20/07, politico.com. retrieved 2011 11 20</span></font></li></ol>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">External links</font></span></h2>
<ul><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/firmsum.php?id=D000032643">Opensecrets.org</a> page, with breakdowns of customers http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/firmsum.php?id=D000032643
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://influenceexplorer.com/organization/clark-lytle-geduldig/04ee04020792494ba8db349fcdd0a460">Influence Explorer</a>, shows <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_contributions" title="Campaign contributions" class="mw-redirect">campaign contributions</a></font></li></ul>
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<div id="catlinks" class="catlinks"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Categories" title="Help:Categories">Categories</a>: </font><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lobbying_in_the_United_States" title="Category:Lobbying in the United States"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Lobbying in the United States</font></a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">====</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/firmsum.php?id=D000032643</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">2013:</font></p><table class="tablesorter" id="firm_summary"><tbody><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000632&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Allstate Insurance</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$37,500</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Insurance</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000034090&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Ally Financial</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$20,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Commercial Banks</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000095&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">American Institute of CPAs</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$75,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Accountants</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000339&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">American Insurance Assn</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$15,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Insurance</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000025881&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Beam Inc</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$20,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Securities/Invest</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000031992&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Bloomberg LP</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$20,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Misc Finance</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000100&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Boeing Co</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$60,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Defense Aerospace</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000024479&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Broadcasting Media Partners</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$22,500</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Univision Communications</font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">TV/Movies/Music</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000048471&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Center/Environmental Innovation/Roofing</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$6,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Subcontractors</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000049694&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Consumer Credit Industry Assn</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$20,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Insurance</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000049922&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Custodial Financial</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$45,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Lobbyists</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000050475&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Electronic Payments Coalition</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$90,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Commercial Banks</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000025681&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">EnCana Corp</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$45,000</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">EnCana Oil & Gas USA</font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Oil & Gas</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000025773&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Federal Home Loan Bank </font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$60,000</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas</font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Real Estate</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000021984&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Financial Services Roundtable</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$0</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Misc Finance</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000021987&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">FMR Corp</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$30,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Securities/Invest</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000155&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">General Motors</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$30,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Automotive</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000021766&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Genworth Financial</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$30,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Insurance</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000281&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Halliburton Co</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$15,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Oil & Gas</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=F29157&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Hay Island Holding </font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$30,000</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Swisher International</font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Tobacco</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=F7808&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">InnovaCare Health</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$30,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Health Services</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000262&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Investment Co Institute</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$30,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Securities/Invest</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000103&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">JPMorgan Chase & Co</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$30,000</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">JP Morgan & Co</font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Commercial Banks</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000186&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Koch Industries</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$36,000</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Koch Industries Public Sector</font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Oil & Gas</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000027193&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Lennox International</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$15,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Subcontractors</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000207&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Loews Corp</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$17,250</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Insurance</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000022817&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">MasterCard International</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$60,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Finance/Credit</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000115&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Microsoft Corp</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$37,500</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Computers/Internet</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000054140&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">National Assn of Children's Hospitals</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$37,500</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Hospitals/Nurs Homes</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=F12826&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">National Women's History Museum</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$10,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Non-Profits</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000028035&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Northern Trust</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$22,500</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Commercial Banks</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000055065&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Organization for Intl Investment</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$10,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Business Assns</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000141&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Prudential Insurance</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$20,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Insurance</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000028696&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Research In Motion</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$30,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Telecom Svcs/Equip</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000029087&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Smiths Group plc</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$20,000</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Smiths Group Services Corp</font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Misc Defense</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000057241&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$15,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Misc Issues</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000029380&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Teradata Corp</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$45,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Computers/Internet</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000065145&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">TVG Network</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$0</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Casinos/Gambling</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000019798&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">US Chamber of Commerce</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$15,000</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform</font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Business Assns</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000019798&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">US Chamber of Commerce</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$12,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Business Assns</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000079&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Verizon Communications</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$15,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Telephone Utilities</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000029842&year=2013"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Whirlpool Corp</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$35,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Misc Mfg/Distrib</font></td></tr></tbody></table><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">====<br />2012: record year<br /><br /></font><table class="tablesorter" id="firm_summary"><tbody><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000046526&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Inst</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$20,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Subcontractors</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000632&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Allstate Insurance</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$120,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Insurance</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000034090&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Ally Financial</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$80,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Commercial Banks</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000087&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">American Bankers Assn</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$70,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Commercial Banks</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000095&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">American Institute of CPAs</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$270,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Accountants</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000339&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">American Insurance Assn</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$60,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Insurance</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000047544&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Aveta</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$20,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Health Services</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000025881&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Beam Inc</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$80,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Securities/Invest</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000031992&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Bloomberg LP</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$80,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Misc Finance</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000100&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Boeing Co</font></a></span></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$210,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Defense Aerospace</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000024479&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Broadcasting Media Partners</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$77,500</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Univision Communications</font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">TV/Movies/Music</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000048471&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Center/Environmental Innovation/Roofing</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$40,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Subcontractors</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000049694&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Consumer Credit Industry Assn</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$80,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Insurance</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000049922&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Custodial Financial</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$180,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Lobbyists</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000050475&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Electronic Payments Coalition</font></a></span></td><td class="number"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$243,000</font></span></td><td class="center"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></span></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Commercial Banks</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000025681&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">EnCana Corp</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$180,000</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">EnCana Oil & Gas USA</font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Oil & Gas</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000025773&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Federal Home Loan Bank </font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$240,000</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas</font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Real Estate</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000021984&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Financial Services Roundtable</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$0</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Misc Finance</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000021987&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">FMR Corp</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$82,500</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Securities/Invest</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000155&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">General Motors</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$120,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Automotive</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000021766&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Genworth Financial</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$85,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Insurance</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000281&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Halliburton Co</font></a></span></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$110,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Oil & Gas</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=F7808&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">InnovaCare Health</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$30,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Health Services</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000262&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Investment Co Institute</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$120,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Securities/Invest</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000186&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Koch Industries</font></a></span></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$132,000</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Koch Industries Public Sector</font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Oil & Gas</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000027193&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Lennox International</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$55,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Subcontractors</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000207&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Loews Corp</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$66,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Insurance</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000022817&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">MasterCard International</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$240,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Finance/Credit</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000115&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Microsoft Corp</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$77,500</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Computers/Internet</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000054140&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">National Assn of Children's Hospitals</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$157,500</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Hospitals/Nurs Homes</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000086&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">National Assn of Home Builders</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$20,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Home Builders</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=F12826&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">National Women's History Museum</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$107,500</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Non-Profits</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000028035&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Northern Trust</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$82,500</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Commercial Banks</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000055065&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Organization for Intl Investment</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$40,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Business Assns</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000141&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Prudential Insurance</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$77,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Insurance</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000028696&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Research In Motion</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$120,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Telecom Svcs/Equip</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000029087&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Smiths Group plc</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$80,000</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Smiths Group Services Corp</font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Misc Defense</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000057241&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$60,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Misc Issues</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000029308&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Swisher International</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$120,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Tobacco</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000029380&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Teradata Corp</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$135,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Computers/Internet</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000065145&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">TVG Network</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$265,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Casinos/Gambling</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><font color="#FF0000" size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000019798&year=2012">US Chamber of Commerce</a></font></span></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$10,000</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Essential Worker Immigration Coalition</font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Misc Issues</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><font color="#FF0000" size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000019798&year=2012">US Chamber of Commerce</a></font></span></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$60,000</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform</font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Business Assns</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><font color="#FF0000" size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000019798&year=2012">US Chamber of Commerce</a></font></span></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$48,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Business Assns</font></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000079&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Verizon Communications</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$60,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Telephone Utilities</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000029842&year=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Whirlpool Corp</font></a></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$130,000</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> - </font></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Misc Mfg/Distrib</font></td></tr></tbody></table><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">====<br /></font><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">In November, 2011, Clark, Lytle, Geduldig & Cranford (CLGC), a 'Washington lobbying firm with links to the financial industry'
approached one of their clients, the American Bankers Association, with
an $850,000 proposal 'to conduct “opposition research” on Occupy Wall
Street in order to construct “negative narratives” about the protests'. <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://upwithchrishayes.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/19/8896362-exclusive-lobbying-firms-memo-spells-out-plan-to-undermine-occupy-wall-street-video">[1]</a>
The focus of the memo is what CLGC argues are undesirable possible
outcomes for the American financial industry if the Democratic Party
aligns itself with the 'Occupy Wall Street' movement.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
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<div id="toc" class="toc"><div id="toctitle"><h2><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Contents</font></h2></div>
<ul><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/CLGC#Business.2FContact"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Business/Contact</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/CLGC#Major_Players"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Major Players</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/CLGC#Stephen_Clark"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Stephen Clark</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/CLGC#Gary_Lytle"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Gary Lytle</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/CLGC#Sam_Geduldig_and_Wife"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sam Geduldig and Wife</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/CLGC#Jay_Cranford"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Jay Cranford</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/CLGC#Clients"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Clients</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/CLGC#The_.27OWS.27_Memo"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">The 'OWS' Memo</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/CLGC#Links"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Links</span></font></a></li></ul>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Business.2FContact"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Business/Contact</font></span></h2>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">CLGC describes itself as:
</font></p>
<dl><dd><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">'With more than a century of combined experience working with 16
Congresses and seven Administrations, Clark Lytle Geduldig &
Cranford stands out as a recognized leader in issue advocacy. Our team
combines sophisticated high-level strategic thinking with robust
ground-level relationships established over decades with key members of
Congress and their staff, Administration officials, opinion makers,
think tanks, trade associations, issue coalitions, the media, and
political operatives.
</font></dd></dl>
<dl><dd><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford offers detailed <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">expertise
regarding all aspects of the policymaking process - legislation
mechanics, committee dynamics and procedures, coalition building,
fundraising, and vote counting - delivering unmatched value devising and
implementing winning strategies for our clients.'
</span></font></dd></dl>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Contact Details</b>:
</font></p>
<ul><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Website - <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.clgcdc.com/">http://www.clgcdc.com/</a><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.clgcdc.com/">[2]</a>
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Address - 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 750 South, Washington, D.C. 20004.
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Office: (202) 628-0028
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Fax: (202) 628-2589
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Email: info@clgcdc.com
</font></li></ul>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Major_Players"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Major Players</font></span></h2>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">There are four partners in CLGC and six associates.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Partners</b>:
</font></p>
<ul><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Steve Clark<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.clgcdc.com/partners/steve-clark">[3]</a>
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Gary Lytle<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.clgcdc.com/partners/gary-lytle">[4]</a>
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Sam Geduldig<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.clgcdc.com/partners/sam-geduldig">[5]</a>
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Jay Cranford<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.clgcdc.com/partners/jay-cranford">[6]</a>
</font></li></ul>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">According to information obtained by the Public Campaign Action Fund
the four partners have made substantial political donations to Federal
candidates over the last five years. Between they have donated $452,250
with 95.3 percent of that going to Republicans. Two of the partners,
Cranford and Geldudig, are also former work colleagues of House Speaker
John Boehner (R-Ohio).<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://campaignmoney.org/press-room/2011/11/19/anti-corruption-watchdog-blast-lobbying-firm">[7]</a>
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Associates</b>:
</font></p>
<ul><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> The Honourable Deborah Pryce<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.clgcdc.com/associates/honorable-deborah-pryce">[8]</a>
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Amy L. Wren<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.clgcdc.com/associates/amy-wren">[9]</a>
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Judy Grinston
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Adam Geller<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.clgcdc.com/associates/adam-geller">[10]</a>
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Jim Parker<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.clgcdc.com/associates/jim-parker">[11]</a>
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Ann Clark
</font></li></ul>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Stephen_Clark"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Stephen Clark</font></span></h2>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Stephen Clark is both a noted l<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">obbyist and campaign contributor
particularly too republicans having donated nearly $300,000 of his own
money. </span><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://influenceexplorer.com/individual/steve-clark/d5bbd40f440d484cb3128911f59df48a">[12]</a>
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Associates:
Ann Marie Clark (family)
Jennifer A Clark (family)
Katie E Clark (family)
Lauren M Odonnell
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">"With more than 30 years of governmental affairs experience,
Steve Clark is one of the most skilled and reliable corporate advocates
in Washington, D.C. and Ohio. A former board member of the <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Ohio Chamber
of Commerce,</span> he was cited in 2000 as Ohio’s Most Effective Corporate
Lobbyist, based on survey responses from legislators and other
government relations professionals.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">A seasoned veteran, Clark has participated in countless Capitol
Hill battles representing industries as diverse as banking, insurance,
telecommunications, energy, aviation, and health care, as well as
engaging on issues critical to business such as corporate governance and
opposing frivolous lawsuits.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Prior to founding Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford (formerly
Clark & Associates) in 2000, Clark was vice president of government
affairs for <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Ameritech SBC.
</span></font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Clark is a graduate of Ashland University and currently resides
in Dublin, Ohio. Clark is married and has three adult children." <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/18/lobbying-firm-occupy-wall-street_n_1102310.html?ref=mostpopular">[13]</a>
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Gary_Lytle"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Gary Lytle</font></span></h2>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$86,951 Given In contributions.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://influenceexplorer.com/individual/lytle-gary-r/90fb2d6ec5d94a9d9395845c6aa0a47f">[14]</a>
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">"Gary Lytle co-founded Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford
(formerly Clark & Lytle) and brings nearly 30 years of governmental
relations experience to representing the interests of the firm’s
clients.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Prior to re-joining Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford in 2008,
Lytle was senior vice president of federal relations for Qwest, where he
served as head of the Washington, D.C. office and lead lobbyist on all
issues involving Congress, the Administration, and the Federal
Communications Commission.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">From September, 2000 until 2001, Lytle was interim president and
chief executive officer of the United States Telecom Association (USTA).
From 1993 to 1999, he was vice president of federal relations at
Ameritech, and from 1980 to 1992 held government relations positions at
Michigan Bell, including vice president of government affairs, where he
was responsible for all state and federal relations activities.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Lytle is on the board of directors of the Washington Performing
Arts Society, the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation, and the
University Club of Washington, D.C.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Lytle holds B.A. and M.B.A. degrees in Business Administration
from Michigan State University, where he played varsity basketball and
baseball. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Lytle currently resides in
Arlington, Virginia. Lytle has four adult children."<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/18/lobbying-firm-occupy-wall-street_n_1102310.html?ref=mostpopular">[15]</a>
</font></p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sam_Geduldig_and_Wife"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Sam Geduldig and Wife</font></span></h2>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Donations $81,800 Given <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://influenceexplorer.com/individual/geduldig-sam-k/4acba461518f4b5a9f3329296c61addf?cycle=2012">[16]</a>
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">"Sam Geduldig joined Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford in 2007,
bringing more than a decade of experience on Capitol Hill. That same
year, National Journal magazine named Geduldig one of its well respected
political insiders, citing his “campaign experience, insider knowledge,
and ties to voting blocks.” Since 2008, The Hill newspaper has named
Geduldig to its annual list of top lobbyists, highlighting his ability
to “kill legislative threats to his clients.”
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Geduldig served in an array of senior positions in the office of
Congressman John Boehner (R-Ohio),</span> the current Speaker of the House of
Representatives, as well as Congressman Mike Oxley (R-Ohio), the former
Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. Geduldig also spent
four years as a senior advisor to then House Republican Whip Roy Blunt
of Missouri – now Senator Blunt – directing coalition efforts while
advising the Majority Whip on financial services issues. Additionally,
Geduldig acted as the House Republican leadership’s liaison to the
business community, outside organizations, and interest groups.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Geduldig’s detailed expertise in the mechanics of the legislative
process, committee dynamics and procedures, fundraising, coalition
building, and vote counting delivers unmatched, broad-scope value in
devising and implementing winning strategies for his corporate clients.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The Washingtonian has noted: “Geduldig’s Hill experiences allow
him to offer his clients an exceptionally well-rounded view of the
legislative process.”
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Earlier in his career, Geduldig served as research analyst at
<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Public Opinion Strategies, a Republican polling and survey research
firm, and as press assistant to Sen. Bob Dole’s </span>presidential campaign."
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Wife Courtney C Geduldig - Managing Director, Head of Federal Government Relations and Chief Counsel Financial Services Forum
<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.financialservicesforum.org/index.php/forum-staff/16-courtney-c-geduldig.html">http://www.financialservicesforum.org/index.php/forum-staff/16-courtney-c-geduldig.html</a>
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">"Courtney C. Geduldig returned to the Forum as Managing Director,
Head of Federal Government Relations and Chief Counsel in December
- She joins the Forum from the Office of Senator <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Bob Corker (</span>R-TN)
where she served as the Senator’s Chief Financial Counsel. In that
capacity, she advised the Senator on issues relating to financial
markets, housing, banking, taxes, manufacturing, and international trade
finance. Courtney played a key role in drafting and advising Senator
Corker on the<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"> “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act.</span>”
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">From 2005-2007, Courtney served as Senior Vice President for
Government Relations at the Financial Services Forum. She also spent
two years at the United States <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Department of the Treasury </span>as the Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Banking and Finance. Her duties included
advising the Treasury Secretary and all sub-Cabinet officers on
congressional relations policy in the areas of domestic banking and
finance, and serving as the contact and coordinator of all departmental
contacts with Congress for domestic banking and finance.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Courtney also previously served as the Director of Government
Relations for the Consumer Bankers Association, a trade association
focusing on retail banking issues on Capitol Hill and in the regulatory
agencies. CBA member institutions are the leaders in consumer financial
services, including most of the nation’s largest bank holding companies
as well as regional and super community banks that collectively hold
two-thirds of the industry’s total assets.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Courtney received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of
Maryland at College Park and a Juris Doctor from the University of
Baltimore. She is a member of the Maryland State Bar and lives with her
husband, son, and daughter in McLean , Virginia."
</font></p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Jay_Cranford"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Jay Cranford</font></span></h2>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">" Jay Cranford brings more than 15 years of government and public
policy experience to serving the interests of the firm’s clients.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Immediately prior to joining Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford,
Cranford served as an Assistant for Policy to the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, Rep. John Boehner of Ohio. He joined the Boehner
Leadership team in 2006, when Speaker Boehner was elected Majority
Leader.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Cranford served as the Leader’s direct liaison for policy issues
covering six committees <font color="#FF0000">– Energy & Commerce; Transportation &
Infrastructure; Natural Resources; Science & Technology;
Agriculture; and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global
Warming –</font> and was responsible for developing, implementing, and managing
comprehensive oversight and legislative strategies reflecting the goals
of the Leader and the Republican conference.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">As a top advisor to the Speaker, Cranford worked closely, and
coordinated legislative strategy, with rank-and-file Members and their
staff, House and Senate Leadership and Committees, and key White House
and federal agency personnel. He also led ad hoc Member and staff level
working groups on issues ranging from energy and the environment to
telecommunications and technology.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Prior to his service to Speaker Boehner, Cranford served as <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">staff
director for the House Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Minerals.
</span></font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">He began his work in public policy as a staff member serving
then-Representative and current Senator <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, </span>and
later served on the staffs of Congressmen Bob Barr of Georgia and Jim
Gibbons of Nevada.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Cranford’s private sector experience includes serving as the
Director of Government Affairs at the<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"> National Ocean Industries
Association (NOIA), a leading offshore oil and gas industry association</span>,
and Director of Government Affairs at the <font color="#FF0000">El Paso Corporation, a
natural gas exploration</font> and transportation company.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Cranford holds a <font color="#FFFF66">Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health and Science from the University of Georgia, Athens."
</font></font></p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Clients"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Clients</font></span></h2>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">CLGC lists its clients as:<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.clgcdc.com/clients">[17]</a>
</font></p>
<ul><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> AICPA
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Ally
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Allstate
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> American Bankers Association
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> American Insurance Association
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> AT&T
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Beam
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Blackberry
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Bloomberg
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> CCIA
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Custodia Financial
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Deloitte
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Ecana Natural Gas
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Electronic Payments Coalition
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Ernst & Young
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Federal Home Loan Bank Of Dallas
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Fidelity Investments
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Financial Services Roundtable
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> General Motors
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Genworth Financial
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Investment Company Limited
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Koch Industries
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> KPMG
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Lennox
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Loews Corporation
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> MasterCard
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> National Association of Children's Hospitals (NACH)
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> NAHB
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> NorthernTrust
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Organization for International Investment
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Prudential
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> PWC
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> RIM
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Smiths
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Swisher International
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Teradata
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> U.S. Chamber Institute For Legal Reform
</font></li><li> <font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/U.S._Chamber_of_Commerce" title="U.S. Chamber of Commerce">U.S. Chamber of Commerce</a>
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Univision
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Verzion
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Whirlpool Corporation
</font></li></ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="The_.27OWS.27_Memo"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The 'OWS' Memo</font></span></h2>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Jonathan Larsen and Ken Olshansky on MSNBC reported that the
organisation's 'Up W/Chris Hayes' had obtained a memo from CLGC - a
'Washington lobbying firm with links to the financial industry' -
addresed to the American Bankers Association, one of the clients listed
on CLCG's website.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://upwithchrishayes.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/19/8896362-exclusive-lobbying-firms-memo-spells-out-plan-to-undermine-occupy-wall-street-video">[18]</a>
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The memo appears on CLGC letterhead and is titled<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://info.publicintelligence.net/OWS-CLGC.pdf">[19]</a>:
</font>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">FOR: American Bankers Association
FROM: Sam Geduldig, Steve Clark, Gary Lytle, Jay Cranford
DATE: November 24, 2011
SUBJECT: Proposal: Occupy Wall Street Response
</font></pre>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The introductory paragraphs, in line with CLGC's government lobbyist
role, emphasis the potential negative implications for the American
financial industry if the Democratic Party aligns itself with the
'Occupy Wall Street' movement"
</font></p>
<dl><dd><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">'Leading Democratic party strategists have begun to openly
discuss the benefits of embracing the growing and increasingly organized
Occupy Wall Street {OWS) movement to prevent Republican gains in
Congress and the White House next year. We have seen this process of
adopting extreme positions and movements to increase base voter turnout,
including in the 2005-2006 immigration debate. This would mean more
than just short-term political discomfort for Wall Street firms. If
vilifying the leading companies of this sector is allowed to become an
unchallenged centerpiece of a coordinated Democratic campaign, it has
the potential to have very long-lasting political, policy and financial
impacts on the companies in the center of the bullseye.'
</font></dd></dl>
<dl><dd><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">'Democratic strategists have identified the OWS movement as a
way to tap this populist anger...They are certainly in the field right
now testing messaging options and developing the plans to deploy them in
ads, speeches, social media and grassroots commu nications as early as
this year. The focus of those campaigns would be to tar the financial
services sector - and in particular high-profile Wall Street investment
house brands -as being responsible for the economic problems facing the
country and middle class Americans.'
</font></dd></dl>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Having summarised the perceived political threat that they believe
OWS may pose to 'the financial services sector ...high-profile Wall
Street investment house brands' through co-option of their message by
the Democratic Party, they then outline a series of proposed actions.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">These include:
</font></p>
<ul><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Survey Research
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Opposition Research
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Targeted Social Media Monitoring
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Coalition Planning
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Advertising Creative and Placement Strategy
</font></li></ul>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The majority of these proposed actions are focused within the
political sphere, however, two were aimed directly at the Occupy Wall
street movement.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">'Opposition Research' reports, without providing evidence, that
OWS has already been co-opted, or was originated through the support of,
generally unamed groups (only George Soros is mentioned):
</font></p>
<dl><dd><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">'It will be vital to understand who is funding it and what ther
backgrounds and motives are. If we can show they have the same cynical
motivation as a political opponent it will undermine their credibilty in
a profound way.'
</font></dd></dl>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The possibility that OWS is a grassroots movements without secretive funders is not explored.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">In addition to researching what they claim are these mysterious
OWS funders and backers they also state that they will focus on what
they call the movement's ' extremist leaders'. No definition, or
explicit context, for the use of 'extremist' is offered (or, it would
suggest, would be required by the client).
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Their 'specific initial opposition research tactics' would include:
</font></p>
<ul><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Comprehensive media analysis of OWS and their leaders.
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Records search and obtainable open records of leaders'
histories including civil and criminal information, litigation history,
tax liens, bankruptcies, judgements, and other associations.
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Associated business and record search including Internal
Revenue Service and Federal Election Commission filings, regulatory
actions and litigation.
</font></li></ul>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Their stated focus on 'Targeted Social Media Monitoring' had the aim
of using the 'transparency of social media platforms' to 'anticipate
future OWS tactics and messaging as well as identifying extreme language
and ideas that put its most ardent supporters at odds with mainstream
Americans.'
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Towards these goals they argue that what is 'deliverable' is 'an
audit of the most active social media platforms used by OWS with the
identification of trends in their engagement'. They believe this could
'identify trends and identify effective reporting tools to develop
actionable intelligence that could be rapidlly acted on when a campaign
becomes fully operational'.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Given that the OWS movement does not have leaders it is implied
in these two actions that any OWS supporter who could be identified as
having a significant presence on social media could be open to
investigation by CLGC.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">CLGC suggested that these 'cornerstone strategies of a strategic
campaign' could be 'achieveable within 60 days'. The estimated cost
would be $850,000.
</font></p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Links"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Links</font></span></h2>
<ul><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> 'Lobby Memo Reveals Attack on Occupy Protestors: "Undermine Their Credibility"'<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/252691/20111119/occupy-wall-street-lobby-memo-clgc-aba.htm">[20]</a>
</font></li><li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> 'Memo Reveals How Seriously Powerful Interests Take OWS'<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.thenation.com/blog/164715/memo-reveals-how-seriously-powerful-interests-take-ows">[21]</a>
</font></li></ul>
<hr />
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
D0x on CLGC - <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://pastebin.com/LJna39Gb">http://pastebin.com/LJna39Gb</a>
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">2009 website <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100125120022/http://www.clarklytlegeduldig.com/">http://web.archive.org/web/20100125120022/http://www.clarklytlegeduldig.com/</a>
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Info on Steve Clark of CLGC:
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">[12:51:40] <&BarrettBrown> [03:59] <heyguise> he gives alot of money
[12:51:40] <&BarrettBrown> [04:00] <heyguise> to this PAC
[12:51:40] <&BarrettBrown> [04:00] <heyguise> "Leadership Pac"
[12:51:40] <&BarrettBrown> [04:00] <heyguise> well not alot
[12:51:40] <&BarrettBrown> [04:00] <heyguise> a few thousand it looks like
[12:51:40] <&BarrettBrown> [04:00] <heyguise> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://watchdog.net/contrib/43017/stephen_clark">http://watchdog.net/contrib/43017/stephen_clark</a>
[12:51:40] <&BarrettBrown> [04:02] <heyguise> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/stephen-clark.asp?cycle=02">http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/stephen-clark.asp?cycle=02</a>
[12:51:40] <&BarrettBrown> [04:02] <heyguise> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://influenceexplorer.com/organization/ameritech-corp/1f5dcee4fd0f426e978277ae36002">http://influenceexplorer.com/organization/ameritech-corp/1f5dcee4fd0f426e978277ae36002</a> 327?cycle=1998
[12:51:41] <&BarrettBrown> [04:04] <heyguise> i'd look into this timmons and co
[12:51:41] <&BarrettBrown> [04:05] <&BarrettBrown> you'll get your copy, signed in jizz
[12:51:41] <&BarrettBrown> [04:05] <+m> nice
[12:51:42] <&BarrettBrown> [04:05] <heyguise> clark gave 190,000 total from the years of 89-10
[12:51:43] <&BarrettBrown> [04:05] <heyguise> timmons and co gave 600,000
[12:51:45] <&BarrettBrown> [04:05] <heyguise> there the firm ameritech hired to lobby
[12:51:46] <&BarrettBrown> [04:05] <heyguise> a firm
[12:51:47] <&BarrettBrown> [04:05] <heyguise> they've hired several
[12:51:48] <&BarrettBrown> [04:05] <heyguise> but leadership pac ya
[12:51:49] <&BarrettBrown> [04:06] <heyguise> hes given alot more money to
[12:51:49] <&BarrettBrown> [04:06] <heyguise> "Freedom Project"
[12:51:51] <&BarrettBrown> [04:06] <heyguise> 5k to leadership pack, 15k to "freedom project"
</heyguise></heyguise></heyguise></heyguise></heyguise></heyguise></heyguise></heyguise></heyguise></heyguise></heyguise></heyguise></heyguise></heyguise></heyguise></heyguise></heyguise></heyguise></font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Opensecrets - political donations by GLGC employees 08, 10, 12 - <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.php?name=&state=&zip=&employ=Clark%2C+Lytle+%26+Geduldig&cand=&c2012=Y&c2010=Y&c2008=Y&sort=N&capcode=ywq8v&submit=Submit+your+Donor+Query">http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.php?name=&state=&zip=&employ=Clark%2C+Lytle+%26+Geduldig&cand=&c2012=Y&c2010=Y&c2008=Y&sort=N&capcode=ywq8v&submit=Submit+your+Donor+Query</a> (eg. Sam Geduldig gave $500 to Michelle Bachmann)
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Geduldig:
Privately funded travel while political staffer - <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.legistorm.com/trip/list/by/traveler/id/3351/name/Samuel_K_Geduldig/core_person_id_page/8809/sort/full_sponsor/type/asc.html">http://www.legistorm.com/trip/list/by/traveler/id/3351/name/Samuel_K_Geduldig/core_person_id_page/8809/sort/full_sponsor/type/asc.html</a> (mainly finance industry)
Salary data - <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.legistorm.com/person/Samuel_K_Geduldig/8809.html">http://www.legistorm.com/person/Samuel_K_Geduldig/8809.html</a>
Courtney Clelan Geduldig (wife of) - <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.legistorm.com/person_disclosure/61096/Courtney_Clelan_Geduldig.html">http://www.legistorm.com/person_disclosure/61096/Courtney_Clelan_Geduldig.html</a>
On list of JohnMcCain's lobbyists (May 2008) - <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-matzzie/john-mccains-lobbyists-th_b_102501.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-matzzie/john-mccains-lobbyists-th_b_102501.html</a>
"As part of the heavy-handed K Street Project action, Oxley/Committee
former staffer Sam Geduldig reportedly pressured The Investment Company
Institute, a mutual fund consortium, to hire Haines or another
Republican as a lobbyist in place of a Democrat whose employment by the
Institute was said to be causing Oxley to push an investigation of
mutual funds. Sam Geduldig subsequently became chief of staff to Rep.
Roy Blunt (R-Mo), House Whip under DeLay's Majority leadership." -
Unfortunately source is Larouche - <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.larouchepub.com/eiw/public/2006/2006_1-9/2006-1/analysis.html">http://www.larouchepub.com/eiw/public/2006/2006_1-9/2006-1/analysis.html</a>
Open Secrets: Lobbyist Profile: Summary, 2011 - <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?&id=Y0000030596L&year=2011">http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist.php?&id=Y0000030596L&year=2011</a>
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
Clark:
Salary data - <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.legistorm.com/person/Stephen_C_Clark/70941.html">http://www.legistorm.com/person/Stephen_C_Clark/70941.html</a>
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
Cranford:
Privately funded travel while political staffer - <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.legistorm.com/trip/list/by/traveler/id/942/name/Jay_Newman_Cranford_III.html">http://www.legistorm.com/trip/list/by/traveler/id/942/name/Jay_Newman_Cranford_III.html</a> (petroleum, electricity & <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripon_Society">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripon_Society</a> )
Personal finances nces (includes spouse employment - BB&T Corp banking) <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.legistorm.com/person_disclosure/32689/Jay_Newman_Cranford_III.html">http://www.legistorm.com/person_disclosure/32689/Jay_Newman_Cranford_III.html</a>
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
Deborah Pryce (Associate at CLGC):
Trips - <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.legistorm.com/trip/list/by/approver/id/431/name/Rep_Deborah_Pryce_OH.html">http://www.legistorm.com/trip/list/by/approver/id/431/name/Rep_Deborah_Pryce_OH.html</a> (Lots for her & staff - varied.)
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
Amy Lorenzini Wren (Associate at CLGC):
Salary data -
<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.legistorm.com/person/Amy_Lorenzini_Wren/26885.html">http://www.legistorm.com/person/Amy_Lorenzini_Wren/26885.html</a>
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
No Gov data: Gary Lytle, Judy Grinston, Adam Geller, Jim Parker, Ann Clark.
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">from <a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/CLGC">http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/CLGC</a></font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Project PM</b> operates this wiki in order to provide a
centralized, actionable data set regarding the intelligence contracting
industry, the PR industry's interface with totalitarian regimes, the
mushrooming infosec/"cybersecurity" industry, and other issues
constituting threats to human rights, civic transparency, individual
privacy, and the health of democratic institutions.
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<div id="toc" class="toc"><div id="toctitle"><h2><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Contents</font></h2></div>
<ul><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/Main_Page#So_what_is_this.3F"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">So what is this?</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/Main_Page#Barrett_Brown"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Barrett Brown</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/Main_Page#Entities_of_Particular_Interest"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Entities of Particular Interest</span></font></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/Main_Page#Also_Possibly_of_Interest"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Also Possibly of Interest</span></font></a></li></ul>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="So_what_is_this.3F"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">So what is this?</font></span></h3>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Barrett_Brown"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Barrett Brown</font></span></h2>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrett_Brown">founder</a>
of this initiative has been arrested by the FBI and indicted three
times. He faces up to 105 years in prison and awaits trial in Texas. It
is important for us to support him by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://freebarrettbrown.org/donate">donating</a> to his legal defense. Please see <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://freebarrettbrown.org">freebarrettbrown.org</a> for more information and follow <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://twitter.com/FreeBarrett">@FreeBarrett</a> for updates.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Entities_of_Particular_Interest"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Entities of Particular Interest</font></span></h2>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><i><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/Team_Themis" title="Team Themis">Team Themis</a>:</i> <a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/Palantir" title="Palantir">Palantir</a>, <a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/Berico" title="Berico">Berico</a>, <b><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/HBGary" title="HBGary">HBGary</a></b>
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<ul><li> <font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/Romas/COIN" title="Romas/COIN">Romas/COIN</a></b>
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<ul><li> <font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/Endgame_Systems" title="Endgame Systems">Endgame Systems</a></b>
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<ul><li> <font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/Cubic_Corporation" title="Cubic Corporation">Cubic Corporation</a>
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<ul><li> <font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/Trapwire" title="Trapwire">Trapwire</a>
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<ul><li> <font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/In-Q-Tel" title="In-Q-Tel">In-Q-Tel</a>
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<ul><li> <font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/Qorvis" title="Qorvis">Qorvis</a>
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<ul><li> <font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/Stratfor" title="Stratfor">Stratfor</a>
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<ul><li> <font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/Provide_Security_LLC" title="Provide Security LLC">Provide Security LLC</a>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Also_Possibly_of_Interest"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Also Possibly of Interest</font></span></h2>
<ul><li> <font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/Media_Reports" title="Media Reports">Media Reports</a></b>
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<ul><li> <font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b><a href="http://wiki.echelon2.org/wiki/Resources" title="Resources">Resources</a></b>
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