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Ted Stevens: I can go out to dinner with my personal friend who is a lobbyist, but the Senator cannot go out to dinner with my friend…

On the recordMay 5, 1994
I can go out to dinner with my personal friend who is a lobbyist, but the Senator cannot go out to dinner with my friend who is a lobbyist but who is not a personal friend of my friend. Is that right?
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Ted Stevens

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Discussing the ethics of interactions with lobbyists.

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