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On the recordFebruary 24, 2004
we have talked quite a bit tonight about Ahmed Chalabi, and rightly so; but he is not apparently the only favorite of the American government involved in positioning themselves for leadership in Iraq. In today's Roll Call, one of the Hill newspapers, a fascinating front-page story titled ``Iraqi Money Flows'' detailing how four different Iraqis seeking power in Iraq are paying over $100,000 a month for lobbying costs and public relations costs here in the U.S. capital. It is a million-dollar-plus annual industry.
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Hon. Joseph M. Hoeffel
Pennsylvania
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Discussing the influence of Iraqi leaders and lobbying costs in the U.S. related to Iraq's leadership.

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