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Lobbying dips sharply in 2011

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Lobbying dips sharply in 2011Smaller TextLarger TextText SizePrintE-mailReprints By Dan Eggen,

Lobbying activity plunged in 2011 for the first time in a decade, most likely driven lower by the struggling economy and legislative gridlock on Capitol Hill, according to new estimates released Thursday.

The Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks money in politics, found that trade associations, multinational corporations and other interest groups spent about $3.27 billion on lobbying last year, down from $3.51 billion in 2010.

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Obama outlines incentive plan to reduce college tuition costs

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Obama outlines incentive plan to reduce college tuition costsSmaller TextLarger TextText SizePrintE-mailReprints By David Nakamura and Daniel de Vise,

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — President Obama offered a plan Friday to reduce the costs of higher education by increasing the amount of federal grant money available in low-interest loans and tying it directly to colleges’ ability to reduce tuition.

In an impassioned speech before 4,000 students at the University of Michigan, Obama delivered an election-year pitch to the type of youthful audience that buoyed his 2008 campaign, saying his administration was putting colleges “on notice” that they must rein in soaring prices.

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