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Top 20 Lobbying-Crazed Companies

As AT&T pressures Washington to approve its T-Mobile purchase, The Daily Beast ranks which companies have the most money and troops engaged in Congressional lobbying efforts.

Published Mar. 23 2011 11:34AM EDT

galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---ge_krfr7b — AP Photo,J. Scott Applewhite

galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---ge_httwcu — Lobbyists hired: 195
Lobbying expenditures: $39.3 million
Revenues: $150.2 billion
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galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---verizon_rejr1g — Lobbyists hired: 143
Lobbying expenditures: $16.8 million
Revenues: $106.6 billion
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galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---boeing_nys6sk — Lobbyists hired: 139
Lobbying expenditures: $17.9 million
Revenues: $64.3 billion
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galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---comcast_lp2pgc — Lobbyists hired: 109
Lobbying expenditures: $13 million
Revenues: $37.9 billion
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galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---att_eq7gyc — Lobbyists hired: 93
Lobbying expenditures: $15.4 million
Revenues: $124.3 billion
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galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---lockheed_idkewt — Lobbyists hired: 103
Lobbying expenditures: $12.6 million
Revenues: $45.8 billion
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galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---fedex_vazhdt — Lobbyists hired: 66
Lobbying expenditures: $25.6 million
Revenues: $34.7 billion
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galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---pfizer_yu9h8w — Lobbyists hired: 80
Lobbying expenditures: $13.3 million
Revenues: $67.8 billion
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galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---general-dynamics_dm6aby — Lobbyists hired: 102
Lobbying expenditures: $10.9 million
Revenues: $32.5 billion
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galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---united-technologies_zw5elo — Lobbyists hired: 68
Lobbying expenditures: $14.5 million
Revenues: $54.3 billion
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galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---northrop-grumman_opw2fq — Lobbyists hired: 65
Lobbying expenditures: $15.7 million
Revenues: $34.8 billion
REED SAXON

galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---general-motors_yx5ojd — Lobbyists hired: 76
Lobbying expenditures: $9.6 million
Revenues: $135.4 billion
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galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---microsoft_n1yjde — Lobbyists hired: 104
Lobbying expenditures: $6.9 million
Revenues: $62.5 billion
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galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---prudential_h6mkvk — Lobbyists hired: 69
Lobbying expenditures: $8.8 million
Revenues: $38.4 billion
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galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---raytheon_g5xqyx — Lobbyists hired: 71
Lobbying expenditures: $7 million
Revenues: $25.2 billion
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galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---berkshire-hathaway_ipdwbh — Lobbyists hired: 64
Lobbying expenditures: $9.6 million
Revenues: $136.2 billion
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galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---walmart_zetmv8 — Lobbyists hired: 90
Lobbying expenditures: $6 million
Revenues: $421.8 billion
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galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---dow-chemical_orhwm7 — Lobbyists hired: 63
Lobbying expenditures: $8.2 million
Revenues: $53.7 billion
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galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---exxon_xuojvy — Lobbyists hired: 50
Lobbying expenditures: $12.5 million
Revenues: $383.2 billion
LM OTERO

galleries/2011/03/23/top-20-lobbying-crazed-companies/lobby-crazed-companies---johnson-johnson_rwedjm — Lobbyists hired: 70
Lobbying expenditures: $6.7 million
Revenues: $61.6 billion
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