Here are K Street-related stories from this week's National Journal. Subscription is required.

With all the musical entertainment coming into town for President-elect Obama's inauguration, some members of Congress have decided to take advantage of the moment for a little partying of their own. Dozens of top Democratic fundraisers and donors from K Street as well as outside the Beltway have been invited to pre-inauguration lunches on January 19 -- one with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and another with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. At Pelosi's event, live performances by musical superstars Sheryl Crow, Jon Bon Jovi, and Lyle Lovett are expected, Peter Stone reports.

Although the slumping economy has many people forgoing vacations, the U.S. Travel Association hopes to change that. The group is doubling its spending on advocacy efforts in Washington to $6 million in 2009, President and CEO Roger Dow says. The association is also more than doubling its government relations staff to 15 people, Bara Vaida reports.

Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform and a leading conservative activist, is unhappy with President-elect Obama's tax-cut proposals but hopeful about a Republican comeback. He offered his thoughts on the path ahead for conservatives and who might lead the GOP out of the wilderness, John Maggs reports.

To get Norquist's take on lobbying, watch this video from his recent sit-down interview with NJ.

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