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Friday, April 24, 2009 9:34 AM

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  • When you're a company that's trying to turn up the heat on the U.S. Trade Representative's Office, it could pay to have a former head of USTR on legal retainer, writes Peter Stone. That is what Chevron is hoping. The oil giant is using an outside counsel, lawyer and former USTR chief Mickey Kantor, as one of several K Street lawyers and lobbyists pushing the Obama administration for help in a legal battle in Ecuador that could cost Chevron as much as $27 billion in damages.
  • From the K Street Corridor: Armenian-Americans and the Turkish government are intensifying their lobbying Washington; Mexico has signed up two major public-affairs firms, APCO Worldwide and Qorvis Communications; Boston public-relations firm Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications is expanding its lobbying practice in the nation's capital.
  • Labor leaders are holding their fire against President Obama, despite a series of legislative and other set backs, writes Kirk Victor. That labor lobbyists have muted their usual fierce barking in response to letdowns is noteworthy. "I am amazed that they are giving him a pass right now," said Victor Kamber, a veteran labor strategist. "I think there is a realization that all the pressure in the world -- what good is it going to do?"
  • From On The Move: Vanda McMurtry has joined Davis & Harman as a partner in the law firm's legislative practice, where he will lobby primarily on insurance matters; The public-relations firm Rational PR has merged with the GOP advertising outfit Stevens and Schriefer Group to form Rational 360, a full-service strategic communications shop. Among the big names in the new company are partners Patrick Dorton, 40, Don Marshall, 41, and Russ Schriefer, 50.

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Thursday, December 22, 2011

 Why Chevron is Seeking Help from USTR? Will you please tell us about this? Real Estate Sydney

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

The fact that he is going to lobby firstly on insurance matters is quite reassuring for the citizens. This is how things work nowadays. Institutions record enhanced efficiency in their activities, companies draw bigger profits when there is a back-up system for valuable goods at stake that stand for core capital and risk factors in the same time. Even car owners feel safer when they sigh for an Ireland car insurance. This is another big proof that society is an ensemble of systems backing up one another.

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

I acknowledge that they are constantly updating legal procedures, so as they fit in the legislative standards of the constitutional laws. On one side, I feel safer as a citizen to know that criminal checks have become stricter, because these means there is smaller chance for crime rate to keep growing in the next period of time. I barely get to understand and see with my own eyes the outcomes of the legislative reforms of this mandate.

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

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Monday, December 19, 2011

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Friday, December 16, 2011

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Friday, December 16, 2011

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Chevron must take responsibility of what they did. Because of oil contamination, thousands of people have died from cancer, respiratory illness and skin diseases. Not to mention the damaged it did to the environment.
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

The Obama administration helped in a legal battle in Ecuador that could cost Chevron as much as $27 billion in damages. Good job USA.
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

I agree, their lives were destroyed because of oil contamination. This problem has been present in many countries and their oceans.
 

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Chevron must take responsibility of what he did. Because of oil contamination, thousands of people have died from cancer, respiratory illness and skin diseases. I hope this issue has been well taken cared of. I hope Chevron had taken responsibility for this negligence.

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Saturday, January 29, 2011

When you're a company that's trying to turn up the heat on the U.S. Trade Representative's Office, it could pay to have a former head of USTR on legal retainer, writes Peter Stone. That is what Chevron is hoping. The oil giant is using an outside counsel, lawyer and former USTR chief Mickey Kantor, as one of several K Street lawyers and lobbyists pushing the Obama administration for help in a legal battle in Ecuador that could cost Chevron as much as $27 billion in damages. Regards, Mary CNA and free cna training

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Monday, July 19, 2010

I think Chevron should pay all of this money. They did wrong and effected a lot of people in the wrong way. There should be no fight at all. Just pay the money.

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Bob McCarty

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Ana Kay -- Why aren't you using your real name, Karen Hinton?  Is it because you don't want to be transparent and let the world know you're the hired-gun PR person for the Amazon Defense Coalition (i.e., the plaintiff in the lawsuit against Chevron) and you're out to smear the defense with your pithy comments?

Anna Kay

Saturday, April 25, 2009

 Will Chevron stop that nonsense and take responsibility for what they did?!  Over 1,000 people have died from cancer and thousands more are sick with skin disease and respiratory illness.  Their lives were destroyed because of oil contamination.  Denying, downplaying and hiding the truth- that’s all Chevron can do. This cannot go unpunished!
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