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a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote
promised that as governor he would never be beholden to special interests
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Regardless, that figure certainly pales in comparison to the undisclosed dollars corporations and other special interests pay lobbyists, experts said.
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Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2024
The financial backers of the Maui event ranged from a variety of special interests including healthcare, technology and law enforcement.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Morgan, who has a special interest in gun safety issues following a deadly mass shooting in his district at the 2022 Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, questioned whether President Joe Biden’s Office of Gun Violence Prevention would be on the chopping block and how that would affect Illinois.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
Congress and the Fed should not sneakily attack their wallets with policies that will likely result in less benefits from their credit and debit cards and more costly financial services, just to help a wealthy special interest group.
—John Berlau, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2024
The financial backers of the Maui event ranged from a variety of special interests including healthcare, technology and law enforcement.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Morgan, who has a special interest in gun safety issues following a deadly mass shooting in his district at the 2022 Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, questioned whether President Joe Biden’s Office of Gun Violence Prevention would be on the chopping block and how that would affect Illinois.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
Congress and the Fed should not sneakily attack their wallets with policies that will likely result in less benefits from their credit and debit cards and more costly financial services, just to help a wealthy special interest group.
—John Berlau, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Special interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/special%20interest. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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