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Obama adviser lobbied for oil interest group
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro Obama's newly named senior adviser and Jewish outreach coordinator, who joined Obama on his trip to Israel, lobbied on behalf of the American Petroleum Institute , according to the Senate Office of Public Records Lobbying Disclosure Act database.    Daniel Shapiro is listed as a lobbyist by Washington, D.C.-based Timmons & Co. and API is one of the company's clients. Shapiro is listed on five entries as one person who helped lobby the U.S. Senate ...
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