AMERICAN MEDIA SERVICES

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2007–2009

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2009	—	6	1
2008	—	2	1
2007	—	6	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
TURNER GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC AFFAIRS	—	14

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	5
SENATE	5
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	2
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	2
UNDETERMINED	2

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Media (information/publishing)	Media (information/publishing)	10
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	1

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 1201110th Congress

Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship Act of 2007

Cited source text and reported amounts

FCC related issues HR 1201 HR 2060

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: HR 1201

H.R. 2060110th Congress

Internet Radio Equality Act

Cited source text and reported amounts

FCC related issues HR 1201 HR 2060

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: HR 2060

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