Lobbyist-hosted Coakley fundraiser in DC last week
As eyes turn toward Massachusetts and the outcome of the Senate race today, here’s the text of an invitation to a fundraiser for would-be senator Martha Coakley at Sonoma restaurant last week hosted by the Democratic Massachusetts political firmament and a host of well connected lobbyists.
Congressional Quarterly reported on this fete here; the Washington Examiner noted that several of the lobbyists have health care connections here; and the Washington Post here.
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