October 13, 2000

Hired Guns Help Colleges Feed at the Pork Barrel

By JEFFREY BRAINARD

As earmarking grows, more colleges spend big money on outside lobbyists

When Saint Xavier University in Chicago sought $15-million in federal aid for a new events center several years ago, its officials turned to Cassidy & Associates, hoping that one of the kings of Washington lobbying would help grease

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