Senate's lobby reform: strong enough? | csmonitor.com

Senate's lobby reform: strong enough? | csmonitor.com: "Senate's lobby reform: strong enough?
A bill that bans meals and gifts from lobbyists passed Wednesday, but critics say it falls short.
By Gail Russell Chaddock | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
WASHINGTON – As senators hunkered down for a final vote on lobbying reform this week, a US district judge in Miami was sentencing ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff to nearly six years in prison for fraud.

The buzz from the trial helped the Senate to a 90-8 vote to require more disclosure of lobbyists, but fell far short of the changes that reformers say is necessary to stem corruption."