The official place of business may be the convention hall, but much of the real networking at this year's conventions will take place at a series of lavish parties. Many of those parties are being paid for by lobbyists, despite efforts to tighten ethics rules on Capitol Hill. We'll look at who's paying for what -- and what lobbyists are hoping to get for their money.
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The Parties' Parties
Listen Monday, Aug. 25, 2008 at 1:32 p.m. in Elections, PoliticsGuests
Elizabeth Williamson
Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
Ari Berman
Political Correspondent, The Nation
Nancy Watzman
Director, Party Time Project, Sunlight Foundation
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