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		svyft on May 15, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 60,000 jobs VS a killing machine. It's plain lobbying. Legal in US but not in UK and most other countries.

pling on May 15, 2014 [–]

Still happens in the UK behind the scenes. A lot of the political elite have links with the businesses.

msantos on May 15, 2014 | [–]

Such as ex-PM Tony Blair and the BAE Systems deal with the Saudis.

pling on May 15, 2014 | | [–]

That's the most obvious one - yep :)

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