"Amid Protests, Egypt's D.C. Lobbyists Draw Scrutiny"

NPR has this report. 


"In Washington, there's an old saying: Everyone has a lobbyist.

That includes foreign governments. And as protests rage in Egypt, that government's paid lobbyists are suddenly under scrutiny.

A trio of Washington's best-connected lobbyists makes more than $1 million a year helping the Mubarak government buy armaments and ward off criticism in Washington."