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Clerk of the House of Representatives Legislative Resource Center 135 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515 http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov |
Secretary of the Senate Office of Public Records 232 Hart Building Washington, DC 20510 http://www.senate.gov/lobby |
LOBBYING REGISTRATION
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)
| 1. Effective Date of Registration | 09/22/2008 |
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| 2. House Identification | 316480220 |
Senate Identification | 2057-1004975 |
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REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
| 3. Registrant | Organization | American Continental Group |
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| Address | 900 19th Street, NW |
Address2 | Suite 800 |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip | 20006 |
Country | USA |
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| 5. Contact name and telephone number | International Number |
| Contact | Ms. Beth Anne Cole |
Telephone | 2023278100 |
cole@acgrep.com |
CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self
| 7. Client name | Paulson & Company |
| Address | Three World Financial Center; 200 Vesey Street - 8th Floor |
| City | New York |
State | NY |
Zip | 10281-1021 |
Country | USA |
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LOBBYISTS
10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.
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| Joshua | Fay-Hurvitz | | Legislative Director, Rep. Anthony Weiner, 2006-2007 |
| Joshua | Fay-Hurvitz | | Sr. Legislative Assistant, Rep. Anthony Weiner, 2005-2006 |
| Joshua | Fay-Hurvitz | | Legislative Assistant, Rep. Anthony Weiner, 2005 |
| David | Metzner | | |
| Ian | Musselman | | |
LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
Financial Services Capital Markets Housing Bankruptcy
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?
| No --> Go to line 14. | Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14. |
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
14. Is there any foreign entity
a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?
| No --> Sign and date the registration. | Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration. |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: David J. Urban - Managing Director |
Date | 04/10/2009 |
10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.
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| Carlyle | Thorsen | | General Counsel, Rep. Tom DeLay, 2004 - 2005 | |
| Carlyle | Thorsen | | Administrative Assistant, Rep. Tom DeLay, 2002 - 2004 | |
| Carlyle | Thorsen | | Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Dept. of Justice, | |
| Carlyle | Thorsen | | 2001- 2002 | |
| Carlyle | Thorsen | | Legislative Counsel, Rep. Bill McCollum & Rep. Frank | |
| Carlyle | Thorsen | | LoBiondo, 1996 - 1999 | |
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| Shawn | Smeallie | | Special Asst. to President Bush for Legislative Affairs, | |
| Shawn | Smeallie | | 1990 - 1993 | |
| Shawn | Smeallie | | Special Asst. to Director for Legislative Affairs at the OMB | |
| Shawn | Smeallie | | 1989 - 1990 | |
| Sheryl | Cohen | | Chief of Staff, Senator Christopher Dodd, 1999 - 2008 | |
| Sheryl | Cohen | | Political Director, Sen. Christopher Dodd, 1995-1999 | |
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| Sheryl | Cohen | | Finance Director, Senator Joe Lieberman, 1994 | |
| David | Urban | | Chief of Staff, Senator Arlen Specter, 1997 - 2002 | |
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