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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 | 09/01/2010 |
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| 2. House Identification | 353940103 |
Senate Identification | 61458-61935 |
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REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
| 3. Registrant | Organization | The Raben Group |
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| Address | 1640 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE, NW |
Address2 | SUITE 600 |
| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip | 20036-3229 |
Country | USA |
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| 5. Contact name and telephone number | International Number |
| Contact | Mr. Robert Raben |
Telephone | 2024668585 |
dcabrera@rabengroup.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 | The Washington Post Company |
| Address | 1150 15th Street NW |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip | 20071 |
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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| Robert | Raben | | Asst. Attorney Gen, DOJ; Counsel House Judiciary |
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| Courtney | Snowden | | Staff Assistant, Rep. Tammy Baldwin |
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LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
Proposed U.S. Department of Education "gainful" employment regulations and future legislation affecting the operations of for-profit institutions of higher education including Kaplan higher education.
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: Robert Raben, President |
Date | 01/04/2011 |