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FedEx, $3,278,561

Goal: Reduce U.S. reliance on imported oil.

AT&T, $2,651,595

Goal: Oppose restrictions on what AT&T can charge sites like YouTube for bandwidth.

Altria Group, $1,803,376

Goal: Encourage F.D.A. regulation of nicotine, which may spur Altria's sales of low-nicotine cigarettes.

Microsoft, $1,765,827

Goal: Issue more visas to tech-savvy foreigners.

Source: Spending figures for 2006 from the Center for Responsive Politics.


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