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ABC's Brian Ross exposed loopholes in lobbying regulations. He went on The Money Trail to uncover the innovation by Rep Dan Lungren (D-CA) that allowed him to attend the American Airport Executives Conference despite a ban on lobbyists paying for travel. So how could he enjoy an all-expenses paid trip to Honolulu, including first class air fare? He organized a $1,000-a-head fundraiser at the same hotel as the conference. The aviation lobbyists attended, making the checks payable to Lungren's campaign, not him personally. The campaign then paid for the candidate to attend his own fundraiser. Ross wondered if he would have scheduled a fundraiser if the conference had been held in Pennsylvania instead of the Big Island. "I probably would not have been in Pittsburgh in January. Do I look like I would go to Pittsburgh in January?"
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