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Saudis Spent $18M post 9/11 in U.S. on PR & Lobbying

HeadlineOct 29, 2003

Justice Department records show Saudi Arabia has spent nearly $18 million on public relations, advertising and lobbying since the Sept. 11 attacks. Some of the money went to the Washington lobby firm headed by former Congressman Thomas Loeffler who is a major fundraiser for President Bush. The Saudis hired the services of two well-known Washington law firms Patton Boggs and Dutton and Dutton to lobby on Capitol Hill. The Saudi government also hired the Virginia public relations firm Qorvis Communication to manage a massive ad campaign and to help arrange media appearances for Saudi officials on U.S. news programs.

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