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FAIRSEARCH.ORG — Lobbying — Receipts Report

LD-2 disclosure · 3rd Quarter - Report

FAIRSEARCH.ORG

via MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC

3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) · 2012Posted Oct 16, 2012Filing document ↗LDA record ↗

Income$60Kfee reported

Client

Name: FAIRSEARCH.ORG
Description: A group of businesses joined to promote growth innovation and choice on the internet.
Location: District of Columbia · United States of America

Registrant

Firm: MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC
Description: lobbying
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Lobbying activities

1 issue

Computer Industry
Competition in the search market
LobbyistsBRETT THOMPSON · JESSE APPLETON · VIN WEBER · ED KUTLER
Covered position (BRETT THOMPSON): LD, Senator Jim Talent
Covered position (JESSE APPLETON): LA, Sen. Jim Talent, Sr. Advisor US Treasury
Covered position (VIN WEBER): Member of Congress (MN)
Covered position (ED KUTLER): Asst Ofc of hte Speaker, House Rep. Whip
TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Source

Source · Senate Office of Public Records — Lobbying Disclosure Act filings ↗.

Coverage gaps · LD-2 reports a single dollar figure per quarter on ONE basis — income (a fee) or expenses (self-filed spend), never both — so this page never combines them into one "spend" number.