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Usain Bolt's success got us thinking -- which company is the top "sprinter" this year in Washington? In other words, which groups have rushed out the door the quickest to spend the most money on lobbying through first half of 2012?
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For the mile run, lobbying firms needed to employ the greatest number of people who had previously worked in government -- in other words, had been around the track a time or two. Read Post

The U.S. may have taken gold in women's gymnastics today -- but who medaled in the decathlon in Washington's Influence Olympics? The winners, some of whom had very limited resources, lobbied on the greatest number of issues. Read Post

Today's event in our ongoing Washington Influence Olympics: The high jump! Which companies have had the biggest jump in their lobbying expenditures from 2008, the year of the last summer Olympics, to 2011? Read Post