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shvetsov2005
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 Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:02 pm Post subject: pushing for passage |
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"He landed a job at Citibank and withing a year was working as a lobbyst in Washington, pushing for passage on NOW (interest-bearing checking) legislation".
Can you explain this last:"pushing for passage on NOW legislation"?
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Mister Micawber
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NOW is probably National Organization for Women.
Pushing for passage on NOW legislation = lobbying for the Congress to pass laws related to interests of NOW.
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