Advertisers Gird for Gridlock

Lobbyists brace for battle over corporate taxes and privacy regulation

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The advertising business has, for the past four years, managed to dodge a barrage of bullets in Washington. But it might not be so fortunate in the years to come. With the re-election of President Obama and a stronger Democratic majority in the Senate, industry lobbyists are gearing up for battle to protect advertising as a business expense and to ward off restrictive privacy legislation.

“It’s time to fasten our seat belts,” said Dick O’Brien, evp of government relations for the 4As.

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