Distribution system for free samples from lobbyists relied on to supply Congressional offices

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Horse trading is a staple of politics. I’ll vote for your bill if you support mine. But now there’s evidence that Capitol Hill runs on a barter system even more rudimentary and potentially fattening: I’ll charge your cell phone if you give me some potato chips. The revelation comes from Politico (who else?), which discovered what

Junk Food Greases The Wheels Of Politics In Washington