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•AGRICULTURE. Watson/Mulhern is lobbying for the National Milk Producers Federation, according to Senate lobbying records. American Foods Group and the National Pork Producers Council are also clients.

•ENERGY. The National Propane Gas Association hired Roy Van Arsdall to lobby on the regulation of propane gas storage, according to Senate lobbying records.

{mosads}•GAMBLING. Partygaming hired Avatar Enterprises to lobby on online gaming issues, according to Senate lobbying records. The Poker Players Alliance hired Barnes & Thornburg to lobby on the same topic.

•HEALTHCARE. Abell, Henry & Associates is lobbying for Spectrum Healthcare Resources. The lobbying team includes firm founds, Patrick Henry, former assistant secretary of the Army, and Charles Abell, a former principal deputy undersecretary of Defense. The firm is lobbying on staffing issues related to the Veterans Affairs hospitals.

Jennings Policy Strategies is lobbying for Siemens Corp. on health care issues. Christopher Jennings and Katherine Hayes, a former health counsel to Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.), are lobbying for the engineering company.

•LABOR. Federal Express hired the Nickles Group to lobby on the National Labor Relations Act and other topics, according to Senate lobbying records.

•MISC. The National Capital Area Boy Scouts of America hired McGuireWoods Consulting to lobby for federal help in repairing a dam in Virginia, according to Senate lobbying records.

•STATES. Maryland hired Van Scoyoc Associates to lobby on a series of issues, including reauthorization of the Federal Aviation administration and support for energy efficiency programs, according to Senate lobbying records.

•TAXES. Miller & Chevalier is lobbying for the International Council of Shopping Centers on relevant tax issues. The lobbying team consists of Leonard Bickwit, Steven Schneider, and Marc Gerson, a former tax counsel on the House Ways & Means Committee.

•TECHNOLOGY. Ciber Inc., which provides information technology services to New Orleans, hired Akerman Senterfitt to lobby on disaster reimbursement issues, according to Senate lobbying records. The lobbying includes James Schumann and Dan Craig, a former director of recovery for the Federal Emergency Management Administration.