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• AUTOS. The Automobile Dealers Consortium hired The Harold Ford Group to “provide assistance with identifying and securing financial assistance for several automobile dealers in order to remain solvent during the recent nationwide economic downturn,” federal lobbying records show.

• CONTRACTING. Quinn Gillespie & Associates is lobbying for Christopher Alf, who owns National Air Cargo. The firm is helping Alf secure federal contracts, lobbying records show.

{mosads}• DEFENSE. Ian Pfeiffer Government Relations is lobbying for Advanced Distributed Sensor Systems on defense appropriations and authorization bills. Pfeiffer is a former legislative director to Rep. Bob Filner (D-Calif.).

• HEALTHCARE. The American Association of Health Freedom hired Parry, Romani, DeConcini & Symms to lobby on its behalf.

• HIGHER EDUCATION. Holy Family University hired Cassidy & Associates to lobby on the economic stimulus package Democratic leaders plan to write next Congress.

• LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Oakdale, Minn., hired Lockridge Grindal Nauen to lobby for federal appropriations, Senate lobbying records show.

• PARKS. The Ferguson Group is lobbying for the National Recreation and Park Association on issues relating to appropriations, the federal highway bill and the land and water conservation fund.

• TRIBES. Anderson Tuell is lobbying for the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, lobbying records show.