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to a search by The Associated Press of the database of the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics. State law is designed to disclose who is trying to influence government action, how much money they are spending and where the money's going.
• "You spend money lobbying, you have to register," said David Grandeau, former executive director of the state lobbying commission and now an attorney representing lobbyists and clients.
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• Think of it as one-stop shopping for all your NCAA tournament needs. We'll have interviews with celebrity alumni drawn from sports, entertainment and politics, plus "bracket-buster" picks, news, gossip, videos, photos, stats, notes and quotes from around the tourney sites -- all of it bundled into a quick read to give full-time fans and officer-poolers alike something to sound smart about during the day ahead. Look for it daily through the end of the tournament.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
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• Today is Monday, March 18, the 77th day of 2013. There are 288 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On March 18, 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Gideon v. Wainwright, ruled unanimously that state courts were required to provide legal counsel to criminal defendants who could not afford to hire an attorney on their own.
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• On this date:
• In 1766, Britain repealed the Stamp Act of 1765.
• In 1837, the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, Grover Cleveland, was born in Caldwell, N.J.
• In 1913, King George I of Greece was assassinated in Thessaloniki.
• In 1937, some 300 people, mostly children, were killed in a gas explosion at a school in New London, Texas.
• In 1938, Mexican President Lazaro Cardenas nationalized his country's petro (Continued on page 21)
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