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Cash-strapped Baghdad drops Podesta

Iraq has parted ways with its longtime Washington lobbyist.
Military honor guards dress an Iraqi flag as they prepare to greet Iraq's Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi upon his arrival to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington April 14, 2015. Al-Abadi and Obama will discuss the fight against Islamic State on Tuesday at a White House meeting likely to be dominated by Iraqi requests for U.S. arms and tension over Iran's role on the battlefield.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTR4XARN

Iraq’s cash-strapped central government has parted ways with Democratic super-lobbyist Tony Podesta, according to a lobbying disclosure form made public today.

The brother of Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager, Podesta would have had powerful influence if the Democratic candidate had won the presidency in November. Instead, his firm’s stock appears to have fallen since Republican Donald Trump’s election, with three other clients, including Vietnam and Kosovo, ending their relationship over the past few months.

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