Article: Pols & Politics.(News)

Byline: with Dave Wedge

In Dodd we trust?

Sen. Chris Dodd, a Connecticut Democrat who has sworn off lobbyists in his campaign ads, and Sen. John F. Kerry turned up on Martha's Vineyard last weekend with a bevy of Beltway influence peddlers, according to Washington political publication The Hill.

Dodd and Kerry attended the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's annual shmoozefest, with scores of top lobbyists.

Kerry has long been one of Washington's biggest recipients of special interest money, but Dodd's attendance was eyebrow-raising. His campaign has launched Web ads touting his record and noting that lobbyists have said they ...

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