ATLANTA, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- A top Republican who promoted an Atlanta fundraiser for likely GOP presidential nominee John McCain stayed away from the event, The Wall Street Journal said.

WASHINGTON, June 20 (UPI) -- A former Bush administration official was convicted Tuesday of charges that include lying about a golfing trip to Scotland arranged by lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

ATLANTA, May 29 (UPI) -- Gay voters in Georgia say they may boycott the Democratic gubernatorial primary because of a candidate's change of heart on same-sex marriage.

WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) -- The conservative Christian Coalition organization is down to a single Washington lobbyist and is in more than $2 million debt, The Washington Post reports.

ATLANTA, March 4 (UPI) -- A self-avowed Christian Republican in Georgia who opposes Internet gambling has been linked to lobbying efforts that helped defeat a U.S. ban on the practice.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A new account of a multi-player lobbying campaign that defeated an anti-gambling bill puts mega-lobbyist Jack Abramoff in a bad light.

MIAMI, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and a business partner have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Florida on wire fraud and conspiracy charges.

MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 2 (UPI) -- The Christian Coalition of Alabama has decided that money contributed to an anti-casino drive by an Indian tribe did not come from gambling revenues.

REDMOND, Wash., May 28 (UPI) -- Microsoft Corp. no longer has consultant Ralph Reed of Century Strategies, in Atlanta, under contract for $20,000 a month, the company has confirmed.