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	&lt;div class=&quot;field-item&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.democracy-nc.org/index.shtml&quot;&gt;Democracy North Carolina&amp;#39;s&lt;/a&gt; 2007 lobbyist &lt;a href=&quot;/under_the_dome/2007_banner_year_for_state_lobbying&quot;&gt;report&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a href=&quot;/profiles/don_beason&quot;&gt;Don Beason&lt;/a&gt;, who retired after a shady loan to disgraced Speaker &lt;a href=&quot;/dome/profiles/jim_black&quot;&gt;Jim Black&lt;/a&gt; became public, reported earning $145,521 from 16 clients, putting him in 29th place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* His son, Mark, reported earning $279,423 from 16 clients, putting him in sixth place.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* Elizabeth Dalton, daughter of Lt. Gov. &lt;a href=&quot;/profiles/walter_dalton&quot;&gt;Walter Dalton&lt;/a&gt;, reported earning $79,343 from five clients, for 56th place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a href=&quot;/under_the_dome/profiles/courtney_crowder&quot;&gt;Courtney Crowder&lt;/a&gt;, now a lobbyist for Gov. &lt;a href=&quot;/dome/profiles/beverly_perdue&quot;&gt;Beverly Perdue&lt;/a&gt;, reported earning $42,794 from 10 clients, for 116th place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a href=&quot;/under_the_dome/profiles/lanier_cansler&quot;&gt;Lanier Cansler&lt;/a&gt;, now &lt;a href=&quot;/under_the_dome/faq/what_does_the_health_and_human_services_secretary_do&quot;&gt;secretary&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/&quot;&gt;Health and Human Services&lt;/a&gt;, reported earning $31,110 from four clients, for 159th place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a href=&quot;/under_the_dome/profiles/don_vaughan&quot;&gt;Don Vaughan&lt;/a&gt;, who was elected a state senator last year, reported earning $22,500 from one client, for 206th place. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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 <category domain="http://projects.newsobserver.com/tags/beverly_perdue">Beverly Perdue</category>
 <category domain="http://projects.newsobserver.com/tags/courtney_crowder">Courtney Crowder</category>
 <category domain="http://projects.newsobserver.com/tags/democracy_north_carolina">Democracy North Carolina</category>
 <category domain="http://projects.newsobserver.com/tags/don_beason">Don Beason</category>
 <category domain="http://projects.newsobserver.com/tags/don_vaughan">Don Vaughan</category>
 <category domain="http://projects.newsobserver.com/tags/elizabeth_dalton">Elizabeth Dalton</category>
 <category domain="http://projects.newsobserver.com/tags/jim_black">Jim Black</category>
 <category domain="http://projects.newsobserver.com/tags/lanier_cansler">Lanier Cansler</category>
 <category domain="http://projects.newsobserver.com/tags/lobbyists">lobbyists</category>
 <category domain="http://projects.newsobserver.com/tags/mark_beason">Mark Beason</category>
 <category domain="http://projects.newsobserver.com/project/under_the_dome">Under the Dome</category>
 <category domain="http://projects.newsobserver.com/tags/walter_dalton">Walter Dalton</category>
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