Despite furious lobbying from the White House, the outcome is uncertain.

The real showdown came when the Administration joined House Democrats to beat back furious lobbying for a weaker bill.

A recent example of such temporary solidarity came with the furious lobbying for a "cultural exception" in the recent international trade talks.

Now China's move to enter the World Trade Organization has set off furious lobbying on both sides.

After furious lobbying, Empire last year won a sweeping overhaul of state insurance law.

A weekend of furious lobbying by Conservative whips failed to win around rebel MPs.

Oddly, the idea of putting Social Security funds into equities has not been the subject of furious lobbying in recent years.

The White House must also cope with the beginnings of what is sure to be furious lobbying against the measure in the next two days.

The amendment passed overwhelmingly and bipartisanly, with sixty-four yeas, despite furious lobbying by the financial industry.

The debate followed days of arm twisting by the President and his allies from the inside and furious lobbying from the outside.