If the two main contenders are any measure, true lobbying reform will prove hard to come by.

In any case, standing alone the measure does not add up to the sort of comprehensive lobbying reform needed to create a truly independent Congress.

The inclusion of something termed "ethics training" in the House Republican majority's pending lobbying reform bill is the ultimate touch of drollery.

The top priority must be real lobbying reform.

In this milieu, real lobbying reform would be a relatively easy and much-needed lift.

The House's new Democratic majority is flirting with disaster as it guts key provisions of the strict lobbying reform it promised voters last November.

Mr. Foley, while vague on the particulars, did go on to say he could back strong lobbying reform to improve public confidence in Congress.

In September 2006 both the Senate and House passed bills and rules changes to make public earmarks but not make other substantive lobbying reforms.

Embarrassed by ethics scandals, the Republicans who run Congress seem poised to enact new lobbying reforms, including a crackdown on lobbyist-financed travel.

This lobbying reform has gold stars, and here's why.