Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
B-106 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515 http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov
Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510 http://www.senate.gov/lobby
LOBBYING REPORT
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5)
- All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
PODESTA GROUP, INC.
2. Address
Address1
1001 G STREET, NW
Address2
SUITE 900 EAST
City
WASHINGTON
State
DC
Zip Code
20001
Country
USA
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City
State
Zip Code
Country
4a. Contact Name
b. Telephone Number
c. E-mail
Ms.
KIMBERLEY FRITTS
2023931010
LOBBYING@PODESTA.COM
5. Senate ID#
31680-517
7. Client Name
Self
Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY
6. House ID#
311100017
TYPE OF REPORT
8. Year
2008
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31)
Q2 (4/1 - 6/30)
Q3 (7/1 - 9/30)
Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report
Termination Date
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying
13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities
for this reporting period was:
EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities
for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more
$
20,000.00
$5,000 or more
$
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest
$10,000,
of all lobbying related income from the client (including all
payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying
activities on behalf of the client).
14. REPORTING
Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions
for description of options.
Method A.
Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B.
Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code
Method C.
Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code
Signature
Digitally Signed By: Kimberley Fritts, CEO
Date
04/21/2008
LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.
15. General issue area code CON
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, entire bill H. R. 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, entire bill S. 849, OPEN Government Act of 2007, entire bill
H. R. 1309, Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007, entire bill S. 2035, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, entire bill
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
Covered Official Position (if applicable)
New
Claudia
James
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where
registration information has changed.
20. Client new address
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Country
21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)
City
State
Zip Code
Country
22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer
expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
1
Anthony
Podesta
9
Tim
Powers
2
Kimberley
Fritts
10
Gwen
Mellor
3
Elizabeth
Morra
11
Paul
Brown
4
Randall
Gerard
12
Matt
Gelman
5
Michelle
Tessier
13
6
Lauren
Maddox
14
7
Ken
Kay
15
8
Lisa
Kinard
16
ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
BUD
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
Name
Address
Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City
State/Province
Zip
Country
City
State
Country
26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated
with the registrant or client
1
5
9
2
6
10
3
7
11
4
8
12
FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
Name
Address
Principal place of business
(city and state or country)
Amount of contribution for lobbying activities
Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City
State/Province
Country
City
State
Country
%
28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns,
or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization