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Students learn the dressed-up art of lobbying

In Room 411 South of the state Capitol, a gathering of college students could well be the future of K Street, the lobbyistsâ?? boulevard in Washington, D.C.

The men have swapped typical campus attire of T-shirts for ties; the women, sneakers for skirts. Theyâ??re all there to learn the slick art of influence and persuasion. In other words, theyâ??re being trained as lobbyists.