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National Grid exec, Obama donor denies he's a lobbyist

Sen. Barack Obama makes much of rejecting contributions from lobbyists for his presidential campaign - and slams Sen. John McCain for his close ties to a number of them.

So it is interesting that National Grid executive vice president David Manning insists he is no lobbyist.

Never mind that Manning addressed colleagues on the presidential race last week in a talk billed inside the company...

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