Azerbaijan has upped Podesta Group’s 2013 monthly retainer 50 percent to $45K as Tony Podesta’s firm works Congress and the executive branch on behalf of the southwestern Asian nation nestled between Iran and Russia.
Azerbaijan Hikes Podesta
Mon., Feb. 11, 2013
By Kevin McCauley
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