senior lobbyist, chris cushing says strict us laws govern how he can act on behalf of a foreign statelf of qatar, which is a client of mine, on behalf of malawi, which is a client of mine, and other foreign clients. there are lobbyists on every side of every issue and there is high level of scrutiny, there's a high level of professionalism. beyond washington's registered lobbyists though, lies another world of influence pedlars, many of them, including some reputable think tanks, benefit from foreign money, some of it from governments. such sums are supposed to be made public but in practice, they are often not disclosed, to preserve reputations, according to chris cushing. think tanks take domestic corporate money and take foreign money and spend it on behalf of those individuals with minimal or no disclosure. probably every think tank here in washington dc has taken foreign money or wants to take foreign money and has not had the good fortune to get it yet. big money, millions and millions of dollars. and they do not disclose that. the hudson institute, one of washington's biggest t