Article posted: 11/22/2012 6:39 PM

Election over, but campaign to influence continues

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Erskine Bowles, right, Alan Simpson, co-chairmen of the president's deficit reduction commission, are seen outside the White House in this file photo from April 14, 2011. Lobbyists, advocates and trade groups are fighting fight to shape the government's response to the looming fiscal cliff.

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The election may be over, but a new campaign is being waged in the nation's capital as lobbyists, advocates and trade groups fight to shape the government's response to the looming fiscal cliff. It's a twist on the usual lobbying effort: Instead of digging for more tax dollars, they're trying to protect what they've got.