Washington Post scrutinises Amazon lobbying after Jeff Bezos takeover

Newspaper says Amazon has grown steadily more comfortable with throwing its weight around Capitol Hill.
It may have proved an awkward introduction for the new proprietor, but the Washington Post was quick to train the spotlight on Jeff Bezos and scrutinise Amazon's multimillion-dollar lobbying machine on Tuesday.
Less than 24 hours after the Post's $250m sale to the Amazon founder was announced, the newspaper showed its teeth with a 1,400-word examination of the issues focusing Bezos's mind.
"Amazon has grown steadily more comfortable with throwing its weight around Capitol Hill over the years," the Post wrote, noting that it had spent $4.7m on lobbying in the last congressional session.
The paper showed no sign of deference to Bezos with its detailed analysis, pointing out that Amazon had hired lobbyists to fight its corner on topics ranging from federal contracting to credit card swipe fees.
"When it comes to policy, Amazon is perhaps most famous for its long, bitter fights with the states over internet sales taxes," it said, returning to a topic that its distinguished columnist Ezra Klein wrote about in 2011.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/aug/06/washington-post-amazon-lobbying-jeff-bezos?INTCMP=SRCH