Jordan's King Hussein has bagged Republican heavyweight HowardBaker, the former White House chief of staff and Senate majorityleader, as his new U.S. lobbyist at a reported fee of $500,000 ayear.
Baker, a high-priced Washington super-lawyer, has agreed for thefirst time to register his law firm with the Justice Department as aforeign agent. He will work mainly with Congress, where he hasintimate contacts with legislative leaders. He will seek torehabilitate Jordan following King Hussein's apostasy in backing Iraqduring the Gulf War.
Go-between for the arrangement was the king's father-in-law,Najeeb Halaby, former Pan American World Airways president andfederal …
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