Faced with Congressional pressure, agency officials like Mr. Rannazzisi have said that they are increasing the ranks of investigators like Ms. Cooper, and that they provide distribution data to state officials when local authorities request it as part of an investigation.
Cheney's willingness to ram through an ill-conceived invasion of Iraq, best exemplified by an unprecedented eight or more visits to CIA headquarters to pressure agency analysts, was typical of his single-minded effort to mould the government to the White House's command.
Legislators often pressure agency heads to talk about what they originally asked for, rather than what OMB eventually approved, in hopes that such inside information will give Congress an edge in its annual tug of war with the administration over spending.
The investors claim Morgan Stanley, which marketed the deal, successfully pressured agencies to give the notes better ratings than they deserved.
An advertisement from the Bush crew casts Mr. McCain, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, as someone who "solicits money from lobbyists with interests before his committee and pressures agencies on behalf of contributors".
"McCain says he's the only candidate who can beat Gore on campaign finance, but news investigations reveal McCain solicits money from lobbyists with interests before his committee and pressures agencies on behalf of contributors.
In fact, there is significant pressure on agencies to keep the number of foster-care placements low.
Andy Berlin, chief executive at Berlin Cameron & Partners, a general market agency with clients like Coca-Cola and General Motors, said he feared that "advertising lags behind" society, because "clients feel pressure and agencies feel pressure even more".
As an industry fixated on fresh and new ideas, there is a pressure on agencies to find and sign new faces.
