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Client disclosure reporting period: 07/01/2005 - 12/31/2005

Authorizing Officer name	Jon B Hurst
Title	President
Business name	Retailers Assoc. of Massachusetts
Address	c/o J. Hurst, 18 Tremont St, #1040
City, state, zip code	Boston, MA 02108
Country	US
Business interest	Business Associations, Organizations

Compensation/Salaries Paid

Operating Expenses

Date	Recipient	Type of expense	Amount
11/22/05	Deschamps Printing	Printing expenses	$447.00
7/1/05-12/31/05	InfoHighway	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$527.00
12/22/05	Schactman Media	Advertising expenses	$75,000.00
9/30/05	Deschamps Printing	Printing expenses	$1,423.00
11/22/05	Postmaster	Postage, shipping, delivery	$814.00
7/1/05-12/31/05	Hill/Holliday	Public relations expenses	$10,000.00
9/30/05	Postmaster	Postage, shipping, delivery	$479.00
		Total operating expenses	$88,690.00

Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses

Date	Lobbyist name	Event type	Event location	Names of all event participants	Addresses of all event participants	Amount
11/4/05		Travel		Jon Hurst		$45.00
						$45.00

Additional Expenses

Date from	Date to	Recipient name	Expense	Amount
7/1/05	12/31/05	Synthenet	Website Maintenance	$600.00
7/1/05	12/31/05	Paradigm Properties	Rent	$4,834.00
7/1/05	12/31/05	Voter Voice Grassroots	Website Grassroots Module	$1,811.00
7/1/05	12/31/05	Covad	DSL	$288.00
8/24/05	8/24/05	Beacon Hill Institute @ Suffolk Univ.	Research--Minimum Wage	$7,500.00
			Total amount	$15,033.00

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