Ex-U.S. Congressman Quits Azerbaijani Lobby Group, Citing Nonpayment
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A former U.S. congressman has resigned as chairman of a central player in the multimillion-dollar Azerbaijani lobbying effort to court American support for the ex-Soviet republic's authoritarian government, saying he has not been paid for his services "in a year."