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adding Berkowitz story on RM&R's Kurdistan work
* [[Corey Sparks]] - Senior Media Buyer
==Politicians who have been customers of with ties to Russo Marsh and Rogers or its predecessors==
As outlined below, in the period between March 2000 and February 2003, Russo Marsh and Copsey, and later Russo Marsh Copsey and Scott, were part of the same company as RM+R. It is therefore legitimate to attribute the 2001-2002 electoral cycle contributions listed here to RM+R. It is unclear what if any association now exists between RM+R and Marsh Copsey and Scott, therefore the 2003-2004 contributions are not given on this page.
The total take from Republican politicans for the 01/02 cycle is thus $2,475,223. RM+R does not appear to have been paid money by any Democrat politicans in the same cycle.
==History of the Company==
As is typical of public relations companies, the name and ownership of RM+R have changed over the years, as principals have joined and left. An understanding of the rather convoluted history of the company is necessary in order to be able to make statements with confidence about which politicians have retained the services of RM+R over the last few years. The following account is based on the archive of the current RM+R website http://www.rmrweb.com in the Internet Archive [http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.rmrweb.com].
By August 6 2002 [http://web.archive.org/web/20020806150911/www.russomarsh.com/employee.htm], RM+C has become Russo Marsh Copsey and Scott (RMC+S), and has relocated to Landover, MD. However, both companies are still listed as sister companies on the employees page of russomarsh.com. The last instance of this version of the page is Feb 15 2003 [http://web.archive.org/web/20030215003753/www.russomarsh.com/employee.htm].
===From May 03 - Nowon: RM+R only===
Then on May 28 2003, http://www.marshcopsey.com/ appears in the Internet Archive. Tony Marsh and Lance Copsey appear to have parted company with Sal Russo and Ron Rogers, and are now describing their operation as Marsh Copsey and Scott (MCS). The RM+R and RMC+S partnership appears to have split up. This is consistent with the appearance in the archive of the current Russo Marsh and Rogers website on June 5th 2003 [http://web.archive.org/web/20030605211659/www.rmrweb.com/]. Note that although the name still contains 'Marsh', Marsh is no longer listed as an employee or principal of RM+R.
==Contact Informationinformation==
Russo Marsh + Rogers, Inc. <br>
770 L Street, #950 <br>
[http://www.rmrweb.com/ http://www.rmrweb.com/]
==SourceWatch Resourcesresources==
*[[Public relations firms]]
*[[Public relations associations]]
* [http://www.rmrweb.com/ Russo Marsh and Rogers website]
* [http://www.kingmediagroup.com/ King Media Group]
* Bill Berkowitz, "[http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?ItemID=19468 The selling of brand Kurdistan: As the 'Truth Tour' fades into the ether, Russo Marsh & Rogers, a California-based public relations firm with close ties to the Republican Party, is now helping the Kurds prepare for the future]," ''WorkingForChange'', August 11, 2005.
