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sistertoldjah.com - 1/27/2009
Another lobbyist goes to work in the Obama administration
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ABC News has the details. Don Surber nails Obama’s duplicity on lobbyists: It’s “change you can deceive in.” Even staunch liberal Matt Yglesias is not amused . Hey, liberals, don’t say you weren’t warned . Related: [Obama's Middle East ...
Another Lobbyist Headed into Obama Administration
abcnews.go.com - 1/27/2009
Another Lobbyist Headed into Obama Administration
— abcnews.go.com — U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about climate change reform before signing executive orders in the East Room... of the White House in Washington, January 26, 2009. /Timothy Geithner testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on his nomination to be ... (more) Another Lobbyist Headed into Obama Administration

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Daschle's Problems: When Is a Lobbyist Not a Lobbyist?
time.com - 2/3/2009
Daschle's Problems: When Is a Lobbyist Not a Lobbyist?
— time.com — The Obama cabinet nominee is under fire for his taxes, but it's the ethical gray area Daschle's... advisory work represents that has called into question Obama's promises of changing the culture of Washington (more) Daschle's Problems: When Is a Lobbyist Not a Lobbyist?

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usnews.com - 1/23/2009
No Lobbyist in the Obama Administration ... Except When There Is One - Robert Schlesinger ...
— usnews.com — Robert Schlesinger , Thomas Jefferson Street blog So, President Obama (I do enjoy typing that) is going... to ban lobbyists from his administration...except when he isn't? This from today's New York Times : In what ethics-in-government advocates ... (more) No Lobbyist in the Obama Administration ... Except When ...

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Say Anything:  Another Lobbyist for Team Obama

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Another Lobbyist for Team Obama
Say Anything — ... for Goldman Sachs in 2005, after working as policy director for then-Senate majority leader Tom Daschle. According to publicly filed lobbying disclosure records, he worked on issues related to the banking committee, climate change and carbon trading and immigration reform, among others.  -ABC News Issues related to carbon credits?? Oh, great! Not only is he a lobbyist, but he has Al Gore Green weinie stamped all over him! Hat tip Sister Toldjah Cross Posted at Proof Positive ...

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