politico.com - 1/14/2009
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President-elect Barack Obama s pick for deputy secretary of Health and Human Services was an anti-tobacco lobbyist as recently as September, a vocation that at least rides the fine line of Obama s ethics principles. As a leader of the Obama HHS transition team, Bill Corr, who lobbied as ...
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 1/10/2009
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President-elect Obama's campaign speeches often mentioned reducing the
influence of lobbyists and special interests on the federal
government. WASHINGTON (CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama, who campaigned on lessening the influence of ...
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Obama picks defense lobbyist as deputy defense secretary
blogs.wsj.com - 1/13/2009
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Jane Zhang reports on health care. President-elect Barack
Obama said he will nominate William Corr , who
has long advocated reducing tobacco use, as deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Corr is the executive ...
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Obama Picks Antismoking Advocate to Be HHS Deputy
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Stones Cry Out —
... No lobbyists serving in policy areas they have worked to influence in the past year. So then, September 2008 is technically last year. ...
Obama’s transition problems
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... Obama appointed a lobbyist, William Corr, to Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, also in violation of Obama’s own transition rules. ...
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