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Ex-Lobbyist, Defense Official Criticized for Conflicts of Interest, Record
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Obama's Ethics Policy Upsets Would-Be Staffers
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... "It appears to be a black-and-white case. I am unaware of what makes it so gray in the mind of President Obama," a former congressional budget staffer now with the Center for Defense Information told ABC News. "It certainly does not bode well for his effectiveness in the job," added Lawrence Korb, a military expert with the Center for American Progress. ...
Obama's Ethics Policy Upsets Would-Be Staffers
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... "It appears to be a black-and-white case. I am unaware of what makes it so gray in the mind of President Obama," a former congressional budget staffer now with the Center for Defense Information told ABC News. "It certainly does not bode well for his effectiveness in the job," added Lawrence Korb, a military expert with the Center for American Progress. ...
Robert Gibbs Didn't Answer My Question: CNN Reporter (VIDEO)
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Good government advocates are upset by the Lynn nomination, saying that it goes against President Obama's own rules about lobbyists and that there's no reason to make an exception in this case. ...
Robert Gibbs Didn't Answer My Question: CNN Reporter (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... Good government advocates are upset by the Lynn nomination, saying that it goes against President Obama's own rules about lobbyists and that there's no reason to make an exception in this case. ...
DEFENSE: Warnings About Revolving Door in Pentagon from Ex-Lobbyist Official
The Center for Public Integrity : PaperTrail Blog —
... . Now he’s back at the Pentagon. Following Lynn’s nomination by President Obama, hackles were raised over his employment at Raytheon and the seemingly inevitable conflicts of interest he would face in his new role at DOD. Obama even had to ...
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