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Obama's defense pick (lobbyist) divests
Obama's defense pick (lobbyist) divests
by Mark Silva William Lynn, President Barack Obama's pick for deputy Defense secretary and a former Raytheon lobbyist, says he will sell his stock in the military contractor to free him from conflicts in the new administration. The Obama White House, which has set stringent rules ...
Lobbyist Bill Lynn Probably Can’t Be Deputy Defense Secretary Now
washingtonindependent.com — As mentioned earlier , Bill Lynn, President Obama’s deputy defense secretary-desginate, is coming back to the Pentagon... from defense-contractor giant Raytheon, where he was a top lobbyist. But wait! Didn’t Obama just yesterday put out an executive ... (more) Lobbyist Bill Lynn Probably Can’t Be Deputy ...
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William Lynn, Obama's First Ethics Exception, Causing Massive Headaches
huffingtonpost.com 1/24/2009 — Stuart Whatley was a contributing writer to this story The nomination of William Lynn as Deputy Secretary of Defense has placed Barack Obama under the burn of political heat just days into the presidency. Having lobbied the government on behalf ...