huffingtonpost.com - 1/24/2009
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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 of the defense industry giant Raytheon, ...
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A New Era of Ethics, Sort of
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... ? Good to know Obama will be resolute, until he wavers. What has this Lynn kid got that makes him so strong a candidate that Obama weakens here? ...
Tom Daschle: Another Ethics Casualty for Obama
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... you are beloved by this administration, you don’t necessarily have to play by the rules. Both Geithner and Daschle are good men, but their appointments send the message that Washington’s new broom sweeps a bit like the old one. The Daschle debacle is not the only problem bedeviling the Obama team. This follows a slew of ethics waivers which has made the so-called “ethics rules” (prohibiting ex-lobbyists from working on issues for which they previously lobbied) into Swiss cheese. The good government types are fuming. And even the MSM has noticed the pattern, which includes an ...
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