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Obama team announces new rules on lobbyists - 11/11/2008 6:27:25 PM   
BlackPhx


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President-elect Barack Obama, who said lobbyists would not run his White House, signaled Tuesday that lobbyists could serve in his transition so long as their activities do not involve areas of policy they have tried to influence in the past year.
Full article here and it is an interesting read.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27665871/

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RE: Obama team announces new rules on lobbyists - 11/11/2008 6:29:19 PM   
Musicmystery


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Status: offline 		Further, Podesta, head of his transition team, announced that any lobbyists in the team are prohibited from lobbying for any related issue for a year from now.

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RE: Obama team announces new rules on lobbyists - 11/11/2008 7:23:03 PM   
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they will sue, the courts will agree, and the lobbiests will be living there,   im sure there is a spare bedroom.



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