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Obama Team Lays Out
'Strictest' Ethics Rules

Lobbyists, corporations banned from contributing to transition

The Hill The Hill Nov 12, 08 2:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's transition team has set out what one official called "the strictest, most far-reaching ethics rules of any transition in history,” the Hill reports. Lobbyists, corporations and PACs will be barred from donating funds to the transition operation, and lobbyists on the team won’t be allowed to work on the same issues they once lobbied. Transition staffers who become lobbyists will be banned from lobbying the administration for a year. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • President Obama • ethics • Obama administration • transition • lobbyists • lobbyist • transition team • John Podesta • conflicts of interest

ANALYSIS

Cutting Lobby Ties Is 'Messy Business'

McCain plays reform card with new policy, but conflicts abound

New York Times New York Times May 20, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain is at war with his own staff to save his image as a crusader against special interests, the New York Times reports. Five aides have been sent packing, and new rules promulgated to rout out any further conflicts. But with many staffers who made their living as lobbyists, from McCain's campaign manager on down, there could be more. More »

More about:  John McCain • lobbying • Rick Davis • Washington lobbyists • Charlie Black • conflicts of interest

Justices' Stock Portfolios Cripple Cases

Supreme Court left deadlocked by recusals amid calls to divest

Bloomberg Bloomberg Mar 7, 08 7:35 PM CST
(Newser) - The stock portfolios of Supreme Court justices have become a flash point this term, in which six cases could be affected by justices recusing themselves because they own financial stakes in companies involved. Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Samuel Alito, and Justice Stephen Bryer have bowed out of cases involving Pfizer, Exxon and Cisco, respectively—apparently because of stock holdings, Bloomberg reports. More »

More about:  US Supreme Court • John Roberts • ExxonMobil • Pfizer • Samuel Alito • Cisco Systems • Anthony Kennedy • Stephen Breyer • conflicts of interest

NASA Delays Mars Probe to 2013

Conflict of interest in purchasing phase pushes mission back

Associated Press Associated Press Dec 21, 07 6:40 PM CST
(Newser) - A conflict of interest has forced NASA to delay a scheduled Mars probe by two years and spend an extra $40 million, the Associated Press reports. The panel choosing between two firms for the mission had to be replaced, and because Mars is only within reach every 26 months, the planned 2011 launch will be moved to 2013. More »

More about:  NASA • space • Mars • Colorado • conflicts of interest

Bill’s Scads of Donations May Backfire on Hill

Ex-prez's blistering fundraising might raise eyebrows as first gent

Salon Salon Oct 11, 07 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former President Clinton rakes in cash for his foundation, while a future President Clinton would have to deal with the appearance of influence-buying. Bill’s foundation isn’t required to divulge donors, and there's no apparent limit on a first spouse’s fundraising, but Salon reports many Clinton Foundation givers among Hillary’s elite—and says suspicions of impropriety are inevitable. More »

More about:  Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • campaign fundraising • Jon Corzine • conflicts of interest • HillRaisers

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