Obama is doing the job on lobbyists-The truth is coming out about the economy

Submitted by Ambrose Okpokpo (United States), Nov 27, 2009 at 20:39

Washington Post) This story was written by Dan Eggen.
Hundreds, if not thousands, of lobbyists are likely to be ejected from federal advisory panels as part of a little-noticed initiative by the Obama administration to curb K Street's influence in Washington, according to White House officials and lobbying experts.

The new policy -- issued with little fanfare this fall by the White House ethics counsel -- may turn out to be the most far-reaching lobbying rule change so far from President Obama , who also has sought to restrict the ability of lobbyists to get jobs in his administration and to negotiate over stimulus contracts.

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