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Originally Posted by misshestermoffitt
"And the lobbyists. God awmighty, I want those people's rights to legally bribe our representatives curtailed big time. Obama said they'd have no place in his administration, and I'm going to be hopping mad if I don't see some sort of progress made on this issue."
I'd like to see some action on this too.
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I believe this particular action is called 'crawfishing.'
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Despite campaign trail promises that special interests wouldn’t be a part of his administration, President-elect Barack Obama’s has sent signals to the lobbyists that they can get jobs with him.
The Obama policy, which appears to be evolving, would prevent lobbyists from taking administration jobs in the same areas they had advocated for in their private practices.
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Obama to set limits on lobby hires - Erika Lovley and Eamon Javers - Politico.com