Following on the news that eBay’s former CEO Meg Whitman is exploring a run for governor, Facebook’s chief privacy officer is rumored to be thinking about running for attorney general.
Day: February 10, 2009
Blackburn: Probe Obama Census Move
Rep. Marsha Blackburn has called for an investigation into President Obama’s decision to have the head of the Census Bureau report directly to the White House, according to this report. “The American people deserve a non-partisan census in 2010, and we hope the committee will ensure that goal comes to fruition by holding an oversight […]
Another Day, Another “Lobbying War”
The Post reports of the lobbying war surrounding electronic health care records. In letters, testimony, meetings with lawmakers and media teleconferences, industry lobbyists have argued that some of the provisions Congress is considering would impede health research, might prevent pharmacists from sending out refill reminders, could restrict doctors from finding out about a patient’s risk […]