Day: March 2, 2009

“Tougher Political Corruption Law”

The Times endorses a “tougher political corruption law” in this editorial. The goal of the Senate bill from Patrick Leahy, Democrat of Vermont, and John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, is to have sharper eyes follow the public money. Even with the Abramoff scandal, corruption prosecutions fell an estimated 14 percent during the Bush administration. The […]

Waiver for Food Safety Officials?

Two of President Obama’s prosepects to join the Food Safety Inspection Service would apparently need a waiver to deal with pressing issues, in light of the Obama administration’s position on former lobbyists working in their subject area of expertise within the previous year.  Ms. [Barbara] Masters and Ms. [Caroline] Smith DeWaal would have a problem […]