The Post bids farewell to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, discussing lingering ethics issues and quoting an academic on her number of Twitter followers. “Ain’t gonna shut my mouth/I know there’s got to be a few hundred million more like me/just trying to keep it free,” Palin said in a recent Tweet, quoting the song “Rollin’,” […]
Month: July 2009
New White House Lobbying Guidance
Roll Call reports that yesterday the White House announced formal guidance on stimulus lobbying. The memo is available here. (Although the White House Blog has been the place to find all of the earlier White House ethics updates, as of this writing the memo wasn’t posted there.) The memo contains a new template form (Registered […]
Rep. Jefferson’s Trial
Rep. William Jefferson’s trial is over, according to this Post report. The federal government called more than 40 witnesses against Jefferson, who is charged with 16 counts that include bribery, racketeering, obstruction of justice and money laundering.