Day: November 13, 2009

New White House Counsel?

The Post reports that White House Counsel Gregory Craig will be replaced by Bob Bauer, “a Democratic lawyer who is Obama’s personal attorney.”

Times backs Office of Congressional Ethics

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 13, 2009
Categories In House

This Times editorial sides with the Office of Congressional Ethics in a recent controversy. The dispute might be dismissed as a turf fight, except fears are growing that opponents of the new ethics office might try and neuter it in a change of House rules next January.

National Iranian American Council’s status questioned

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 13, 2009
Categories In LDA

The Washington Times examines the status of the National Iranian American Council in this article this morning. Mr. [Trita] Parsi defended his decision to organize NIAC as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and declare on tax forms that his group does not engage in lobbying – a status that enables donors to deduct contributions on their […]