What’s the deal with book deals? President Obama apparently signed a book deal before he entered office, according to this Washington Times report. The terms of the book deal were disclosed in a Senate financial disclosure report filed Tuesday. Analysts say there don’t appear to be any rules that would bar such transactions after a […]
Category: Executive Branch
Mr. Eisen’s Next Customer?
From the Reliable Source (with no indication that a White House waiver will be required): Engaged: Melody Barnes, 44, and Marland Buckner, 42. She’s a senior domestic policy adviser at the White House; he’s a Democratic staffer-turned-lobbyist. The two met 10 years ago (she was Ted Kennedy’s chief counsel; he worked for Chuck Schumer and Harold […]
Meet Norm Eisen
The Post profiles Norm Eisen, he of the lobbyist-waiver dispensations. Eisen is the White House ethics adviser, the guardian of Obama’s integrity, and he is called for consultation every time the new administration has a question regarding more than 1,000 pages of government ethics rules and regulations. Want to hire a former lobbyist? Better call […]