The LA Times reports on the lobbyist flood inundating Washington with the incoming administration. President-elect Barack Obama says he does not want to use special interest money to pay for inaugural events, but the lobbyists are coming anyway.
Bloomberg reports on some of the parties surrounding the inauguration. Seven firms that earned a total of at least $30 million in lobbying fees last year gave as much as $50,000 apiece for tomorrow’s Illinois gala. For that the lobbyists will be able to pose for pictures with lawmakers and other honorees, get priority dinner […]
Sec. of Treasury nominee Timothy Geithner apparently failed to pay social security self-employment taxes, according to this report. The episode recalls the Zoe Baird incident and what one commentator called “vetting 101”.