Department of Agriculture-designate Tom Vilsack was a registered lobbyist, according to the AP. Obama has promised to lessen the influence of special interests in his Cabinet. People working for his transition are prohibited from working in the “fields of policy” in which they lobbied over the last 12 months. He has not detailed the rules […]
Category: Executive Branch
Rove on “Obama 2.0”
What is “Obama 2.0“? Is it legal? Karl Rove penned this WSJ piece touching on the topic. [T]he Obama team continues discussing how to use its campaign email list. According to press reports, the aim is to “place pressure on key legislators.” But that raises problems beyond irritating representatives and senators who will resent the […]
Safavian Trial
The David Safavian case is headed to the jury, according to this report.