The Times highlights a number of officials in the new administration with spouses who are lobbyists. People are disqualified from working on any matters they lobbied about within the past year, and currently registered federal lobbyists are barred from playing a significant role — regardless of the issues they lobby about. But Mr. Obama’s embrace […]
Category: Executive Branch
Obama Bonanza
Robert Samuelson discusses President-elect Obama’s “gift to K Street” here. There will be a vast mobilization of interests: from radiologists to renewable energy producers; from mutual funds to hospitals. Says Bara Vaida, the respected lobbying reporter for National Journal: “This will be a bonanza for K Street” — the symbolic hub of Washington lobbyists.
Online Video, Newsmaking Tool
The Post reports that the weekly radio addressed has changed, thanks to YouTube, into something else. “The mainframe for this White House will be the Internet, not TV,” Sosnik added. “They will cater to TV. And it will be integrated into the overall digital strategy. But it’s not going to be the end-all.” … “Turning […]