The White House’s Norman Eisen issued a memorandum (an ethics waiver) for John Brennan today regarding his service in connection with the aviation screening technology and watchlisting systems review. Politico has this story on the waiver.
Category: Executive Branch
About 1000 earmarks for $5 billion in Defense bill
The Post discusses earmarks in the recent defense appropriations bill. Tracking several earmarks for special operations and for research and development shows that many may be jobs programs for districts and states.
The lobbying-TARP bailout connection
Who got government bailouts and why? The Times reports. U.S. banks that spent more money on lobbying were more likely to get government bailout money, according to a study released on Monday, Reuters reported. Banks whose executives served on Federal Reserve boards were more likely to receive government bailout funds from the Troubled Asset Relief […]