President Obama named Barry White to be Ambassador to Norway, according to this report. White, along with recent ambassadorial nominees Alan Solomont and William Kennard, bundled about $1 million all together for the Obama campaign, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
Category: Executive Branch
Are You Fishy? The White House Wants to Know
There’s been more controversy about a Macon Phillips (pictured) White House blog post crowdsourcing online monitoring. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov. One report notes some of the legal issues. “This is a very troubling attempt to stifle the […]
Appointment News
House Ethics staffer Kenyen Brown was named U.S. Attorney in Alabama’s Southern District, according to this report. The White House release is here. President Obama nominated Alan D. Solomont for the post of Ambassador to Spain and Andorra. According to one report, Solomont bundled at least $500,000 to Obama (no word if these were contributions […]