In Transition, Tangle of Ties to Lobbying

New York Times by David Kirkpatrick | Nov. 15, 2008 (News Report)

President-elect Barack Obama has imposed stricter conflict-of-interest restrictions on his White House transition team than any president before him. But a list of transition team members that his office made public on Friday includes a complicated tangle of ties to private influence-seekers. Full Story »

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Nov. 15, 2008

This is important information for the public. The Times gives us a good sense of the most ethically challenging appointments, done so in an even-handed way. I do think better contextualization- specifically comparing Obama's procedures with that of the last president- would have been helpful.

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