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<blockquote data-quote="tieguy" data-source="post: 679243" data-attributes="member: 1912"><p>Also from ABC News:</p><p> </p><p>"</p><p>But the president waived the rule for Deputy Defense Secretary <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6709138&page=1" target="_blank">William Lynn</a>, who was a registered lobbyist for the defense contractor Raytheon before being appointed in January. </p><p>U.S. Trade Representative <a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/02/presidents-nomi.html" target="_blank">Ron Kirk</a> was a lobbyist for investment bank Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., and law and lobbying firm Vinson & Elkins LLP in Austin, Texas. </p><p>The Obama administration has granted waivers for additional officials who had previously worked as lobbyists. In February, the administration signed waivers for Jocelyn Frye, former general counsel at the National Partnership for Women & Families, and Cecilia Muñoz, the former senior vice president for the National Council of La Raza, allowing them to work on issues for which they lobbied"</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/State_of_the_Union/state-union-2010-fact-check-president-obamas-address/story?id=9680549&page=2" target="_blank">http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/State_of_the_Union/state-union-2010-fact-check-president-obamas-address/story?id=9680549&page=2</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tieguy, post: 679243, member: 1912"] Also from ABC News: " But the president waived the rule for Deputy Defense Secretary [URL="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6709138&page=1"]William Lynn[/URL], who was a registered lobbyist for the defense contractor Raytheon before being appointed in January. U.S. Trade Representative [URL="http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/02/presidents-nomi.html"]Ron Kirk[/URL] was a lobbyist for investment bank Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., and law and lobbying firm Vinson & Elkins LLP in Austin, Texas. The Obama administration has granted waivers for additional officials who had previously worked as lobbyists. In February, the administration signed waivers for Jocelyn Frye, former general counsel at the National Partnership for Women & Families, and Cecilia Muñoz, the former senior vice president for the National Council of La Raza, allowing them to work on issues for which they lobbied" [URL]http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/State_of_the_Union/state-union-2010-fact-check-president-obamas-address/story?id=9680549&page=2[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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