Lobbyists Banned, But Big Donors Play Major Transition Roles
November 13, 2008
President-elect Obama's real test on transparency is yet to come.
He's banned lobbyists from the transition team and stopped companies from giving money to the effort – some of the boldest limitations on money in a presidential transition.
But big donors -- particularly bundlers -- still play a key role in his transition efforts. And good government groups say the real test for whether President-elect Barack Obama will change the culture of lobbying depends on whether he can address the broader question of special interests funding campaign donations.
Click here for the full story.
Click Here for the Blotter Homepage.
He's banned lobbyists from the transition team and stopped companies from giving money to the effort – some of the boldest limitations on money in a presidential transition.
But big donors -- particularly bundlers -- still play a key role in his transition efforts. And good government groups say the real test for whether President-elect Barack Obama will change the culture of lobbying depends on whether he can address the broader question of special interests funding campaign donations.
Click here for the full story.
Click Here for the Blotter Homepage.
This email was sent to fpac.rangola@blogger.com
Please do not reply to this email as this address is not monitored.
Change My Registration Preference
When you registered with our site, you asked to receive occasional updates, special offers, and other information on ABCNews.com. If you wish to change this registration preference, click here.
Add me to ABCNews Do Not Email list
This email contains an advertisement from ABCNews, 7 WEST 66th Street, New York, NY 10023. To unsubscribe from all types of future commercial email from ABC News regarding its products and services, click here.
2007 ABC News Internet Ventures. All rights reserved.
No comments:
Post a Comment