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Monday, March 12, 2012

Obama embraces K Street - The Washington Post

Obama embraces K Street - The Washington Post: "Ricchetti achieved this feat — getting around the ban on lobbyists serving in the administration — by using one of Washington’s most-honored traditions: the loophole. Just as Obama won the presidency, Ricchetti de-registered as a lobbyist for his various clients. But he remained president of the lobbying firm that continued to work for many of those same clients, as well as a few more, such as the American Bankers Association."

Obama:  "I won't have lobbyists running the White House... Just CEOs of lobbying firms..."

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