Limits tighten for lobbyist gift-giving
http://dervishcom.blogspot.com/2011/09/limits-tighten-for-lobbyist-gift-giving.html
Aproposed strict ban on lobbyists' gifts to federal employees is part of the Obama administration's efforts to change the culture of Washington when it comes to the influence of lobbyists.
The proposed rules governing contacts with lobbyists stem from President Obama's ethics standards for the executive branch, enacted in an executive order signed on his first full day in office. The order followed a campaign season in which Obama and other Democrats assailed the role of lobbyists in the policymaking process.
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