Some Activists Barred From Government Work - by Dan Eggen of the Washington Post

Some Activists Barred From Government WorkNonprofits and Public Interest Groups Are Hurrying to Meet Obama's Strict New Ethics Guidelines
By Dan EggenWashington Post Staff WriterSunday, March 22, 2009; A04
Nonprofit and public interest groups are scrambling to adapt to President Obama's stringent new ethics guidelines, which are so sweeping that they have blocked the ability of many sympathetic activists to get hired by the new administration.
Many of the groups are rushing to terminate or curtail their lobbying activities as a result of the rules, which bar new officials from making policy on any matter involving their former employer or clients for a period of two years or from working at an agency they lobbied within the past two years. Congressional records show that more than 700 lobbyists or lobbying groups have filed "de-registration" papers with the House and Senate since Obama took office, including scores of charities and other nonprofits. ( read more at link below )
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