Obama’s 1st Press Conference as President + 1st Executive Order + Faux transparency

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Dandelion Salad firedoglake more about “Barack Obama’s First Press Conference…“, posted with vodpod *** Executive Order — Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel by Barack Obama January 21, 2009 http://www.whitehouse.gov/ Executive Order — Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and sections 3301 and 7301 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1.  Ethics Pledge.  Every appointee in every executive agency appointed on or after January 20, 2009, shall sign, and upon signing shall be contractually committed to, the following pledge upon becoming an appointee: “As a condition, and in consideration, of my employment in the United States Government in a position invested with the public trust, I commit myself to the following obligations, which I understand are binding on me and are enforceable under law: “1.  Lobbyist Gift Ban.  I will not accept gifts from registered lobbyists or lobbying organizations for the duration of my service as an appointee. “2.  Revolving Door Ban    All Appointees Entering Government.  I will not for a period of 2 years from the date of my appointment participate in any particular matter involving specific parties that is directly and substantially related to my former employer or former clients, including regulations and contracts. “3.  Revolving Door Ban    Lobbyists Entering Government.  If I was a registered lobbyist within the 2 years before the date of my appointment, in addition to abiding by the limitations of paragraph 2, I will not for a period of 2 years after the date of my appointment: (a)  participate in any particular matter on which I lobbied within the 2 years before the date of my appointment; (b)  participate in the specific issue area
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