Washington Post: Biden's Son Lobbied Obama's Staff for Earmarks
By Bill Allison Aug 27 2008 2:05 p.m. 5 commentsThe Washington Post reports that Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee for President, requested $3.4 million in congressional earmarks for clients of the lobbying firm that employs the son of running mate Joe Biden. Hunter Biden, who's a registered lobbyist (see here and here for his clients), apparently lobbied Obama's Senate office directly:
Campaign spokesman David Wade also said Hunter Biden never appealed directly to Obama."Hunter Biden met with the Obama Senate office, not with Senator Obama," Wade said.
Read the whole thing. An aside: Nice to see the Washington Post use information from both Taxpayers for Common Sense (anyone can use it -- see their handy downloadable lists of 2009 earmarks here) and the Center for Responsive Politics (to see how much Sen. Joe Biden has taken in from lawyers and lobbyists over the course of his career, click ; to see the same information for Republican presidential nominee John McCain, click here).
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From everything I have been reading and researching about on our government whether state or federal has proven to me that everyone elected to office has relatives branched out to every state and country and in every office, public and private(if connected to the gov.). There is no regard for the "non relatives" in this country. Has anyone taken a poll on how many of our state and federal (congressmen, governors, senators) elected officials are lawyers? The hard working legal people in this country need more accountability. And, we shouldn't have to listen to lawyers telling us which way to turn. This country is heading towards socialism and it's sad.Thank you for your organization and keeping us normal people informed.
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