Former Lobbyists Join Obama.

LOBBYISTS; LOBBYING; PRACTICAL politics; PRESIDENTS of the United States; OBAMA, Barack, 1961-; NOMINATIONS for public office

This article offers information on the number of lobbyists who were given positions in the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama. It notes that President Obama railed against the influence of lobbyists during his campaigns and even boasted that lobbyists would not find a job in his administration. He later softened that rhetoric to say that lobbyists would not dominate the White House. As of January 21, 2009 Obama had nominated two lobbyists to high-level posts, and there are 14 White House staffers that had been lobbyists before.