Monday, July 2, 2007

Washington's New Ethics Rules On Lobbying Put Birthday Partiers on Guard

(Bloomberg) -- For 9-year-old Brendan Loveng, it was
just a birthday party. For his father, Jeff, a congressional
aide, it was the entree into Washington's thorny new ethics
rules.

Brendan was treated to free laser-tag games, pizza and
birthday cake at the party for a lobbyist's son. On the advice
of officials in Congress, his father evened the score by
throwing an identical birthday party for Brendan two weeks later
and inviting the lobbyist's son.


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