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Ban Executive Employees From Taking Gifts From Lobbyists

"Barack Obama will issue an executive order banning registered lobbyists or lobbying firms from giving gifts in any amount or any form to executive branch employees."

-- Obama's The Change We Need In Washington"

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JANUARY 21, 2009
Obama Signs Executive Order

On his first full day in office, Obama signed an executive order preventing executive branch employees from accepting gifts "from registered lobbyists or lobbying organizations."

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