Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, joined Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in strongly questioning the Obama administration's decision to grant deputy Defense Secretary nominee William Lynn a waiver from its new ethics policy on lobbyists. Lynn was a lobbyist for defense contractor Raytheon until early 2008, and the administration says it has given Lynn a waiver because of his "unique" qualifications.

Grassley wrote in a letter to OMB Director Peter Orszag that the waiver "effectively gutted the ethical heart of the President's 'Revolving Door Ban.'

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                                                                                                                    --Bara Vaida