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Obama’s Ethics Agenda Seems to Be Lost

President Barack Obama’s ethics agenda, the most ambitious ever proposed by a new administration, was posted on the White House Web site at noon on Jan. 20. But, a few hours later, it vanished, replaced by this notice: “The ethics section is currently being revised to reflect President Obama’s Executive Order concerning Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel, issued on January 21, 2009. Please check back soon.”

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.
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