OBAMA AND 'SPECIAL INTERESTS' -- BY JOEL JANKOWSKY, The Wall Street Journal

Campaign contributors hold critical posts in the administration, while those who didn't donate a single cent are barred from service.

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All of this is meant to give the impression of purity. But this is illusory. At the same time that the White House has demonized lobbyists, it has allowed itself to be infiltrated by a different army—one made up of campaign contributors. These individuals can breeze past defenses designed to repel lobbyists.

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