White House abandons push for federal contractors to disclose political giving

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/220453-white-house-abandons-push-for-disclosure-of-political-giving-by-contractors

The Obama administration has all but abandoned its push to require federal contractors to disclose their political donations.

A year ago, the White House composed a draft executive order that would have forced potential government contractors to reveal their political spending as a condition of submitting bids. But roughly 12 months later, no final order has been issued, and supporters and critics alike say they've seen no signs such a change is forthcoming.

"The executive order can potentially come back after the 2012 elections," said Craig Holman, lobbyist for Public Citizen, a government watchdog group that has been urging the greater transparency. "But I don't consider it still being contemplated [now]."

Holman said Obama sent clear signals the issue has been pushed to the backburner in January when the president declined to pitch it in his State of the Union address.

[Demit]

1. What a shock.

Three years later and I'm still waiting for this president to actually fight for something, instead of reacting when someone says boo.

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2. Obama bad, Obama bad.

keep trying!