Obama FCC 'Fairness' honcho has lobbying ties, shuffled to slightly different role--NY Times

"At least one official initially involved in the transition appears to have been reassigned because of concern about his lobbying or legal work.

• Henry Rivera, a former Democratic commissioner on the Federal Communication Commission who was involved in planning for the agency’s transition, has dropped out of that role because
• he had represented clients on communications policy in the last year, the newsletter Communications Daily reported Friday.

Instead, on the list that was made public on Friday, Mr. Rivera was listed on the team handling science, technology, space and the arts. The rules permit people who have lobbied in one area to join an Obama transition team in another....

• Representatives of the transition team declined to comment on the assignment, and Mr. Rivera did not return a phone call seeking comment." via Free Republic

Background on Rivera

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