Watchdog wants probe of Google's 'unusually close' ties to Obama

[babylonsister]

Oh, brother.


Watchdog wants probe of Google's 'unusually close' ties to Obama
By Sara Jerome - 11/09/10 04:24 PM ET


As House Republicans plan an ambitious oversight agenda for the next session of Congress, a watchdog group is calling for a probe into a company that it says is far too cozy with the Obama administration: Google.

The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC), a group that advocates for a smaller and more ethical government, wrote to leaders of the House Oversight Committee this month urging them to investigate a major privacy breach by Google. It wants to know if the company's ties to the administration helped it dodge penalties after the incident.

The group also urges a look at Google's ties to the administration more generally, pointing to what it calls "a growing body of evidence" that shows the administration's "unusually close relationship with Google has resulted in favoritism towards the company on federal policy issues."

"Like Halliburton in the previous administration, Google has an exceptionally close relationship with the current administration," the letter says.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/128455-google-clout-with-obama-administration-deserves-an-investigation-watchdog-says

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The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit group that monitors and reports on the ethics of public officials, supporters of liberal causes, and labor unions in the United States. Among the NLPC's more high-profile targets have been Reverend Al Sharpton, Reverend Jesse Jackson, U.S. Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY), U.S. Representative John Murtha (D-PA), U.S. Representative Alan Mollohan (D-WV), Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) (while she was First Lady), Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). The Center files complaints with government agencies, legally challenges what they view as abuse and corruption, and publishes reports. For its efforts, the NLPC has been praised by such media personalities as Rush Limbaugh. The current president is Peter Flaherty. The NLPC is described as conservative in nature.<1>

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[marmar]

1. Right-wing hypocrisy knows no limits.

nt

[flamingdem]

2. Mess with Google and find your websites appearing on page 450 nt

[Arkana]

4. Pretty much.

Google is synonymous with "Internet search" now.

[ampad]

3. Yes because Halliburton and google

Are so damn similar.

[ProSense]

5. Maybe they can investigate Google and

the Chamber of Commerce?

Google Uses Offshore Tax Havens To Lower Its Tax Rate To 2.4 Percent

[Rosa Luxemburg]

6. Did they do anything about Halliburton - of course not!