Read more conflict of interest stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26018/conflict-of-interest.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:55:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74312/ex-generals-cash-in-as-govt-mentors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you’re a general unhappy with your measly six-figure salary, just retire; the Pentagon will pay you millions to come back and consult, even if you’re also drawing a paycheck from a defense contractor. At least 158 retired admirals and generals are now on the Pentagon payroll as “senior mentors,...http://www.newser.com/story/74312/ex-generals-cash-in-as-govt-mentors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 11:59:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73881/american-adviser-to-kurds-outed-as-oil-shareholder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn influential American advocate for Iraqi Kurds, who helped successfully secure Kurdish control over new oil finds in northern Iraq in the country's constitution, stands to reap more than $100 million from the policy he shaped. Peter Galbraith, it turns out, received rights to an enormous oil stake in Kurdistan...http://www.newser.com/story/73881/american-adviser-to-kurds-outed-as-oil-shareholder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 9:15:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66571/ben-stein-bitches-about-getting-fired-by-the-times.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBen Stein is miffed about his summary expulsion from the New York Times ’ Sunday business section, and he explains why in a lengthy piece for the American Spectator . Booted over a TV commercial he did for an online credit reporting service—not his first commercial, and not a subject...http://www.newser.com/story/66571/ben-stein-bitches-about-getting-fired-by-the-times.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 16:25:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66469/paulson-still-dogged-by-ethics-queries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs a former Goldman Sachs exec, Henry Paulson vowed to avoid any potential conflicts of interest when he was appointed President Bush’s Treasury secretary. But seven months after he left office, the nagging questions surrounding Paulson’s tumultuous term in office suggest he may not have succeeded, Gretchen Morgenson and Don...http://www.newser.com/story/66469/paulson-still-dogged-by-ethics-queries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Aug 2009 11:28:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65705/white-house-invites-ceos-for-lunch-then-bills-them.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFour top CEOs who sat down to lunch with President Obama at the White House have an unusual memento: the bill for their meals. White House staffers collected the credit card numbers of the executives from Coke, Xerox, AT&T, and Honeywell so they could pay up afterward, Politico reports. The...http://www.newser.com/story/65705/white-house-invites-ceos-for-lunch-then-bills-them.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Jul 2009 17:38:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65358/bayhs-wife-in-deep-with-health-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs both sides of the health care debate court Sen. Evan Bayh's elusive vote, his wife's earnings from the industry are raising more than a few eyebrows. The Indianapolis Star takes a look at Susan Bayh, who pulled down some $2.1 million between 2006 and 2008 for serving on...http://www.newser.com/story/65358/bayhs-wife-in-deep-with-health-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 6:21:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61604/conflicts-of-interest-rampant-in-pentagon-travel-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPentagon officials have taken some 22,000 trips whose $26 million tab was picked up by non-governmental sources like private firms and foreign governments, a study finds. The travel is “riddled with conflicts of interest,” said the head of a group behind the study. The medical industry was the top...http://www.newser.com/story/61604/conflicts-of-interest-rampant-in-pentagon-travel-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 10:39:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59433/blackrocks-multiple-roles-in-bailout-draw-scrutiny.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMost financial firms have suffered in recent years, but money manager BlackRock is thriving. The firm manages $1.3 trillion for hedge funds, governments, and other big clients, but it's also been tapped to help the Fed with foundering companies like AIG and Freddie Mac. Now, reports the Wall Street...http://www.newser.com/story/59433/blackrocks-multiple-roles-in-bailout-draw-scrutiny.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 7:46:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58378/ny-fed-chair-quits-over-goldman-ties.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has abruptly stepped down amid criticism of his ties to Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street Journal reports. Stephen Friedman, who increased his holdings in Goldman after it became a bank holding company under Fed supervision, denied acting improperly. But he...http://www.newser.com/story/58378/ny-fed-chair-quits-over-goldman-ties.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 08 May 2009 1:53:01 CDT