“Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.”

— Barack Obama

At the signing of executive orders on first full day as president, as reported in transparency, Obama OKs ethics guidelines" at CNN.com (21 January 2009) http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/21/obama.business/index.html"Vowing
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