Geithner set to unveil new lobbying rules

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WASHINGTON - Under orders from President Barack Obama to move quickly to overhaul the U.S. response to a deepening financial crisis, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was expected to unveil a new set of rules Tuesday to limit the influence of special interests in decisions involving the government's $700 billion financial rescue program.

The new rules are designed to crack down on lobbyist influence over the rescue program, according to an administration official with knowledge of the changes.

This official, who spoke to The Association Press on grounds of anonymity because the new rules had not yet been announced, said that they went farther than restrictions the Bush administration imposed.
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