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White House Gives Bannon Free Pass for Contact With Breitbart

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As part of ethics exemption that applies retroactively.

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Yuri Gripas / Reuters

The White House has nixed a potential conflict of interest for chief strategist Stephen Bannon, giving him an exemption for contacts with Breitbart News that would have otherwise been barred by ethics rules.

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