Stein also dismissed the notion that his role as a spokesperson for FreeScore.com presented a conflict of interest for his role as a columnist.
In 1996, she quit her job as a lobbyist for utility companies after questions were raised about whether her work presented a conflict of interest for Mr. Allbaugh.
Fox placed both Mr. Santorum and Mr. Gingrich, who were paid contributors at the time, on suspension because their continued employment would have presented a conflict of interest for the network.
While Ms. Watson said that such information would have been useful in determining whether this presented a conflict of interest for Mr. James, she said under cross-examination by Mr. Ashley that the contracts that governed the land deals did not explicitly require city officials to disclose potential conflicts of interest.
The business presented a conflict of interest for Google because its services are aimed at getting better placement on Google' search results for its clients.
"I decided on Friday, January 30, that I did not want to run a story about a dispute between CNSNews.com's parent organization and ABC News because it presented a conflict of interest for us," Jeffrey said.
Asked recently whether Mr. Rutherford's past work for TransCanada presented a conflict of interest, Ms. Palin told The Anchorage Daily News, "Going on five years later, no".
Founder Michael Bloomberg says a traditional profit-sharing plan would present a conflict for a fast-growing, private firm like his that for perfectly sound tax reasons is in no hurry to maximize reported profits.
Justice Department rules call for that step in the event that a case "would present a conflict of interest for the department or other extraordinary circumstances".
Mr. Lhota contended in his letter, however: "The U.F.T. efforts present a conflict of interest for Mr. Levy to participate, in any way, in contract negotiations with that particular union".
