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FW: Searches yesterday Wall Street Journal Page 2 of 2 conflicts. William J. Lynn, the nominee to become deputy secretary of defense, is a former Pentagon official and Senate staffer. He was a registered lobbyist from 2003 through June 2008 while working as a senior executive in Raytheon's Washington office. Michigan Democratic Sen. Cari Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, which must approve Mr. Lynn's appointment, said Thursday that he needed more information about how the administration planned to deal with his Raytheon ties in light of the new lobbying rules. The issue came up last week at Mr. Lynn's confirmation hearing. At the hearing, he said he would follow the highest ethical standards. Mr. Lynn, 55 years old, couldn't be reached for comment Thursday. A White House official said Thursday that the administration will provide Sen. Levin with whatever waiver language he may need. Raytheon declined to comment. —Yochi J. Dreazen contributed to this article. Write to John R. Wilke at john.wilke@wsj.com, August Cole at august.cole@dowjones.com and T.W. Farnam at timothy.farnam@wsj.com n the Wall Street Journal today https://www.324mail.com/owa/?ae=Item&t=IPM.Note&id=REAAAABIb%2bZ583cXQIF.. 1/26/2009