Government and Politics Watch: Senate Charity Specialist Joins Obama Campaign

The Senate Finance Committee has temporarily lost a key philanthropy specialist, Kristin Bailey, to Sen. Barack Obama’s Democratic presidential campaign, reports Government and Politics Watch, The Chronicle’s online column. Sen. Max Baucus, the Montana Democrat who chairs the committee, hired Ms. Bailey last year as a policy analyst specializing in tax-exempt organizations including charities and foundations.

Plus: The Internal Revenue Service has published proposed rules aimed at making sure donors keep proper records to substantiate gifts of cash and property they make to charities.