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FW: Searches yesterday Wall Street Journa! Page 2 of 2 conflicts, William 3. 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. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, which must approve 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. Ianguage 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=RgAAAABIb%2bZ583cXQJf...1/26/2009