Submit a Story!

Lawmakers Using Law As Shield In Probes

 

Published 11/1/2008 by Carrie Johnson at Wash Post In Congress

A constitutional clause designed to protect members of Congress from abusive or harassing lawsuits is increasingly being used by lawmakers as a shield in public corruption investigations, frustrating investigators even as the FBI attempts to police wrongdoing at a pace not seen since the Watergat... (link)

Tags:

Related Content
AK-Sen, AK-AL: Tubes going down the tubes
dailykos.com 10/31/2008 — Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 10/28-30. Likely voters. MoE 4% ( 10/14-16 results) Senate Stevens (R) 36 (46) Begich (D) 58 (48) House at-large district Young (R) 44 (44) Berkowitz (D) 53 (50) The biggest tactical blunder of this ...
Worst Anti-McConnell Ad Ever
pageonekentucky.com 10/31/2008 — AFSCME has released what could have been an amazing radio ad attacking Mitch McConnell. It goes on and on about everything Mitch has done to ruin the world and then brings up his military record. A deep and ominous-voiced announcer says:“Now, people ...
Top Gay Activist Blogger Goes Public with Investigation Into Senator Mitch McConnell
marketwatch.com 11/1/2008 — WASHINGTON, Oct 23, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- America's top gay activist blogger, Mike Rogers, went public today with his investigation into Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (KY). Rogers called on the Senator to release his military ...
Washington's pokey election system
seattletimes.nwsource.com 10/31/2008 — Washington's absurd, outdated law allows ballots to be mailed by Election Day and that keeps us in the dark for weeks. We are a high-tech state with a horse-and-buggy election system.
CNN/Time poll: Broader turnout throws U.S. Senate race into a runoff | Political Insider
ajc.com 10/31/2008 — October 31, 2008 1:06 PM | Link to this This shows you the pro-government nature of our state-controlled media. There are only 3 candidates running for the US Senate in this state. A fascist/socialist who voted to destroy the US dollar and bring ...
Stevens Falsely Claims He Wasn't Convicted — Drudge Retort
Coleman Sues Franken — Power Line
Voters, church leader speak out against Dole's `godless' ad — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Microblog 2008-10-31 — Overlawyered
Wife of Former Colo. GOP Sen. Campbell Endorses Udall — News
Democrats Seek to Exploit Stevens — WSJ.com: Politics And Policy 11/1/2008
Sen. Stevens's conviction may hurt Republicans running for re-election who have taken campaign cash from his PAC.
GOP Slide in Mich. Hews to Economy — Wash Post Elections 11/1/2008
JACKSON, Mich. -- Almost everything seems to be on the wane in the self-proclaimed birthplace of the Republican Party.
GOP Slide in Mich. Hews to Economy — Wash Post In Congress 11/1/2008
JACKSON, Mich. -- Almost everything seems to be on the wane in the self-proclaimed birthplace of the Republican Party.
Gubernatorial Race In Wash. State Elicits That Deja Vu Feeling — Wash Post In Congress 11/1/2008
SEATTLE -- In Washington state, all the elements are in place to make Nov. 4 feel a lot like Feb. 2. Chris Gregoire and Dino Rossi are running for governor, and polls show a dead heat.
Battling on the Other Side's Turf — Wash Post Elections 11/1/2008
CHASE CITY, Va. Highway 47 winds past Elke's Dog Resort, past the big yard full of old tires and shiny hubcaps, and the barren, barbed-wired fields with horses in the distance. Like many small towns in rural America, this one has a Main Street, which ...