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Lawmakers Slow to Investigate Their Own
abcnews.go.com - 10/7/2009
Lawmakers Slow to Investigate Their Own
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A broken system? Congressional ethics investigations subject to different rules.
thehill.com - 10/7/2009
Rep. Waters: 'Many members' suffer from disclosure problems like Rep. Rangel
— thehill.com — "Many members" of Congress suffer from the same disclosure issues as the embattled Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.),... one of his congressional allies suggested Wednesday. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) downplayed the seriousness of allegations against ... (more) Rep. Waters: 'Many members' suffer from disclosure ...

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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 10/6/2009
Ensign says he did not breach ethics rules
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Embattled Republican Sen. John Ensign told CNN Tuesday he did not break Senate ethics... rules by helping to secure a lobbying job for the husband of the woman he had an affair with. "I think it's pretty clear. I said in ... (more) Ensign says he did not breach ethics rules

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tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/6/2009
Ensign: I 'Absolutely Did Nothing' That Violated Ethics Rules
— tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com — CNN's Dana Bash and producer Ted Barrett waited outside embattled Sen. John Ensign's (R-NV) office in Washington... today and asked him about a New York Times report that he flouted a lobbying ban by trying to get a job for Doug Hampton -- his mistress's ... (more) Ensign: I 'Absolutely Did Nothing' That Violated Ethics ...

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The Note:  GOP to Force Vote on Rangel

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The Note — ... But, as ABC’s Z. Byron Wolf points out, the ethics committee inquiry into Rangel’s errors has now lasted well more than a year. ...

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