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Wednesday | Asheville Citizen-Times

Recent events may shape next elections

The political conversation here last week was, understandably, dominated by the city council elections.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Kay Hagan, US News, Representative Heath Shuler, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Democrat, North Carolina Government, North Carolina

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Logistics Today

Blue-Green Coalition Praises Port Action

A coalition of over 100 environmental, public health, labor, faith-based and community groups known as the Blue-Green Coalition applauded Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, California

Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Knoxville News Sentinel

House ethics committee clears Shuler

A panel that investigates allegations of unethical behavior by members of Congress has cleared U.S. Rep.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Representative Heath Shuler, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Waynesville, NC, Republican, Jo Bonner, Entertainment

Thu Nov 05, 2009

The Washington Post

Capitol Briefing: Panel: Harman not under scrutiny

By Paul Kane The ethics committee is not investigating Rep. Jane Harman , whose conversation with an Israeli operative four years ago drew scrutiny from the Justice Department and for a time from the committee.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Jane Harman, Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, Republican, Jo Bonner

Asheville Citizen-Times

House of Representatives Ethics committee clears Rep. Heath Shuler,...

The House ethics committee on Thursday cleared Rep. Heath Shuler, D-Waynesville, of any wrongdoing for his role in a land deal involving the Tennessee Valley Authority.

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Related Topix: Energy, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

CBS News

Will Ethics Probe Take Down any Lawmakers?

Jane Harman is among more than two dozen lawmakers named in the report. It was an embarrassing breach from one of the most secretive committees on Capitol Hill: A House ethics staffer posted a confidential report where the public could access it, reports CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson .

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Jane Harman, Democrat, Harman International Ind, Electronics, Representative Laura Richardson, Maxine Waters

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

Congressional ethics report leaked, reveals names - AP

A A A' Internal investigations into the conduct of over two dozen House members have been exposed in an extraordinary, Internet-era breach of security involving the secretive process by which Congress polices lawmaker ethics.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Laura Richardson, Maxine Waters

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Peninsula Daily News

Rep. Dicks: 'I will be completely exonerated'

Rep. Norm Dicks said Friday that he is confident that he will be exonerated by ethics investigators after a leaked preliminary report listed him as one of seven members of the defense appropriations subcommittee who are under scrutiny for their relationships with a once-powerful lobbying firm.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Laura Richardson, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Maxine Waters

The Mobile Register Online

Our View: The release of a confidential ethics report shows a long...

National Democrats are a long way from those heady days in 2006 when U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, promised to "drain the swamp" of corruption on Capitol Hill if voters gave them control of Congress.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Charles Rangel, John Murtha, Republican, Jo Bonner

The Daily News

US Congress Ethics Report Leaks, Revealing Names

Internal investigations into the conduct of more than two dozen members of the U.S. House of Representatives were exposed in an extraordinary, Internet-era breach involving the secretive process by which Congress polices lawmaker ethics.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Laura Richardson, Maxine Waters, Opinion

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Auburn Journal

Senior Democrats a

This story has been black-listed by the media. It can be found at politico.com but if you do a search on "PMA Group" or "Ethics Leak PMA Group" you will find few stories in the news... Citing the revelation of an ethics review of senior defense appropriators, a leading House earmark critic has asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to eliminate more than ...

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Jeff Flake, Republican, Jerry Lewis, John Boehner

Hispanic Business

Leaked Report Shows How Ethics Panel Works

The U.S. House ethics panel's weekly summary posted on a public network shows more than 25 Democrats and seven Republicans were targets of ethics reviews.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, Democrat, Charles Rangel, John Murtha

Washington Times

Washington in 5 Minutes

The House ethics committee said Thursday it is investigating whether California Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Maxine Waters, Representative Laura Richardson, Republican, Sam Graves

Sun Nov 01, 2009

The Center for Public Integrity

MONEY & POLITICS: Leaked Document Reveals Six "Murtha Method" Reps. Under Investigation

Seven members of a powerful subcommittee that was the subject of a recent Center investigation are now being scrutinized by the House ethics committee, according to The Washington Post .

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, John Murtha, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Marcy Kaptur, James Moran, Peter Visclosky, Republican, Bill Young

Fresno Bee

Lobbyist's alleged threat on Nunes revealed

Dozens of lawmakers have drawn scrutiny from their ethics monitor this year for everything from financial dealings to travel and campaign donations, according to a leaked account showing an active House panel secretly at work.

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Related Topix: Washington Post, Publishing, US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Maxine Waters, Representative Laura Richardson, Nancy Pelosi

MSNBC

Breach sparks furor over Hill cybersecurity

Oct. 30: A leaked document obtained by The Washington Post shows that 30 members of Congress have been under scrutiny in recent months for possible ethics violations.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Gary Miller, Nancy Pelosi, Republican, John Boehner, Ohio

Think Progress

ThinkFast: October 30, 2009

National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Rep. Pete Sessions said yesterday that the GOP would "welcome" Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman into its ranks.

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Related Topix: US News, Pete Sessions, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Florida, Florida Government

Sat Oct 31, 2009

TIME.com

Lofgren's Bad Day

It's safe to say that Thursday was an eminently bad da y for Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Doris Matsui, Republican, Sam Graves

Cleveland.com

Rep. Marcy Kaptur scrutinized in congressional lobbying probe

U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur of Toledo , whose ties to a defense lobbying company are being examined by congressional ethics investigators, says she's cooperating with the probe and expects to be vindicated.

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Related Topix: Marcy Kaptur, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Toledo Metro, Ted Strickland, Tim Ryan

Wheeling News

Feds Tell House to Back Off

Leaked documents that surfaced this week reveal that the U.S. Justice Department asked the House Ethics Committee last summer to back off its investigation of U.S. Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Alan Mollohan, Marcy Kaptur, John Murtha, James Moran

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