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RANGEL HIT WITH 13 ETHICS CHARGES

pbjork — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:41:04 -0400

30 Jul 2010 // By Paul Kane and Ben Pershing // Washington Post - The House ethics committee charged Rep. Charles B. Rangel with 13 separate violations of House rules Thursday, saying his various financial dealings broke the "public trust." The long-awaited release of the charges against Rangel at an afternoon hearing was the first formal step toward a possible ethics trial in mid-September. More»

Group criticizes Shelby's earmarks

pbjork — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:24:01 -0400

30 Jul 2010 // A Washington-based research group blasted U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., saying he has earmarked federal dollars to companies and organizations represented by former members of his staff. More»

Ethics violations rarely punished on Capitol Hill

pbjork — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:23:16 -0400

30 Jul 2010 // Thursday's public ethics committee hearing that laid bare the 13 charges against Rep. Charles Rangel was a highly unusual event -- but not because congressional lawmakers rarely break the rules. More»

SHELBY'S PORK PARADE

pbjork — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:15:18 -0400

29 Jul 2010 // Alabama’s senior Senator Richard Shelby (R) takes great care of his former staffers… and their high paying clients too. CREW researchers found eight former Shelby staffers who have left his office to join or create lobbying firms and nearly $267 million in federal earmarks going to clients of former staffers since Fiscal Year 2008. More»

Ethics Trial for Rangel Looms as House Panel Details Charges

pbjork — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:52:23 -0400

29 Jul 2010 // WASHINGTON — The House ethics committee laid out 13 charges of House rules violations against Representative Charles B. Rangel on Thursday, and began the process for a rare public trial on the charges. More»

7/29/10 - Documents Supporting Rep. Rangel's Statement in Response to the Statement of Alleged Violation

pbjork — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:14:01 -0400

20100729 - Rangel Response to SAV Exhibits.pdf

7/29/10 - Rep. Rangel's Statement in Response to the Statement of Alleged Violation

pbjork — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:12:40 -0400

20100729 - Rangel Response to SAV.pdf

7/29/10 - House Ethics Committee - Documents Supporting SAV

pbjork — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:46:03 -0400

20100729 - RangelSAVDocuments.pdf

7/29/10 - House Ethics Committee - Statement of Allegeded Violations Against Rep. Rangel

pbjork — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:44:28 -0400

20100729 - RangelSAV.pdf

CREW APPLAUDS HOUSE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE’S NEW EARMARK DATABASE

pbjork — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:39:52 -0400

29 Jul 2010 // Washington, D.C. - Today Rep. James L. Oberstar (D-MN), Chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, unveiled the first comprehensive and searchable online database for all committee-related earmarks. You can find the database in Microsoft Excel format here. More»