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August 14, 2006

CREW Holds News Conference on Rep. Charles Taylor on Tuesday Aug. 15th at 10AM in North Carolina

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Asheville, NC – On Tuesday, August 15, 2006 Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a non-partisan ethics watchdog group, will be joined by Tom Coulson of Common Cause and Democracy North Carolina, Grant Millin of Public Fuel Cell, Inc. and Gordon Smith, an Asheville-area citizen journalist and activist at Asheville City Hall at 10:00 am to discuss:

The House Ethics Complaint against Rep. Charles Taylor drafted by CREW;
A letter to the Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility asking for a probe into the Blue Ridge Savings and Loan investigation, which did not include the questioning of Rep. Taylor;
A call for strong ethics and lobbying legislation in Congress, similar to the successful reform passed this past session in North Carolina; and
Recent allegations of Rep. Taylor’s abuse of his position on the Appropriations committee.

WHO:

Naomi Seligman Steiner, Deputy Director of CREW

Tom Coulson, representing Common Cause North Carolina and Democracy NC

Grant Millin, President of Public Fuel Cell, Inc.

Gordon Smith, citizen journalist for BlogAsheville and local activist

WHAT:

News Conference to announce actions against Rep. Charles Taylor, Demand Reform

WHERE: **New Location**

Steps of Asheville City Hall

WHEN:

Tuesday, August 15, 2006 at 10:00 am

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a non-profit legal watchdog group dedicated to holding public officials accountable for their actions. For more information, please visit www.citizensforethics.org or contact Garrett Russo at 202.408.5565 or grusso@citizensforethics.org