SOURCE: Editorial Staff // The New York Times
29 Feb 2008 // A worthy House measure to clamp down on members of Congress who employ relatives using campaign donations has disappeared into the maw of the Senate. A nonprofit watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, may have come up with a reason why. It has uncovered at least 20 senators who have paid out more than $500,000 in campaign funds to family members since 2000.
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