ETHICS PANEL ISSUES INAUGURATION WARNING
21 Nov 2008 // Susan Crabtree // The Hill - The House ethics committee warned members not to accept any offers from lobbyists or other private entities to pay for receptions to celebrate the inauguration or members’ swearing-in ceremony.
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JUDGE IN CREW’S LAWSUIT AGAINST VP CHENEY AUTHORIZES ADDITIONAL DEPOSITION AND SETS BRIEFING SCHEDULE
21 Nov 2008 // Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, in CREW, et al. v. Cheney, et al., the court granted CREW’s request to take an additional deposition of Nancy Smith, the National Archives and Records Administration official responsible for presidential papers under the Presidential Records Act (PRA). When CREW first deposed Ms. More»
CORRUPTION-TAINTED ALASKA SENATOR CONCEDES DEFEAT
20 Nov 2008 // ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AFP) — Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in US Senate history, conceded defeat in his re-election bid when voters turned against him after a graft scandal.
ANOTHER GUILTY PLEA IN ABRAMOFF PROBE
20 Nov 2008 // Susan Crabtree // The Hill - In the investigation of convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a former aide to Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) has pleaded guilty to accepting an illegal gift of a trip to the World Series and admission to a strip club.
SEN. CHAMBLISS HAS IT WRONG: SPEECH OR DEBATE CLAUSE DOES NOT PREVENT HIM FROM TESTIFYING IN IMPERIAL SUGAR CASE
18 Nov 2008 // Washington, D.C. - Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) is resisting a subpoena in a civil case claiming the Speech or Debate Clause of the Constitution bars him from testifying. Lawyers would like to ask Sen. Chambliss about his communications with the Imperial Sugar Corporation and why he tried to dissuade plaintiffs from suing the company following a deadly explosion and fire at a Georgia refinery earlier this year. More»
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- The House Ethics Committee speaks....about the Inauguration // 21 November 2008 - 10:21am
- Yet another guilty plea in an Abramoff-related corruption case // 20 November 2008 - 5:57pm
- Senator Stevens says good-bye to the Senate // 20 November 2008 - 1:18pm
- Mass. State Senator indicted on federal corruption charges // 19 November 2008 - 2:58pm
- It's over in Alaska: Ted Stevens lost // 19 November 2008 - 7:48am
- Senator Chambliss is wrong: The Speech or Debate Clause Does Not Prevent Him From Testifying In Imperial Sugar Case // 18 November 2008 - 1:31pm
- Sen. DeMint claims he has votes to expel Stevens, postpones vote til Thursday // 18 November 2008 - 11:58am
- Senator DeMInt wants GOP caucus to vote on expelling Stevens tomorrow // 17 November 2008 - 1:48pm
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