Ethics Investigation

Romney Adviser Left Amid Ethics Investigation: Aide

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 04.26.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A top labor adviser to GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney stepped down from his volunteer role with the campaign not long before he wa...

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Scandal-Plagued GOPer Gets Good News

Miami Herald | SCOTT HIAASEN AND PATRICIA MAZZEI | Posted 04.18.2012

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U.S. Rep. David Rivera will not face criminal charges following an 18-month investigation of his personal and campaign finances by the Miami-Dade Stat...

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Two Congress Members Under House Ethics Investigation

Politico | Posted 08.31.2011

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The Office of Congressional Ethics, the independent watchdog unit, has referred cases involving Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) ...

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Is Clarence Thomas At The Center Of An Ethics Violation?

ARTINFO | Posted 08.24.2011

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A quaint historical museum in Pin Point, Georgia, that is set to open this fall has become the target of an exhaustive ethics examination by the New Y...

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Charlie Rangel's an Embarrassment, But the GOP's Corruption Is Far Worse

Devona Walker | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Democrats -- far from perfect or beyond criticism -- are nothing when compared with Republicans when it comes to scandals and embarrassments. The problem is Americans have Reality TV short memories.

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Charlie Bass, GOP Candidate, Could Face Ethics Probe Upon Election

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The late-campaign airing of allegations of ethical misconduct in the race for an open New Hampshire House seat could produce the rare spectacle of a m...

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John Ensign Kicks Off Legal Defense Fund With $10 Donation

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP / HUFFINGTON POST)-- Sen. John Ensign of Nevada has set up a defense fund to help pay some of the legal expenses stemming from two gove...

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Ethics Investigations: Senate Panel Has Four Probes Underway

The Washington Post | Ben Pershing | Posted 05.25.2011

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The committee is required by law each January to issue a summary of its activities from the previous year. The panel's report for 2009 says it conduct...

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John Ensign to Face Senate Ethics Panel Investigation

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Senate Ethics Committee will continue its investigation of Sen. John Ensign's affair with an ex-staffer, despite a nascent Justice Department prob...

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Congressional Ethics Office Closes Inquiry Into Murtha, Dicks and Moran

Roll Call | Jennifer Yachnin | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Office of Congressional Ethics has closed its investigation into Reps. John Murtha (D-Pa.), Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) and Jim Moran (D-Va.) and their r...

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Ethics Probe Could Feel to Voters Like 1992 House Banking Scandal

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 05.25.2011

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Then, as now, the economy was coming out of recession. Then, as now, the housing market and job losses were hurting many Americans.

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Seven Members Of House Defense Subcommittee Scrutinized By Ethics Investigators

washingtonpost.com | Carol D. Leonnig | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nearly half the members of a powerful House subcommittee in control of Pentagon spending are under scrutiny by ethics investigators in Congress, who h...

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Did Coleman's Financial Straits Force Him To Solicit Donor Favors?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Did Norm Coleman's financial problems compel him to turn to friends and GOP donors for help with his living situation? That's what a new story out of...

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