Gregory Meeks

Rep. Gregory Meeks Investigated Over $40,000 'Gift'

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 10.05.2011 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- New York members of the House are keeping the ethics committee awfully busy these days, with yet another member of the delegation being ...

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Two Congress Members Under House Ethics Investigation

Politico | Posted 08.31.2011 | Politics

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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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Dem Rep, Hillary Clinton Praised 'The Next Mubarak,' Gabon's Ali Bongo

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

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Protesters in the Central African nation of Gabon are looking for their own revolution in the wake of the tumult that toppled Egypt President Hosni Mu...

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Gregory Meeks, Queens Congressman, Investigated By FBI

nydailynews.com | By Greg B. Smith | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

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Queens Congressman Gregory Meeks made no payments for three years on a secret $40,000 personal loan - and repaid the cash only when the FBI started as...

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Dem-Sponsored Loophole In Financial Reform Bill Could Hurt Seniors

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

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This report was updated at 6:00 p.m. ET. House Democrats provided the key votes to help adopt a measure that critics argue will hurt senior citizens ...

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Congressman Meeks Defends Role In Hurricane Katrina Charity

ny1.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

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After weeks of controversy, Congressman Gregory Meeks is defending his role in a charity meant to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The Queens D...

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Feds Investigating Link Between State Senator Malcolm Smith And Charity Group

nytimes.com | NICHOLAS CONFESSORE, WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM and RAY RIVERA | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

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Four current or former officials of a Queens nonprofit group or a related charity founded by State Senator Malcolm A. Smith and Congressman Gregory W....

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Jared Polis Signed Letter Opposing Net Neutrality Before Coming Out For It

The Colorado Independent | John Tomasic | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

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Colorado U.S. Reps. Jared Polis and Ed Perlmutter signed onto a letter to the Federal Communications Commission last week Thursday that was penned by ...

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House Panel May Keep Public In The Dark About Emerging Threats To Financial System

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

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Members of Congress and the general public may not be told of "potential emerging threats to the stability of the financial system," thanks to a Thurs...

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Rep. Gregory Meeks Travelled On Tab Of Conman Allen Stanford

on the tab of con artist | By Greg B. Smith | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

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Queens Democrat, Rep. Gregory Meeks, sometimes accompanied by his wife, Simone-Marie, took six trips to sun-drenched locales from Antigua to St. Lucia...

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Gregory Meeks: Queens Congressman Says Obama Never Told Him To Talk To David Paterson

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

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ALBANY, N.Y. — A Democratic congressman from New York City says he was never ordered by President Barack Obama to intervene in the 2010 race for...

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