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Analysis: Democrats self-destructing over ethics
The Associated Press: Analysis: Democrats self-destructing over ethics
The political mess for the Democratic Party, however, isn't Burris' conduct alone; it's the pattern that has developed so quickly over the past few months.
_The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., is the subject of a House ethics investigation. It's partly focused on his fundraising practices for a college center in his name, his ownership financing of a resort property in the Dominican Republic and his financial disclosure reports.
_Federal agents raided two Pennsylvania defense contractors that were provided millions of dollars in federal funding by Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.
_Blagojevich was arrested Dec. 9 on federal charges, including allegations he schemed to sell the Senate seat to the highest bidder.
_Tom Daschle, the former Senate majority leader from South Dakota, abandoned his bid to become health and human services secretary and the administration's point man on reforming health care; and Nancy Killefer stepped down from a newly created position charged with eliminating inefficient government programs.
Both Daschle and Killefer had tax problems, and Daschle also faced potential conflicts of interest related to working with health care interests.
_Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was confirmed after revealing he had tax troubles.
_Obama's initial choice for commerce secretary, Bill Richardson, stepped aside due to a grand jury investigation into a state contract awarded to his political donors.
_While the Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm William Lynn as deputy defense secretary, Obama had to waive his ethics regulations to place the former defense lobbyist in charge of day-to-day operations at the Pentagon.
Are the Democrats hurting themselves with this culture of corruption that Obama had promised to deliver us from?
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Are the Democrats hurting themselves with this culture of corruption that Obama had promised to deliver us from?
Discuss
Obama the Commander in Corruption, started this from Day One.Are the Democrats hurting themselves with this culture of corruption that Obama had promised to deliver us from?
Discuss
Are the Democrats hurting themselves with this culture of corruption that Obama had promised to deliver us from?
Discuss
Seriously did we have a change in rules? Why is an Op-Ed in the breaking news section?
Troublemaker. :dohSeriously did we have a change in rules? Why is an Op-Ed in the breaking news section?
Seriously, do you ever do anything other than bitch. It was in a news section. Where does it say OP-ED?
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Seriously, do you ever do anything other than bitch. It was in a news section. Where does it say OP-ED?
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So Hatuey, you're from New Jersey?What part of it is 'Breaking News'? It's an Analysis. Thanks for proving people in New Jersey are for the most part retarded. Tony Soprano included.
So Hatuey, you're from New Jersey?What part of it is 'Breaking News'? It's an Analysis. Thanks for proving people in New Jersey are for the most part retarded. Tony Soprano included.
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