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Can 'super committee' play fair as it tries to control national debt?
The task of reining in the national debt lies in the hands of a super committee of 12, which gets down to business now that Congress is returning from its summer break.
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Anthony Weiner scandal: Is anything in Congress private anymore?
Rep. Anthony Weiner finally acceded to demands that he resign because of his 'sexting' scandal. The incident further opens private lives in Congress to public scrutiny.
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Sex scandals in Congress: What Rep. Weiner's 'sexting' adds to the literature
How Congress has dealt with sex scandals has changed over time. The big issues for Rep. Weiner include whether there was an abuse of office or any use of official resources.
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Sen. John Ensign sex scandal spreads to other Republicans
Sen. Tom Coburn and former Sen. Rick Santorum appear to have been involved in the scandal that brought down former Sen. John Ensign. A Senate Ethics Committee investigation could lead to criminal charges for Ensign.
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John Ensign resignation puts focus on Nevada elections. Will GOP have an edge?
Facing scandal, Sen. John Ensign (R) of Nevada is resigning. That allows Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval to name a replacement, which in turn could open up a US House seat.
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Tom DeLay: How his crowning moment became a money laundering conviction
Tom DeLay, a former GOP House majority leader, was instrumental in the GOP taking the Texas Legislature in 2002 for the first time since Reconstruction. But one of his contributions to the cause was illegally laundered money, a jury ruled Wednesday.
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Christine O'Donnell: OK to use $20,000 in campaign funds to pay her rent?
Christine O'Donnell, the Republican party candidate for a senate seat in Delaware, used campaign money to pay half her rent, according to a Federal Elections Commission filing. Christine O'Donnell denies doing anything wrong.
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Tom DeLay cleared in federal probe, but Texas charges loom
Former House majority leader Tom DeLay was not charged in a federal investigation into ties with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff. But he faces a Texas indictment for violating campaign-finance laws.
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House details 13 violations against Rep. Charles Rangel
The 13 charges against Rep. Charles Rangel include allegedly failing to report $600,000 in income and improper fundraising for the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service.
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Charles Rangel charged with ethics violations: How bad for Democrats?
Charles Rangel, a Democratic congressman from New York, faces a House trial in which eight members will rule on the findings. Democrats will be concerned about its effect on midterms.
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Why Charlie Rangel stepped down as Ways and Means chairman
New York Representative Charlie Rangel has stepped down as chairman of the House Ways and Means committee following more than a year of calls for his resignation.
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New Economy cities: Fort Collins builds on clean tech
As Fort Collins, Colo., moves to become a clean-tech city, its businesses are finding green opportunities from solar cells to engine conversion.
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What did GOP's bid to oust Charles Rangel accomplish?
The attempt to remove Charles Rangel from his seat as chairman of an influential House committee keeps allegations of bribery in the public eye.
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Sen. John Ensign scandal gets deeper with allegation of lobbying misdeeds
Did Senator Ensign violate a lobbying ban by helping a former staffer who's wife he had had an affair with? Ethics watchdogs think so.
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Reversing course, White House will release visitor logs
The records will be available to the public for the first time in history. The change came as a result of Freedom of Information Act lawsuits filed by a watchdog group.
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Jefferson's bribery conviction: a mixed legacy
Justice Department prevailed in the infamous 'freezer cash' case, but it lost ground in law enforcement's ability to wiretap or investigate members of Congress.
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Ethics lapses dog prosecutors of Stevens' corruption trial
A federal judge dismissed the former senator's conviction Tuesday and ordered an independent probe into the conduct of six Justice Department lawyers.
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Lawmaker ethics. An oxymoron?
Democrats promised to make Congress more ethical. Did they succeed? A little ... maybe.
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