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  • August 2008

    • House Dems Told to Pony Up for Kanye Show

      ABC News  |  Aug 27, 08 8:00 AM CDT

      House Dems Told to Pony Up for Kanye Show

      (Newser) - Tonight's Kanye West concert at the Democratic Convention is the unlikely source of an ethics quandary, ABC News reports, as Senate Democrats attend for free while the House is making staffers pay up. Under new rules intended to reduce the influence of lobbyists, members of Congress aren't allowed to take gifts beyond a very limited amount. Senate ethics interpreters say the concert comes under an exception for events "widely attended" and "connected" to official duties. More »

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      Senate  • Democratic National Convention  • House of Representatives  • ethics  • Kanye West  • Senate Ethics Committee

    • Senator Told It's Unethical to Deliver Babies

      Politico  |  Aug 12, 08 5:39 PM CDT

      Senator Told It's Unethical to Deliver Babies

      (Newser) - Sen.Tom Coburn, an obstetrician by profession, is a stubborn guy. Known around the cloakroom as Dr. No, he isn't about to let anyone tell him to stop delivering babies when he's at home in Oklahoma at recess. The Senate Ethics Committee insists it's a conflict of interest, even though he does it pro bono, Politico reports. More »

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      Republicans  • medicine  • doctor  • Senate Ethics Committee  • conflict of interest  • Tom Coburn  • obstetrician-gynecologists

  • July 2008

    • Obama Got 'Good Deal' on Mortgage

      Washington Post  |  Jul 2, 08 11:32 AM CDT

      Obama Got 'Good Deal' on Mortgage

      (Newser) - Barack Obama is taking heat for accepting a better-than-average interest rate that saves him $300 a month on his $1.32 million mortgage, the Washington Post reports. The 30-year, fixed 5.625% rate on the Democrat's Chicago home was under the 6% being offered other buyers in June 2005 by Northern Trust, and included no origination fee or discount points. More »

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      Barack Obama  • presidential campaign  • mortgage rates  • Senate Ethics Committee

  • February 2008

    • Senate Scolds Craig Over Bathroom Sting

      CNN  |  Feb 13, 08 9:14 PM CST

      Senate Scolds Craig Over Bathroom Sting

      (Newser) - The Senate Ethics Committee had stern words for embattled Idaho Sen. Larry Craig today, issuing a "letter of admonition" that rebukes him for his arrest in a Minneapolis airport sex sting last June. The letter accuses Craig of committing actions that reflected "discreditably on the Senate," CNN reports. It chides Craig for seeking "special and favorable treatment" upon his arrest by pushing his Senate credentials. More »

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      sex scandal  • Larry Craig  • Senate Ethics Committee

  • December 2007
  • November 2007

    • Gay Groups Want Craig Probe Halted

      The Hill  |  Nov 13, 07 1:30 PM CST

      Gay Groups Want Craig Probe Halted

      (Newser) - Prominent gay rights groups are calling on the Senate Ethics Committee to drop its sexual misconduct probe of Larry Craig, calling the panel’s focus on the senator’s case—combined with the lack of focus on David Vitter’s—“hypocrisy tinged by homophobia.” The two groups say Craig has been singled out because his behavior was homosexual, whereas Vitter’s alleged visits to prostitutes were heterosexual, the Hill reports. More »

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      California  • gay rights  • Larry Craig  • homophobia  • Barbara Boxer  • Senate Ethics Committee  • David Vitter

  • October 2007

    • GOP Lashes Out at Craig Over Decision to Stay

      CNN  |  Oct 5, 07 4:55 PM CDT

      GOP Lashes Out at Craig Over Decision to Stay

      (Newser) - The GOP is an uproar after Larry Craig announced yesterday that he will serve out his term, CNN reports. Some are criticizing the Idaho senator's decision because it will be a distraction from more pressing issues; others denounce Craig's behavior outright. "It's embarrassing for the Senate. It's embarrassing for our party," said John Ensign. More »

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      election 2008  • GOP  • Larry Craig  • senator  • Senate Ethics Committee

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