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  • September 2007

    • Craig Will Leave Senate After All: Aide

      Associated Press  |  Sep 6, 07 5:11 PM CDT

      Craig Will Leave Senate After All: Aide

      (Newser) - Larry Craig has reversed course and will resign his Senate seat, his spokesman told the AP today. “The most likely scenario, by far, is that by October there will be a new senator from Idaho,” the spokesman said, after reports surfaced that the conservative Republican was reconsidering plans to resign. Craig met yesterday with Idaho’s governor, who will appoint his successor. More »

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      Republicans  • GOP  • ethics  • Larry Craig  • Idaho  • Senate Republicans  • Mitch McConnell

    • Craig May Not Resign After All

      Idaho Statesman  |  Sep 5, 07 4:43 AM CDT

      Craig May Not Resign After All

      (Newser) - Embattled Sen. Larry Craig, arrested for disorderly conduct after allegedly soliciting sex in an airport men's room, is now flip-flopping on his decision to resign from the Senate Sept. 30. Craig is fighting the charges to which he pleaded guilty three months ago and will consider staying in the Senate if he clears his name by that date, the Idaho Statesman reports. More »

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      Senate  • ethics  • resignation  • airport  • Larry Craig  • Minneapolis  • Arlen Specter  • Idaho Statesman

  • August 2007

    • Republican Scandal Level Approaches Self-Parody

      New York Times  |  Aug 29, 07 4:11 PM CDT

      Republican Scandal Level Approaches Self-Parody

      (Newser) - Sen. Larry Craig's bathroom toe tap is only the latest in a seemingly endless string of scandal that has Republicans at wit's end, the NY Times reports. Such episodes are fueling voter suspicion of a party already tied to an unpopular president and the Iraq war. "We are approaching a level of ridiculousness," fumes one GOP activist. More »

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      Iraq war  • Republicans  • scandals  • GOP  • sex scandal  • ethics  • Larry Craig  • Ted Stevens  • David Vitter

    • In China, Yahoo Names Names

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Aug 28, 07 1:05 PM CDT

      In China, Yahoo Names Names

      (Newser) - Yahoo asked a US federal court yesterday to dismiss a human rights lawsuit accusing the company of abetting the Chinese government. Two imprisoned Chinese journalists accuse the Web giant of passing along information about users that led to the arrest, imprisonment, and sometimes torture of writers and dissidents, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. More »

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      China  • lawsuit  • Yahoo  • torture  • human rights  • ethics

    • Party Conventions Peddle Pricey Face Time With Pols

      Washington Post  |  Aug 14, 07 4:02 AM CDT

      Party Conventions Peddle Pricey Face Time With Pols

      (Newser) - Organizers of the 2008 Republican and Democratic conventions are openly soliciting seven-figure payments from corporations and lobbyists in return for valuable access to lawmakers, the Washington Post reports. The access peddling comes at precisely the moment  Congress is trying to limit the influence of lobbyists at conventions with tighter ethics legislation. More »

    • Ethics Reform Bill Sails Through Senate

      Associated Press  |  Aug 2, 07 6:38 PM CDT

      Ethics Reform Bill Sails Through Senate

      (Newser) - The ethics reform bill, which tightens restrictions on congressional pet projects and lobbyist dealings, easily cleared the Senate today. The final vote was 83-14, with all of those opposed Republicans. Critics say the bill won't go far enough to curb earmark spending, the AP reports, but Dianne Feinstein praised the package as "the most sweeping reform bill since Watergate." More »

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      George W. Bush  • Senate  • House of Representatives  • ethics  • reform  • lobbying  • Dianne Feinstein  • Tom Coburn  • Russ Feingold  • ethics bill

    • Fed Raid on Stevens Casts Pall on Senate

      Politico  |  Aug 1, 07 7:05 AM CDT

      Fed Raid on Stevens Casts Pall on Senate

      (Newser) - Already shell-shocked Senate Republicans are lending only tepid support to Ted Stevens, the Politico reports. Both parties are withholding judgment on the Alaskan elder statesman until the federal corruption probe that came to light this week is complete, and they won't pressure the 83-year-old to quit his committee posts unless he's charged with a crime. More »

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      Iraq war  • Senate  • scandals  • ethics  • Ted Stevens  • Senate Republicans  • lobbyist

  • July 2007

    • Ethics Bill Clears House

      Washington Post  |  Jul 31, 07 4:10 PM CDT

      Ethics Bill Clears House

      (Newser) - The House passed a bill today that would impose sweeping new ethics rules and restrictions on lobbying, the Washington Post reports. The bill, which passed by an overwhelming 411-8 vote, takes particular aim at earmarks for legislators' personal projects. It also curbs campaign contributions and lobbyist wining and dining and imposes new restrictions on lobbyists. More »

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      Senate  • House of Representatives  • corruption  • ethics  • reform  • earmarks  • lobbying

    • Unethical Donor Phoner Is Latest McCain Slip-Up

      New York Times  |  Jul 12, 07 9:47 AM CDT

      Unethical Donor Phoner Is Latest McCain Slip-Up

      (Newser) - Facing the wrong end of presidential hopes after two senior staffers deserted his campaign, John McCain stepped into the Senate cloakroom Tuesday and made a call to some big spenders. Trouble is that it's unethical—potentially illegal—to solicit  funds while in the Capitol. The Times reports that the phoner’s legality is unclear, but it’s a critical misfire for the ethics-proud candidate. More »

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      John McCain  • campaign finance  • ethics

    • 'Eco-Kosher' Eating Joins Religion, Ethics

      Washington Post  |  Jul 7, 07 11:56 AM CDT

      'Eco-Kosher' Eating Joins Religion, Ethics

      (Newser) - Ancient Jewish dietary laws meet contemporary concerns about how food is produced in what the Washington Post calls the "eco-kosher" movement. American Jews are increasingly concerned about  labor standards, treatment of animals, and ecological impact of what goes on their table, even if they don't keep kosher, and religious leaders are responding. More »

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      food  • religion  • ethics  • agriculture  • Jews  • meat  • organic food  • kosher

    • Brokers Faulted in Subprime Mortgage Mess

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 5, 07 3:28 PM CDT

      Brokers Faulted in Subprime Mortgage Mess

      (Newser) - With the mortgage industry in full scandal mode, the Wall Street Journal takes a look at the role of brokers. Contractors for the large lenders, brokers stand accused of issuing loans that borrowers “didn’t understand, couldn’t afford or were otherwise ill-suited for.” They issue about three-quarters of the subprime mortgages that go to borrowers with sketchy credit. More »

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      subprime mortgages  • ethics  • borrowers

  • June 2007
  • May 2007

    • Ex-Producer Sues NBC Over 'Predator'

      The Smoking Gun  |  May 30, 07 1:06 PM CDT

      Ex-Producer Sues NBC Over 'Predator'

      (Newser) - A former producer of "To Catch a Predator" is suing NBC, claiming she was fired for criticizing the popular show. Marsha Bartel says she expressed ethical worries about the way the program snares would-be child molesters in a cybersting, the Smoking Gun reports, and was fired shortly thereafter. She says NBC told her "general business factors" motivated her dismissal. More »

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      television  • lawsuit  • NBC  • ethics  • To Catch a Predator

    • Medical Reality Show Raises Controversy

      BBC  |  May 29, 07 7:46 AM CDT

      Medical Reality Show Raises Controversy

      (Newser) - The brains behind "Big Brother" are branching out into medicine and stirring up serious controversy in the process. "The Big Donor Show," set to air on Dutch TV Friday, follows a terminally ill woman as she chooses among three contestants vying for one of her kidneys. One doctor tells the BBC the program is "ethically totally unacceptable." More »

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      reality TV  • ethics  • organ donor  • organ transplants  • The Big Donor Show  • Endemol

    • NJ Governor Paid Ex $6M

      New York Times  |  May 23, 07 10:33 AM CDT

      NJ Governor Paid Ex $6M

      (Newser) - Breaking up really is hard to do, especially if you're the governor of New Jersey and your ex is a state employees' union president. Jon Corzine and Carla Katz split up in 2004, and Katz got more out of their 2-year relationship than a threadbare couch and some mix tapes, the Times reports: a settlement worth more than $6 million. More »

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      divorce  • New Jersey  • ethics  • Jon Corzine

    • Wolfowitz Resigns From World Bank

      Financial Times (UK)  |  May 17, 07 5:59 PM CDT

      Wolfowitz Resigns From World Bank

      (Newser) - Paul Wolfowitz will leave the World Bank on June 30, capping a tumultuous two years for the development institution and its beleaguered president. Wolfowitz's tenure was marked by controversy from day one, when he assumed the office under the cloud of the Iraq war, until today, when a drawn-out ethics scandal finally drove him from office. More »

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      Iraq war  • scandals  • ethics  • resignation  • World Bank  • Paul Wolfowitz  • Shaha Riza

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