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Washington in 60 Seconds: Lisa Murkowski Makes Her Move
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyGood morning, Capitolists! The House and Senate may be out of session, but there's more than enough going on today to keep any curious Capitolist entertained. In the next 60 seconds, read all about that and what's happening in Washington. - Murkowski Makes Her Move. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who lost her primary to Tea Party favorite Joe Miller, will announced today whether she's decided to run in the general election as a write-in candidate. The odds are stacked against anyone with a nine-letter last name succeeding as a write-in, but Murk is giving the idea a hard look, telling the ...
Leaked Report Reveals Dozens of House Members Under Ethics Investigation
By David Sessions - Politics DailyA staffer inadvertently placed a confidential report on a public computer network, revealing that more than 30 members of the House of Representatives are under ethics investigation, the Washington Post reported Friday. The probe, by the secretive House Ethics Committee, also includes congressional aides and focuses on issues like defense lobbying and corporate influence peddling. Such investigations are routine and usually result in a private letter of either reprimand or exoneration.The document revealed that the ethics panel interviewed Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) about a trip he took with ...
Rep. Maxine Waters: Yank the NFL's Antitrust Exemption
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyRep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) Wednesday called on Congress to end the National Football League's antitrust exemption, citing what she called willful ignorance by the league of the debilitating effects the game has had on players who suffered multiple, repeated concussions. She made her remarks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, where witnesses testified about increased rates of neurological disorders among retired professional football players. The NFL is exempt from antitrust laws, which allows individual teams to act as one business in a variety of contract negotiations, to its own ...
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