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Ethics Office Recommends Probe of Congressmen in Financial Reform Matter
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyTwo Republican lawmakers and one Democrat could face a House ethics investigation over complaints about fundraising events they held in close proximity to votes on a Wall Street financial reform bill last year. The independent Office of Congressional Ethics found enough evidence of wrongdoing in the cases of Reps. John Campbell (R-Calif.), Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) and Tom Price (R-Ga.) to recommend the matter for a formal investigation, the New York Times reported Tuesday. The preliminary probe focused on House members who raised money from lobbyists or executives opposed to the overhaul of ...
Obama Debates House Republicans, Challenges Tone of GOP Attacks
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyPresident Obama engaged Friday in a rare face-to-face debate with GOP House members, sparring with them over which party is most responsible for the partisanship that grips Washington. The president said that Republicans are eroding cooperation by telling constituents he is "doing all kinds of crazy stuff that's going to destroy America." For their part, the Republicans pressed Obama on a series of issues ranging from the economy to health care, saying he and congressional Democrats had ignored their ideas. Obama said he would listen seriously to some of the Republican proposals and insisted ...
Republicans Go Bonkers Over Obama and Flight 253
By David Corn - Politics DailyAs 2009 comes to a close, it seems that some Republicans are looking to reach new heights of rhetorical excess. The bumbled-and-thwarted Christmas Day terrorist attack has caused many GOPers to become hysterical, as they crassly seek to exploit this near-tragedy to bash President Barack Obama. Ex-Veep Dick Cheney, no surprise, has led this dishonorable charge, issuing a statement: As I've watched the events of the last few days it is clear once again that President Obama is trying to pretend we are not at war. He seems to think if he has a low-key response to an attempt to blow up an airliner ...
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