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Traficant will be on ballot

Adam Ratliff — Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:40:00 -0400

2 Sep 2010 // WARREN - Members of the Trumbull County Board of Elections gathered Wednesday afternoon in the small but cramped board room to announce that former congressman James A. Traficant has gathered enough signatures to be placed on this November's ballot. More»

Letters to the editor Thursday: Clyburn wrong to blast ethics watchdogs

Adam Ratliff — Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:36:32 -0400

2 Sep 2010 // Rep. James Clyburn's recent comments about the Office of Congressional Ethics and my organization, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, suggest it is the congressman, and not CREW, who has "gotten a wild hair" and "just say things." ("S.C. congressman Clyburn rips ethics probes," Aug. 28). More»

CBC Foundation to Audit its Scholarship Program

Adam Ratliff — Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:41:46 -0400

1 Sep 2010 // The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation scholarship program will undergo an “extensive audit” in the wake of Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson’s admission that she had awarded eight scholarships last year to her grandsons, great-nephews and a top aide's children in violation of the program’s eligibility rules. More»

10 bailed-out banks spent $16.3M lobbying in 1H

Adam Ratliff — Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:37:28 -0400

1 Sep 2010 // NEW YORK — The 10 banks that received the most bailout aid during the financial crisis spent over $16 million on lobbying efforts in the first half of 2010, as the debate over financial regulatory reform reached its height. More»

Price Faces Possible House Ethics Investigation on Wall Street Voted

Adam Ratliff — Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:35:28 -0400

1 Sep 2010 // WASHINGTON -- House investigators recommended Tuesday that Rep. Tom Price, (R) GA 6th District, and two other lawmakers be further investigated to determine whether political contributions were improperly linked to votes on a huge financial overhaul bill. More»

Traficant to concentrate on campaigning

Adam Ratliff — Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:29:02 -0400

1 Sep 2010 //

With the saga over Jim Traficant's eligibility as an independent candidate for the 17th Congressional District seat ending today, his campaign now will focus on actual campaigning.

Waters family profiting from mailer biz

Adam Ratliff — Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:38:22 -0400

1 Sep 2010 // Rep. Maxine Waters has turned political endorsements into a family business, using federal election laws to charge California candidates and political causes to include their names as her personal picks on a sample ballot, or "slate mailer," she sends to as many as 200,000 South Central Los Angeles voters, records show. More»

Melanie Sloan Discussing CBC Scholarship Controversy with Anderson Cooper

Adam Ratliff — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:59:18 -0400

Report: Warnings about e-mails went unheeded in Bush White House

Adam Ratliff — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:03:37 -0400

29 Aug 2010 // Top aides to President George W. Bush seemed unconcerned amid multiple warnings as early as 2002 that the White House risked losing millions of e-mails that federal law required them to preserve, according to an extensive review of records set for release Monday. More»

Fincher's income reports questioned

Adam Ratliff — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:07:20 -0400

28 Aug 2010 // A West Tennessee attorney has asked federal prosecutors to investigate whether Republican congressional candidate Stephen Fincher violated federal requirements when he filed financial disclosure statements that failed to list debts and assets — a move the Fincher campaign is calling a "desperate partisan smear." More»