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http://www.judicialwatch.org/news/2009/dec/judicial-watch-announces-list-washington-s-ten-most-wanted-corrupt-politicians-2009
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Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2009 list of Washington's Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians. The list includes:
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Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
Senator John Ensign (R-NV):
Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA)
Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner
Attorney General Eric Holder:
Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL)
Senator Roland Burris (D-IL)
President Barack Obama
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Rep. John Murtha (D-PA)
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY)
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http://www.crewsmostcorrupt.org/report
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CREW’s fifth annual report on congressional corruption includes 15 members of Congress, significantly fewer than last year’s report. While corruption has remained a significant political issue, many elected officials seem to be taking greater care to avoid unethical conduct.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33915800/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/
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Sentenced to 13 years in prison for taking bribes in 11 separate bribery schemes. Agents found $90,000 in marked bills hidden in his freezer.
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http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/15/troop-funds-diverted-to-pet-projects/
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Senators diverted $2.6 BILLION in funds in a defense spending bill to pet projects largely at the expense of accounts that pay for fuel, ammunition and training for U.S. troops, including those fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/07/us/politics/07trips.html
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Seizing on loopholes, lobbyists and the companies that employ them are underwriting trips by dozens of members of Congress, particularly those in the House. Most of those rely on corporate financing to underwrite trips for lawmakers.
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http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/politics/2009/10/17/reid-dodd-obey-murtha-skelton?test=latestnews
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While the midterm elections are still more than a year away, rising unemployment rates, a record federal deficit and Obama's slipping support signal possible double-digit losses for Democrats in the House and key defeats in the Senate.
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http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=33573
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Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) may be the most corrupt Democrat in Congress, yet he's chairing the committee that writes your tax laws.
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http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/11/the-100-million-health-care-vote.html
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Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) has been playing hard to get on the health care bill, so... What does it take to get a wavering senator to vote for health care reform?
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Your US Congress in Action
3 have done time for assault
7 have been arrested for fraud
8 have been arrested for shoplifting
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
19 have been accused of writing bad checks
21 currently are defendants in lawsuits
36 have been accused of spousal abuse
71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year
117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30478.html
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Baucus gave a nearly $14,000 pay raise to a female staffer in 2008, at the time he was becoming romantically involved with her, and later that year took her on a taxpayer-funded trip to Southeast Asia and the Middle East, though foreign policy was not her specialty.
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http://www.billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_3d7f02de-e164-11de-b6c2-001cc4c002e0.html
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Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus recommended his girlfriend for appointment as Montana's U.S. attorney. Baucus said they began dating while she worked for him.
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http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/09/18/baucus/index.html
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9/18/99 Christine Niedermeier, the former chief of staff to Sen. Max Baucus claims he sexually harassed her.
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http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2008/01/10/landrieu-earmark-corruption/
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Landrieu is under the focus of Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington, which is recommending that she be investigated for possible bribery in a case involving a fundraiser and a two million dollar earmark.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-burris-22feb22,0,3773429.story
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Senator Roland Burris was interviewed by federal authorities as part of the ongoing corruption investigation into charges that former Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to sell a Senate seat for personal or political profit.
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http://www.kxnt.com/pages/5224474.php?
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Ensign admitted he had an extra-marital affair with a former campaign staffer last year. The Senator's parents gave a $96,000 gift to the mistress and her husband.
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http://www.crewsmostcorrupt.org/summaries/mcconnell.php
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Ethics issues stem primarily from earmarks he allegedly inserted into legislation for clients of his former chief of staff in exchange for campaign contributions.
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http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=33573
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Charles Rangel may be the most corrupt Democrat in Congress, yet he's chairing the committee that writes our tax laws. The House Ethics Committee’s investigation has been dragging on for a year. Each passing month seems to give the committee another Rangel malfeasance to look into.
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http://kenigkonnection.blogspot.com/2009/09/house-votes-to-defund-acorn-cleaver.html
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Congressman Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri's 5th District. Kansas City's congressman voted with 45 of his vacuous and corruption-prone colleagues to retain funding for the criminal enterprise, ACORN. Cleaver should be ashamed and the citizens of the 5th District should be outraged.
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http://www.scpr.org/news/2009/09/17/congresswoman-maxine-waters-hot-water/
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The House ethics committee is investigating whether Congresswoman Maxine Waters used her political connections for personal financial gain.
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http://www.crewsmostcorrupt.org/summaries/murtha.php
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The PMA Group is being investigated for allegedly violating campaign finance laws. Murtha has accepted $2,378,552 from PMA Group employees and clients of the firm. Reps. John Murtha and Jim Moran helped deliver $12 million to MobilVox in earmarks - money that is set aside by lawmakers for pet projects in the government's annual spending bills. The latest House defense spending bill introduced and pushed through by Mr. Murtha includes an additional $2 million earmark for MobilVox requested by Mr. Moran. The bill is currently pending in conference committee.
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http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/38122
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The investigation is a subset of the probe of disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
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http://www.examiner.com/x-6571-Atlanta-Political-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Georgia-Rep-Nathan-Deal-make-the-most-corrupt-lawmakers-list
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His ethics violations stem from his alleged abuse of his position for his personal financial benefit.
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http://www.citizensforethics.org/taxonomy/term/753
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allegedly used his position to earmark funds to increase the value of his own property.
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http://www.crewsmostcorrupt.org/summaries/mollohan.php
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Ethics issues stem primarily from misuse of his position on the Appropriations Committee, from which he allegedly steered hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks to family, friends and former employees.
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http://thecapitolfaxblog.com/2009/09/16/really-bad-news-for-rep-jackson/
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Based on disclosures stemming from the wiretap investigation and arrest of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich last year for his alleged attempts to sell the Senate seat.
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http://www.lbpost.com/keith/6546
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Richardson allegedly owed $9,000 in unpaid taxes on Sacramento property and had defaulted on loans at least eight times on properties in Long Beach.
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http://www.crewsmostcorrupt.org/summaries/buchanan.php
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Ethics issues stem from allegedly pressuring his employees to make contributions to his campaign committee and improper use of corporate resources for campaign purposes.
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http://www.crewsmostcorrupt.org/node/2177
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Visclosky has been named one of the 15 most corrupt members of Congress by an ethics watchdog group.
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http://www.crewsmostcorrupt.org/summaries/young.php
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Young’s ethics violations stem from the alleged misuse of his position to benefit family and friends.
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http://www.crewsmostcorrupt.org/node/2561
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Though he has not been charged with a crime, the situation has the unmistakable stink of a classic "pay-to-play" scheme and calls into question his continued service on the committee that gives out defense funds.
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http://www.crewsmostcorrupt.org/node/2528
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Federal investigation into potentially corrupt political contributions by the lobbying firm PMA Group. Tiahrt’s campaign said it will only return the money if there is a conviction.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374762/posts
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Reps. John Murtha and Jim Moran helped deliver $12 million to MobilVox in earmarks - money that is set aside by lawmakers for pet projects in the government's annual spending bills. The latest House defense spending bill introduced and pushed through by Mr. Murtha includes an additional $2 million earmark for MobilVox requested by Mr. Moran. The bill is currently pending in conference committee.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374762/posts
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Investigations into earmarks given to military contractors at the request of a now-defunct Washington lobbying firm, the PMA Group
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374762/posts
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Investigations into earmarks given to military contractors at the request of a now-defunct Washington lobbying firm, the PMA Group
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Obama's Acorns are Coming Home to Rooooost!
http://usataxpayer.org/view.asp?Get=obamaacorn
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USA Taxpayer Headlines...
http://usataxpayer.org/view.asp?Get=headlines
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