Previously undisclosed e-mail messages provide new evidence about Senator John Ensign’s efforts to steer lobbying work to the husband of his former mistress.
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E-Mail Messages Are Disclosed in Ensign’s Ethics Case
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E-Mail Messages Are Disclosed in Ensign’s Ethics Case
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Decoded Genome Gives New Hope in Confronting Diseases
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Geneticists said the new research shows it is now possible to sequence the genome of a patient at reasonable cost and with sufficient accuracy to be of practical use to researchers.
Under Fire, Rangel Appears to Be Losing Grip of Committee
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Republicans planned to force a vote insisting that Representative Charles B. Rangel, the dean of the New York Congressional delegation, step aside amid a swirl of ethics inquiries.
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Under Fire, Rangel Appears to Be Losing Grip of Committee
Panel Clears 7 Lawmakers in Lobbying Scandal
Friday, February 26th, 2010The House ethics committee rejected an independent report that tied political contributions from defense contractors to earmarks.
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Panel Clears 7 Lawmakers in Lobbying Scandal
Sidebar: Questions of an Affair and a Fair Trial
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Texas’s top criminal court says a judge’s affair with a prosecutor has no bearing on a capital trial. The man who was convicted has asked the Supreme Court to disagree
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Sidebar: Questions of an Affair and a Fair Trial
Report Faults 2 Authors of Bush Terror Memos
Saturday, February 20th, 2010A Justice Department report found that Bush administration lawyers used flawed reasoning on brutal interrogation tactics but were not guilty of professional misconduct.
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Report Faults 2 Authors of Bush Terror Memos
National Briefing | Education: Princeton Tuition Tops Inflation
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010Princeton University announced it would charge 3.3 percent more for undergraduate tuition, room, board and some fees in the next school year.
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National Briefing | Education: Princeton Tuition Tops Inflation
National Briefing | Washington: Benefits Eligibility Extended
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010At least 4,300 veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan who left the military because of post-traumatic stress disorder are eligible to have their cases reviewed to see if they were improperly denied benefits, a nonprofit veterans group said.
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National Briefing | Washington: Benefits Eligibility Extended
National Briefing | West: California: 5 on Pension Board Have Charges Dropped
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010The State Supreme Court voided charges against five of six former members of San Diego’s pension board who had been accused of casting votes that benefited them. The court found that the five were serving in their official capacity in 2002 when they voted to increase benefits for fund members. But it decided that one ex-trustee, Ron Saathoff, uniquely benefited and should face criminal charges
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National Briefing | West: California: 5 on Pension Board Have Charges Dropped
Democrats Push to Salvage a Flailing Candidacy
Monday, January 18th, 2010The president went to Massachusetts to support Martha Coakley in an election that may sway health care reform.
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Democrats Push to Salvage a Flailing Candidacy