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House Majority Leader Wants Ethics Investigation

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Posted on Mar 7, 2007

Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., has said there should be an ethics investigation of improper behavior related to the politically motivated firing of eight U.S. attorneys. The Senate is already conducting an inquiry into the matter, which involves at least three prominent Republicans in Congress.


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The Senate Ethics Committee already is conducting a preliminary inquiry into the call by Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., to a prosecutor in his state. The action was required once the committee received a complaint against Domenici from a congressional watchdog group.

The House’s ethics panel has more discretion on starting an initial inquiry. But Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said there should be one. Rep. Heather Wilson, R-N.M., contacted the same prosecutor as Domenici.

Edward Cassidy, a top aide to House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio and a former Ethics Committee staff member, contacted a prosecutor in Washington state.

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By Charlie Kasnick, March 7, 2007 at 4:35 pm Link to this comment
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Everyone is corrupt in Washington ,is the new Republican buzz.But there is a difference between robbing the grocery store cashier,or taking a grape out of the produce departmentThey are both stealing ,but to what degree.

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By trantieungoc, March 7, 2007 at 2:43 pm Link to this comment
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First of all : Impeach Bush. Second : Bring Cheney and Gonzales to justice then put both of them into jails for PEEING on our legal system.

We no longer need all of them. Don’t wasting money to feed these animals !

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By mite, March 7, 2007 at 1:35 pm Link to this comment
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Ethics investigation by the chickens on the foxes? That is funny! I don’t think so.

Democrats investigate Republicans, and Republicans investigate Democrats. Hey Congress- we are wise to your B.S. It took us a couple of generations but you and your puppet masters knew we would some day.

Ethics-Morals maybe 10% of 535 members know what it is. If it smells like it, taste like, sure glad you didn’t step in it.

911-Iraq and the lies that feed it have come to an end. You will be held responsible in the near future. We-The-People have had enough!

You (Congress-Executive-Judges) took this U.S. into bankruptcy-Debt in 1913-1933 with the Federal Reserve and Internal Revenue private ownership of this once great nation. Many people in this nation and the world are enlightened finally and as it says in Psalm 94, the time to take our country back is here.

http://www.supremelaw.org/sls/31answers.htm

http://www.freedomtofascism.com http://www.givemeliberty.org

Search http://www.google.com money-masters Part 1&2

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              1040 Checkmate

              War Is A Racket

              USAvsUS

Ron Paul said it all in his speech before the House on February 15, 2006.

http://www.gemworld.com/USA-Ron Paul060215.html

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By Margaret Currey, March 7, 2007 at 11:46 am Link to this comment
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Although both sides have engaged in corruption but the Republicians have taken it to a higher power, there is the Vice President, there is Libby and now this it is such a naked grab for power, is any one safe, I mean your property can be taken from you for sake of the rich getting richer, it is one thing to take property for the gain of the community, but for the sake of consumers, how much is going to be consumed til there is no more.

Getting back to the Bush/Chaney/Rove/Rice leaders on the administrative side of government, they should all be removed from office, and we all know they will not go willingly, then they should be IMPEACHED, I REPEAT, IMPEACHED.

Margaret from Vancouver, Washington

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By Bert, March 7, 2007 at 10:01 am Link to this comment
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Vermont voted to impeach!

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By L.G., March 7, 2007 at 9:30 am Link to this comment
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Dem / republican. They are all the sane early evolutionary life forms in the primordial soup called D.C.

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