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WHY CHARLIE RANGEL IS STILL SMILING

pbjork — Thu, 4 Dec 2008 09:51:05 -0600

4 Dec 2008 // Steve Kornacki // New York Observer - Charlie Rangel's perch as the chairman of the mighty House Ways and Means Committee is in danger. Supposedly.

CREW FILES FOIA REQUEST FOR FIELDING MEMO

james — Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:25:25 -0600

2 Dec 2008 // Today, CREW sent a FOIA request to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) seeking a memorandum issued by White House Counsel Fred Fielding concerning implementation of the Presidential Records Act. The existence of the memo came to light in CREW, et al. v. More»

CREW FILES FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST FEDERAL CANDIDATES FOR VIOLATING FEC RULES BY PURCHASING CLOTHING WITH CAMPAIGN FUNDS

pbjork — Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:07:58 -0600

2 Dec 2008 // Washington, D.C. - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint against candidates for the House of Representatives and the presidency, for improperly spending campaign funds in violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA).

TRIAL DATE STILL UNCLEAR FOR U.S. REP. WILLIAM JEFFERSON

pbjork — Mon, 1 Dec 2008 12:12:29 -0600

1 Dec 2008 // Bruce Alpert // The Times-Picayune - WASHINGTON More than 39 months after FBI agents raided his home and found $90,000 stuffed in his freezer, Rep. William Jefferson, D-New Orleans, still is without a firm date for a corruption trial that could derail his political career even if voters give him a 10th term in Congress Dec. 6.

RANGEL PROBE WILL BE DONE IN WEEKS, PELOSI SAYS

pbjork — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:28:40 -0600

28 Nov 2008 // Devlin Barrett (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the far-reaching ethics investigation of Rep. Charles Rangel (D) will conclude by early next year.

Pelosi issued a statement late Wednesday saying she has been assured that the report by the House ethics committee will be completed before this session of Congress ends Jan. 3.

CREW FILES FOIA REQUEST WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

pbjork — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:49:25 -0600

25 Nov 2008 // On November 25, 2008, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a FOIA request with the Department of the Army seeking records concerning the Army’s policies towards soldiers accused of domestic violence acts. More»

CREW CALLS FOR ETHICS INVESTIGATION INTO NEW ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING BY REP. RANGEL

pbjork — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:06:47 -0600

25 Nov 2008 // Washington, D.C. - Today, two new reports indicate that Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) has engaged in further conduct meriting the attention of the House Ethics Committee. The New York Times has reported Rep. Rangel was instrumental in preserving a tax loophole benefitting Nabors Industries at the same time he was soliciting the company’s chief executive for a donation to the Rangel School. More»

NARA STILL IN THE DARK ON BUSH’S ELECTRONIC RECORDS

pbjork — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:30:53 -0600

24 Nov 2008 // Washington, D.C. - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) obtained a copy of a contingency plan prepared by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) concerning the presidential electronic records that the White House will be transferring to NARA at the end of the Bush administration.

ETHICS PANEL ISSUES INAUGURATION WARNING

pbjork — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:13:04 -0600

21 Nov 2008 // Susan Crabtree // The Hill - The House ethics committee warned members not to accept any offers from lobbyists or other private entities to pay for receptions to celebrate the inauguration or members’ swearing-in ceremony.

JUDGE IN CREW’S LAWSUIT AGAINST VP CHENEY AUTHORIZES ADDITIONAL DEPOSITION AND SETS BRIEFING SCHEDULE

pbjork — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:19:25 -0600

21 Nov 2008 // Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, in CREW, et al. v. Cheney, et al., the court granted CREW’s request to take an additional deposition of Nancy Smith, the National Archives and Records Administration official responsible for presidential papers under the Presidential Records Act (PRA). When CREW first deposed Ms. More»