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CREW WINS MAJOR COURT VICTORY, FOISTING TRANSPARENCY UPON THE WHITE HOUSE

9 Jan 2009 // Today, in two separate CREW lawsuits, the U.S. District Court for D.C. ruled that the White House visitor records maintained by the Secret Service are not subject to the presidential communications privilege and must be disclosed. More»

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CREW OFFERS ETHICS GUIDANCE TO HILL STAFF

9 Jan 2009 // On January 9th, CREW's executive director Melanie Sloan gave an off-the-record discussion guiding Congressional staffers through the maze of congressional rules to help avoid the greatest ethical and legal pitfalls. Ms. Sloan focused on Congressional gift rules, travel rules, conflicts of interest and personal financial disclosure forms. More»

RANGEL PROBE HASTENS NEED TO APPOINT ETHICS CHAIRMAN

7 Jan 2009 // Susan Crabtree // The Hill - Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is under pressure to name a new ethics committee chairman or risk delaying a high-profile investigation into Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y).

RENZI ENDS CAREER IN CONGRESS QUIETLY, UNDER CLOUD

6 Jan 2009 // (AP) TUCSON - Members of the U.S. House will be sworn in Tuesday as the 111th Congress convenes, but Rep. Rick Renzi won't be among them.

The Arizona Republican has ended a three-term career beneath the same cloud of suspicion that surrounded him during much of his last year in office, under federal indictment and facing a criminal trial in March.

Exit, Stonewalling

4 Jan 2009 // Editorial // New York Times - True to its mania for secrecy, the Bush administration is leaving behind vast gaps in the most sensitive White House e-mail records, and with lawyers and public interest groups in hot pursuit of information that deserves to be part of the permanent historical record.

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