By “clear and convincing evidence,” blustering Democratic Congressman Charlie Rangel was found guilty of 11 of 13 ethics charges by a House Ethics subcommittee.

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The Detroit Free Press is reporting that Detroit City Council President Pro Tem Monica Conyers, wife of Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), has pled guilty to a federal felony charge of conspiracy to commit bribery in the FBI’s investigation of Synagro Technologies.  Conyers faces up to five years in prison. An earlier Detroit Free Press article [...]

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Jack Kelly of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette touches on just some of the ethical problems of the new Obama administration in his article “Culture of Corruption II“: What happened to Obama’s promise to clean up Washington? When in the last election Democrats spoke of a “culture of corruption” in Washington, few realized they were making a promise. [...]

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On one hand, we should give the President-elect the benefit of the doubt.  As with any relationship, if you enter it assuming the worst in every case, you’ll get that self-fulfilling prophecy.  However, in a situation like this, one must at least ask the question of how much President-elect Barack Obama knew about what was [...]

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When all is said and done, just how close will President-elect Barack Obama be to the Blagojevich corruption scandal? We’ve already heard statements, denials and retractions of various kinds.  Now, a number of news outlets are reporting that Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s Chief of Staff, may somehow be involved in the Blagojevich corruption investigation.   There are plenty of “no comment” [...]

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