Conyers’ Wife Facing Scrutiny Over Bribery Scandal
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 18th, 2009 4:40 am by HL
Conyers’ Wife Facing Scrutiny Over Bribery Scandal
Rep. John Conyers, who chairs the House Judiciary committee, has played a prominent role in recent years exposing executive-branch muck, from the US Attorneys scandal to torture. So it’s ironic that Conyers’ wife is caught up in some serious muck…
Murtha, Visclosky, PMA, Kuchera: What’s Going On?
Rep. John Murtha has long been on good-government groups’ lists of the most corrupt lawmakers in Washington. But in recent months, the veteran Pennsylvania Democratic powerbroker has been under particularly intense scrutiny for his ties to two companies that are…
Obama Removes AmeriCorps IG Who Clashed With Ally: Politicized Firing, Or Just Dessert?
We weren’t sure what to make of the news that President Obama has decided to fire the inspector general of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). The IG, Gerald Walpin, had been investigating the misuse of federal AmeriCorps…
