A few stories from this morning on House and Senate ethics-related issues: Politico follows a WSJ report about Countrywide loans to Senate employees here. Roll Call reports on former Rep. Massa’s payment of legal fees here and Rep. Rangel’s payments here. UPDATE: 7/16/10, 7:45 p.m.: More reports on legal bills paid for by campaigns: Meeks, […]
Month: July 2010
Earthquake hits Washington (literally)
What at first I thought was some distant thunder was indeed an earthquake this morning! The Post covers the story here. The Times has the story here.
Candidate product merchandising in the news
Alvin Greene action figures will apparently be offered as part of a minor league baseball game giveaway, according to this report. “Who better epitomizes the American dream that anything is possible than Mr. Greene?” said RiverDogs General Manager Dave Echols. Who knew that Citizens United would make such an early impact on candidate-centered merchandising?