Month: July 2010

Legal and ethics stories from around the Hill

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, […]

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?