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Ethics committee won't charge Calif. Rep. Waters
Associated Press ^
| Sept. 21, 2012
| LARRY MARGASAK
Posted on 09/21/2012 7:40:34 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
WASHINGTON (AP) -- California Democratic congresswoman Maxine Waters will not be charged with ethics violations.
At a meeting Friday, House Ethics Committee members said they found no violations in their investigation of allegations she steered a $12 million federal bailout to a bank where her husband owns stock.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cultureofcorruption; maxinewaters
To: Free ThinkerNY
The inmates are running the show! What a crock!
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posted on
09/21/2012 7:43:12 AM PDT
by
vpintheak
(Occupy your Brain!)
To: Free ThinkerNY
What was the actual vote count?
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posted on
09/21/2012 7:45:31 AM PDT
by
Graewoulf
((Traitor John Roberts' Obama"care" violates Sherman Anti-Trust Law, AND the U.S. Constitution.))
To: Free ThinkerNY
You Freepers should never forget the number one rule of politics!
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posted on
09/21/2012 7:50:19 AM PDT
by
Zakeet
(Calling the Obozo/Bernack economy sluggish is an insult to slugs)
To: Free ThinkerNY
This case has been a mess for some time. If you go to the article, all of the GOP members on the ethics committee and the ranking Dem recused themselves, largely because of a dustup regarding two GOP ethics staffers back in 2010 who were fired for going around the Staff Director and talking directly to Jo Bonner and other GOP Committee members - a no-no, as the Staff Director is supposed to be the only conduit between staffers and Committee members.
I imagine that the remainging committee members felt that Waters could cause a lot of problems because of such past problems with the Committee's methods, whether she was guilty or not. And voted accordingly.
So yet another dirty pol gets to skate.
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posted on
09/21/2012 7:58:42 AM PDT
by
dirtboy
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Aren’t our representatives supposed to represent ALL of their constituents, or just those with the same skin color?
Or is this a stupid question?
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posted on
09/21/2012 8:05:25 AM PDT
by
Tigerized
("..and whack 'em, and whack 'em, and whack 'em!' cried the Toad in ecstasy." (also my 2012 strategy))
To: Free ThinkerNY
You gotta wonder if the Dimrats are trying to wrap up all this stuff before a Republican win of the White House and vote about their “Crook” activities comes out differently.
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posted on
09/21/2012 8:09:20 AM PDT
by
thingumbob
(I'm a bitter clinger...I dare you to take my gun)
To: Free ThinkerNY
The Race Card strikes again!!!
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posted on
09/21/2012 8:16:49 AM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Proud to be a 53 percenter American.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
To: FlingWingFlyer
“Stupid is as stupid does”
To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
09/22/2012 6:55:02 PM PDT
by
prairiebreeze
(Don't be afraid to see what you see. -- Ronald Reagan)
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