washingtonpost.com — The Justice Department is investigating whether Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pa.) traded his political influence for lucrative lobbying and consulting contracts for his daughter, according to sources with direct knowledge of the inquiry. At issue are Weldon's efforts to aid two Russian companies and two Serbian brothers with ties to Slobodan Milosevic.
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Closed AccountOct 14, 2006
So your argument is that media should not expose corrupt politicians, or, alternatively, only do so at time suitable for the Republican party?You're shooting the messenger.
ecclesOct 14, 2006
Right. That's why they suppressed the story about Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and his LLC and real estate sale. Except that they didn't, and in fact reported it a few days ago.
kilharaeOct 14, 2006
Well there's a midterm election coming in about a month. Joe Sestak, who is running against Weldon is about neck and neck in the polls. So if you vote for Sestak this will all be a moot point and Weldon out on his ass.
rackerscOct 14, 2006
yep. scum floats to the top. on both sides.
cthulhuOct 15, 2006
"but there's no indication he broke any laws"Foley solicited sex in violation of a law he helped write.<a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Walsh_Child_Protection_and_Safety_Act">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Walsh_Child_Protection_and_Safety_Act</a>
harrybauzoniaOct 15, 2006
Ever notice how stories about corrupt republicans include the (R) after their names but stories about corrupt democrats have nothing indicating which party they're in?Here's one for example.<a class="user" href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061013/ap_on_re_us/tennessee_corruption">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061013/ap_on_re_us/tennessee_corruption</a>