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Ethics Committee Starts Probes of Two Lawmakers, Defers Another One [Maxine Waters, Sam Graves..]
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Posted on 09/16/2009 2:21:52 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

Ethics Committee Starts Probes of Two Lawmakers, Defers Another One Reps. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Sam Graves, R-Mo and Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill, are facing investigations by the House Ethics Committee or the Justice Department.

FOXNews.com

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

The House ethics committee announced Wednesday that it is extending probes into two lawmakers -- Democrat Maxine Waters of California and Republican Sam Graves of Missouri -- in unrelated cases while it deferred investigation into a case involving Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.

The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct did not say why it was extending the probes, but that they related to an unannounced question surrounding the conduct of Waters and an unspecified matter regarding Graves.

In a news release the panel said the committee extended the probe into Graves for 45 days even though the Office of Congressional Ethics did not find a "substantial reason to believe" that the lawmaker was guilty of any misconduct and had found information "that may contain exculpatory evidence" which was never provided to Graves.

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Nope, nothing wrong here...........
1 posted on 09/16/2009 2:21:52 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

I’m shocked. /s


2 posted on 09/16/2009 2:24:20 PM PDT by Artemis Webb
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To: Sub-Driver

Can ANYONE guess which one they’ll find ethics problems with??

Anyone???

(Crickets)

Anyone.....


3 posted on 09/16/2009 2:26:00 PM PDT by tcrlaf ("Hope" is the most Evil of all Evils"-Neitzsche)
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To: Sub-Driver

Jackson Jr. was already a snitch for some other prosecutor on some other case from what I thought I read, so he already was caught doing something I would think.
Depending how valuable Jackson Jr. is will probably determine what charges they go after him on currently IMO.


4 posted on 09/16/2009 2:26:48 PM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Sounds like Graves might be cleared with further investigation.

Waters on the other hand...

it is possible that Waters is under investigation for her role in the decision to provide $12 million in federal bailout funds to OneUnited Bank, where her husband, Sidney Williams, had served on the board and owned a minimum of $500,000 in stock in 2007.


5 posted on 09/16/2009 2:27:29 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Are they going to sweep it under the rug?


6 posted on 09/16/2009 2:28:34 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: A CA Guy
Depending how valuable Jackson Jr. is will probably determine what charges they go after him on currently IMO.

He is on tape bidding for Obama's senate seat with governor Blago.
7 posted on 09/16/2009 2:32:47 PM PDT by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world, and they are all out to get me.)
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To: GonzoGOP

But they had not chased him on that because he was of use on some other issue as a witness and informant if memory serves me right.

It was something like that I think G-GOP.


8 posted on 09/16/2009 2:35:50 PM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: freekitty
Are they going to sweep it under the rug?

Does Charlie Rangel sleep on the beach?

Does Charlie Rangel withhold payment of taxes?

Does Charlie Rangel fail to report income property?

Does Charlie Rangel refuse to comment?


9 posted on 09/16/2009 2:37:53 PM PDT by Stand Watch Listen ( Bitter voter... clinging to my Lord, doctor and wallet)
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To: Sub-Driver
What's the over/under until


10 posted on 09/16/2009 2:48:57 PM PDT by BJClinton (Any "healthcare reform" without tort reform is a fraud.)
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To: Sub-Driver
Graves is in the MO-6 congressional district, a swing seat (North Kansas City). The Democrats have been coveting it since they lost it in 2000 when Pat Danner retired. They are trying to make things easier for a rematch with Kay Barnes (former KC mayor) who lost big time to Graves.
11 posted on 09/16/2009 2:51:57 PM PDT by HapaxLegamenon
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To: Sub-Driver
Waters needs close scrutiny ever since her "This congresscrminal will be about scializin...er, er, uh, about uh, just, you know, taking over..." That should have been her last day as a congresscriminal and really should have been her last day in America. She really needs to be sent packin' to Cuba or Venezuela but get her the hell out of congress and please get her out of the U.S.

Μολὼν λάβε


12 posted on 09/16/2009 3:14:53 PM PDT by wastoute (translation of tag "Come and get them (bastards)" or "come get some")
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To: Sub-Driver

Don’t make me laugh!


13 posted on 09/16/2009 3:16:02 PM PDT by Banjoguy (Nancy Pelosi and the Democrat party are among the enemies of The Republic.)
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